Child rights advocates to Congress: Protect children from tobacco industry tactics

On World No Tobacco Day Child rights advocates to Congress: Protect children from tobacco industry tactics As the country commemorates World No Tobacco Day 2024, the Child Rights Network (CRN) calls on Congress to take a firm stand against the tobacco industry’s relentless and deceptive tactics targeting our children and youth. This year’s theme, “Protecting […]

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Committed to working with and among legislative bodies from the national down to the local level, Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development primarily works within the halls of Congress, devoted to developing policy champions and generating viable, responsive, and people-centered public policies on population and human development.

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Legislative Agenda

We work with policy makers and other stakeholders toward policy reform and decisive action for a truly inclusive, empowering, and sustainable development specifically on the issues of children's rights, women and girls' rights, tobacco control, rural development, renewable energy, and the rights of stateless persons.

Children's Rights

Promote children's rights as a top priority in legislation and ensure children are at the center of all laws.

Women and Girls' Rights

Promote adolescent reproductive health and ensure the elimination of violence against women and girls

Tobacco Control

Call on legislators to strengthen tobacco control laws that will prioritize public health and the protection of children and young people from the ills of tobacco.

Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Development

Advance the rights of farmers, fisherfolk, informal settlers, and workers in the informal economy towards gender equality, adequate housing, and environment and economic resilience.

Clean Air and Renewable Energy

Accelerate efforts to achieve better air quality and just energy transition for a cleaner, greener Philippines

Protection of People Forced to Flee and Stateless Persons

Call on legislators to strengthen legal frameworks to establish long term protection and durable solutions for refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, stateless applicants, populations at risk of statelessness, and internally displaced persons

Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development

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Statement of the Alliance of Local Legislators for Human Development (ALL4HD) in Support of the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill or Senate Bill 1979

January 17, 2025

Local governments are at the forefront of the provision of social services. Next to the family, local governments have the impetus and are best positioned to protect children and ensure their well-being. Local governments can contribute to addressing adolescent pregnancy by enacting and implementing comprehensive adolescent reproductive health or adolescent pregnancy prevention ordinances that institutionalize sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services; age- and development-appropriate and culturally sensitive comprehensive sexuality education; and social protection for adolescent parents to prevent repeat unintended pregnancies, protect them from gender-based violence, and help young parents to continue their education and have access to meaningful employment.

Advancing women’s rights and adolescent health in Basilan

December 15, 2024

To mark the 12th anniversary of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) gathered women, youth, civil society organizations, and Muslim religious leaders in Basilan on December 9 for a consultation on gaps in reproductive health and […]

Bangsamoro Parliamentarians seek to be a bridge between government and the people, form organization on population and development

December 12, 2024

Malate, Manila — A group of forward-thinking Bangsamoro Parliamentarians are launching today the Bangsamoro Parliamentarians’ Committee on Population and Development (BPCPD), a group that will champion human development legislation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “Amidst the transformation of the Bangsamoro towards political autonomy, there needs to be recognition of the role […]

Forum celebrates shared accomplishments, lessons learned in participatory governance

December 9, 2024

A civic engagement forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), in collaboration with We Effect Philippines, brought together stakeholders to celebrate achievements, share experiences, and reflect on lessons learned about the critical role of civil society organizations in participatory governance and the advancement of social equity. Held on 27 November […]