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(Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao said along with other concerned agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),  they were stepping up efforts to address the issue involving the youth.  “We recognize that parenting plays a vital role on this issue, kaya (that’s why) our Social Technology Bureau developed the “Parenting”, the adolescent module to aid parents in rearing teenagers. Through the family development sessions (FDS) of the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program), we are able to discuss this...

Senator Sonny Angara Earlier this year, one of our Senate seatmates, Senator Win Gatchalian, called attention to disturbing reports of school children selling sexually exploitative material of themselves to pay for distance-learning expenses, such as gadgets and internet connectivity. The apparent catalyst was a December 30, 2020, report in the website Philippine Online Student Tambayan (POST) on an alleged “Christmas Sale” where students used social media and digital payment platforms to sell bundles of photos and videos for as low as P150. For years, international groups have monitored ...

Published February 10, 2021, 10:54 AM The Civil Registry Statistics of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has revealed two registered live births from girls as young as 10 years old from the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region 4-A (Calabarzon), both of which have a relatively high population. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The NCR recorded 369 cases of babies born to mothers aged 10 years to 14 years in 2018, but the figure went down by 6.5 percent to 345 registered cases in 2019. Cases involving girls aged 15 years to 19 years also decreased by 4.8 percent from 20,613 in 2018 to 19...

The number of births from minors under 15 years old went up by seven percent in 2019 versus the year before

Published January 7, 2021, 11:49 PM At the start of the year 2020, the Philippine population stood at 109.4 million, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Today, a year later, the national population should be about 110.8 million – an increase of 1.4 million in the normal course of events, Popcom Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III said in a recent press conference and interview. This has not been a normal year, however. Starting last March, restrictions of various levels in the movement of people began in various areas of the country, starting with an En...