As we commemorate the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 and National No Smoking Month in June, PLCPD urges lawmakers for decisive legislative action that will protect Filipinos, especially children and youth, from the harms of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. We call for the enactment of laws that will:
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.
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.
June 17, 2026
Rep. Renee Co, Kabataan Partylist representative and PLCPD Secretary, together with PLCPD Advocacy Officer Charmen Balana participated in the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) Standing Committee Meeting on Investing in Youth held on June 4, 2026, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The meeting gathered parliamentarians, civil society organizations, development partners, and Lao […]
June 5, 2026
As we commemorate the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 and National No Smoking Month in June, PLCPD urges lawmakers for decisive legislative action that will protect Filipinos, especially children and youth, from the harms of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. We call for the enactment of laws that will:
June 5, 2026
MANILA, June 1, 2026 – Public health and child rights champions in the House of Representatives filed on the first of June House Bill 9603 or the Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill, a national measure that seeks to protect the health of the public from cigarette smoke and vape aerosol in all public spaces and […]
April 21, 2026
April 15, 2026 | PLCPD, through its Manager for Subnational Advocacy and Partnerships, Ronald M. Papag, met with Vice Mayor Ramil V. Escarmosa of Jalajala, Rizal to discuss the proposed smoke-free and vape-free policy for the municipality. During the meeting, Vice Mayor Escarmosa expressed the support of the Sangguniang Bayan for the proposed ordinance aimed […]
