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Bikers, isinulong ang karapatan ng mga bata

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 09:53 AM

Nagkasa ng biking activity ngayong Linggo ang mga gustong isulong ang karapatan ng mga bata ngayong pandemya. Pabor din sila sa paglabas ng bahay ng mga bata. Read more »

Lalaking idinemanda sa hindi pagbibigay ng sustento sa anak, arestado

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:47 AM

Inaresto sa isang convenience store sa Maynila, Lunes, ang isang lalaking wanted mula pa noong Marso. Read more »

Cagayan de Oro youth take lead in fight vs online sexual exploitation of children

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 12:31 PM

A group of children and youth leaders in Cagayan De Oro City marked the global Safer Internet Day on Tuesday by launching a month-long campaign to raise public awareness on the online sexual exploitation of children or OSEC.   Read more »

Frankie Pangilinan, Macoy Dubs to speak at EU's children’s rights summit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 01:43 PM

Music newcomer and youth advocate Frankie Pangilinan will be one of the speakers at “My Space, My Rights,” a virtual Children’s Rights Summit, which will be held on October 17. Read more »

DepEd hosts webinars on child protection as schools shift to remote learning

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:08 PM

The Department of Education said Tuesday it was holding a series of webinars on child protection for parents and teachers as learning moves away from classrooms and into students' homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Government told to ensure protection of children during Luzon quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 08:21 PM

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged the Philippine government to ensure the protection and safety of children during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

In special session, Bangsamoro gov't commits to support children's rights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 09:52 PM

According to UNICEF, Bangsamoro children are among the poorest in the country. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga karapatan ng bata sa panahon ng sakuna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 12:12 PM

May mga karapatan ang mga kabataan na naaayon sa batas, lalo na sa panahon ng sakuna.  Read more »

CHR eyes 'more defined child protection' after high school photo scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 04:30 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday said it will seek a "more defined child protection policy" following the circulation of lewd photos of several underage students from the Philippine Science High School.    Read more »

UNICEF lauds signing of law protecting children in armed conflict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 12:38 AM

MANILA - The United Nation children's agency, UNICEF, celebrated the passage into law of a bill protecting children in situations of armed conflict. Read more »

Babae arestado sa online sex show ng mga menor de edad sa Taguig

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 09:14 AM

Inaresto ng pulisya sa Taguig ang isang babaeng wanted dahil umano sa pambubugaw ng mga kabataan para sa mga malalaswang palabas online.  Read more »

OPINION: The Marionettes of Malacañang

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Feb 02 06:01 AM

Or why the Philippine legislature is quite unlike any other, the world over.  Read more »

Youth home offers refuge for children in conflict with the law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 05:01 PM

Most of the children in conflict with the law go to centers that break them further, but there are places that pick up their broken pieces and put them back together again. Karmina Constantino gives a look.  Read more »

Most Filipinos ok with jail for minors for rape, murder: SWS surveys

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 04:24 PM

For Filipinos who agreed to jailing minors for certain crimes, the median age was 15 years old, based on two Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys last year. Read more »

OPINION: Save our children

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 28 01:53 AM

There's a petition being circulated appealing to our legislators to withdraw the controversial bills that would lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility. The reasons are compelling. Read more »

Duterte OK with House decision setting age of criminal liability at 12 years old

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 09:32 PM

Duterte said he agrees with the House of Representatives' decision to set the age of criminal liability at 12 years old. Read more »

READ: House bill lowering age of criminal liability to 9

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 06:46 PM

The proposed measure seeks to amend provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 which exempts children 15 years old and below from criminal liability.  Read more »

Not enough facilities for children in conflict with law, say groups

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 05:25 PM

Various government agencies and non-government organizations have decried proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 9 years old, citing government unpreparedness to rehabilitate children in conflict with the law (CICL). Read more »

Facilities for children in conflict with law lacking - CHR, rights groups

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 01:33 PM

Various government agencies and non-government organizations strongly opposed the lowering of age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 9 years old, not only because of lack of scientific proof but also lack of facilities to house so-called children in conflict with the law (CICL). Read more »

'Continue fight for children's rights': Group urges Catriona Gray after Miss U win

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:48 AM

MANILA - Child rights group Salinlahi Alliance for Children's Concerns on Monday urged Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray to continue to fight for children's rights. Read more »