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 […]
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 […]
October 2, 2024
Ever asked why there are still brownouts despite soaring electricity charges? Did you know that every single day that we rely on fossil-based fuel contributes to climate change? Transition from fossil-based to clean, renewable energy can change this. Find out how.
September 24, 2024
27-31 August, Cagayan de Oro City—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.” The activity aimed to capacitate partners from the civil society in local policy and budget advocacy processes, local sectoral representation, and to […]
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 leaders—including […]
September 6, 2024
In a consultative forum jointly organized by the Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) and Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), key stakeholders gathered to discuss the proposed 2025 national budget, with a focus on allocation for reproductive health and other vital programs for women, youth, and children.
July 18, 2024
A bill is being pushed to make civil registration, including birth, death, and marriage registration, accessible to millions of Filipinos in need. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), approximately 3.7 million Filipinos, including 1.4 million children aged 0 to 14, have no birth certificates. Many of these individuals are in remote and disadvantaged areas […]
July 11, 2024
For this year’s World Population Day, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Philippines, and the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) emphasized on July 11, the urgent need for the passage of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill in the Philippines.
June 13, 2024
Over a hundred children and their families from Brgy. 105, Tondo, Manila participated in a storytelling session in commemoration of the 2024 World No Tobacco Day and National No Smoking Month. The event was organized by Social Watch Philippines, the Philippine Smoke-Free Movement, Aktibong Kilusan Tungo sa Iisang Bayan, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Philippines, […]
June 1, 2024
PLCPD and UNFPA Philippines sign a new partnership agreement under UNFPA’s 9th Country Programme, 2024-2028. This year, PLCPD and UNFPA are working together in the legislative advocacy for the passage of adolescent pregnancy prevention bill and other related measures, advocacy for exercise of congressional oversight on the implementation of Reproductive Health Law—including budget allocation for […]
