Youth & Children

Global campaign on violence against children set

CHILDREN?S CONGRESS

A Global Campaign on Violence Against Children with the theme: Worldwide Day of Action to End Violence Against Children and Corporal Punishment will commence on October 19 this year to remind all nations of its vow to protect and uphold the rights of the children regardless of age, sex, color, religion, ethnicity, race and status.
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Duterte wants child-protection law scrapped

By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today

Duterte said teenagers today are different from those in the past and, at 15, he believed a boy already has discernment. He also thought the Juvenile Justice Law, which says children below 15 cannot be held criminally liable, is open to abuse -- a lot of criminals could get away with crime because of this, he said. He called the law myopic and impractical.

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Davao’s child workers searching for ‘angels’

The Department of Labor and Employment said it invite companies, organizations and individuals who can become a ?donor, sponsor, friend, or a supporter? to provide services -- food, clothing, shelter, mentoring, livelihood, educational, medical assistance, work and training opportunities -- for Southern Mindanao's child laborers.

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Hongkong rights group slams Davao for killings

"In Davao City in Mindanao, several corpses were found bearing placards similarly suggesting they that were criminal offenders. What is shocking is the implied acceptance by the authorities and the public regarding this practice without seriously reflecting on the tremendous implications if it is allowed to continue," says the Asian Human Rights Commission.

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