Youth & Children

CCT STUDENT BENEFICARIES

These five kids are awardees from the Davao region's four provinces and Davao City for the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Pantawid Exemplary Child 2013. The DSWD program gives monthly cash grants of P 1,400 to school children's family as long as they perform well at school. A total of 192,881 households in Davao Region are beneficiaries. But a report from think-tank IBON Foundation questioned its effectivity in alleviating poverty, as they cited government audit that some P 4 billion of the program remained unliquidated and P 50 million were misspent on non-beneficiaries. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

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Children painting the effects of the siege during their psycho-social counseling. (davaotoday.com photo byEarl O. Condeza)

Traumatized children resume classes in Zambo

“Long-term counselling is needed because it will take a long time for them to overcome their trauma and fears. Not all children can cope, some are still afraid of the slightest noise, from fallen cabinet or things. Others who see men in fatigue uniforms thought there is another war,” said (Children's Rehabilitation Center) CRC spokesperson Jacquiline Ruiz

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Read more about the article Slain kid’s family slams prosecutor’s handling of case
Sonny Cortes, stepfather of slain Roque Antivo, signs his affidavit before the Provincial Prosecution Office in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

Slain kid’s family slams prosecutor’s handling of case

The family of the slain eight-year boy reacted strongly to the decision of the government prosecutor who thrashed its murder complaint against soldiers they claimed to have been in the area at the time of the incident.

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CHILD AT WORK. Ryan, 13 says he earns PHP 10 for every motorcycle he cleans outside the Davao City Hall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Wanted: anti-child labor barangay officials

Kaugmaon executive director Florie Butiong-Tacang said their campaign has only reached ten per cent success in minimizing child labor working on hazardous conditions. Their study showed cases where children worked in packing urea fertilizer in a refinery, and others cleaning bottles for a recycling plant. In both cases, children worked without protective gear and even worked overnight for days.

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