Advocacy Update

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐‹๐‚๐๐ƒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐‚๐๐ƒ

November 14, 2024

November 11 | Quezon City ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก! We held a triple celebration of: 35th anniversary of PLCPD 30th anniversary of the ICPD Human Development Legislator Awarding Ceremony We launched: PLCPDโ€™s theme song, โ€œPangako sa Bayan,โ€ composed by its ED, Mr. Romeo Dongeto; PLCPDโ€™s Strategic Plan 2024-2028; Human Development Training Program PLCPD Trustees – Rep. Jaye […]

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Representative Co-Pilar joins PLCPD

October 22, 2024

PLCPD welcomes its newest member, Rep. Marivic Co-Pilar of the sixth district of Quezon City, who joins the organization’s roster of progressive legislator-champions and commits to support PLCPD’s agenda and to work with her fellow PLCPD members on children’s rights, health and tobacco control, environment and renewable energy, and other legislative measures in the PLCPD […]

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Child rights advocates support amending the Vape Law to protect children

October 14, 2024

The Child Rights Network (CRN) Philippines and its convenor, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development, fully support the recent bill filed by Rep. Jimmy Fresnedi (Lone District, Muntinlupa) that seeks to reinstate the child protection measures removed during the passage of the pro-tobacco industry Vape Law. This bill is a welcome development and […]

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PLCPD & ASOG executive course strengthens capacities of LGU officials, congressional staff, and civil society leaders for JET advocacy

October 3, 2024

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) and the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG) organized an executive course on just energy transition (JET) entitled, “Pathways to Sustainability: Empowering Leaders to Champion Just Energy Transition.” The executive course, which ran from 29 August to 12 September over four online and two in-person sessions, strengthened […]

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PLCPD and DISCERN partners gear up for advocacy fund implementation

September 24, 2024

27-31 August, Cagayan de Oro Cityโ€”PLCPD led the capacity building on policy and budget advocacy and local representation of partners of the DISCERN Project or “Developing and Strengthening CSO Capacities for Empowered Representation.”ย  The activity aimed to capacitate partners from the civil society in local policy and budget advocacy processes, local sectoral representation, and to […]

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Young leaders for tobacco control converge, level up advocacy skills at the โ€˜We are #TobaccoFreeGenerationโ€™ Youth Summit

September 17, 2024

More than 30 young leaders gathered on August 16-18, 2024 in Quezon City for the We Are #TobaccoFreeGeneration youth summit, organized by PLCPD and the Child Rights Network in partnership with the Philippine Smoke-Free Movement (PSFM). Held as part of the month-long celebration of the International Youth Day, the summit aimed to capacitate youth leadersโ€”including […]

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Legislative staff, civil society advocates convene for forum on tobacco control

August 30, 2024

Legislative staff, secretariat members from both houses of Congress, and civil society advocates gathered in Quezon City on August 8 for a policy forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) and the Child Rights Network. The forum, titled “Making Tobacco-Free Generation Possible through Legislative Action,” highlighted the critical need to […]

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