October 16 is World Food Day!
October 16, 2021
Pagpupugay sa mga mangingisda at magsasaka – ang mga haligi ng food security – ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng Pagkain!
Updates
New podcast episode: Kampanya sa Gitna ng Pandemya
October 6, 2021
How do vote-buying, cheating, and premature campaigning affect the quality of our elections and our future? What can we do to help minimize these? Listen to Ka Rene Cerilla of PAKISAMA, Kisha Beringuela of We Effect, and legal expert Atty. Benedict Nisperos share their experiences and thoughts on these issues.
New podcast episode: “Si Aminah, nasa hustong gulang na?” (A short drama)
September 30, 2021
One day, Aminah, a 15-year old girl, walks in on her parents Farida and Norhassim having a conversation about how she is already of ‘marriageable age.’ How does this conversation progress? Will Aminah share the fate of her older sister, Sitti, who was married off as a child? Si Aminah, nasa hustong gulang na? is […]
Call for applications: Individual consultant for social media data analysis
July 16, 2021
Posting date: 16 July 2021 Deadline for submission of applications: 31 July 2021 UPDATE: The deadline for submission of applications has been extended to 6 August 2021. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) is looking for an individual consultant who can provide technical assistance to PLCPD and its partner, the United Nations […]
LGUs commit to address adolescent pregnancies through local legislation
July 16, 2021
Recognizing the crucial role of local government units (LGUs) in addressing urgent health and development concerns, local legislators, officials, and other stakeholders from the provinces Albay, Dinagat Islands, Biliran, and Leyte drafted their respective provinces’ proposed local ordinances to address adolescent pregnancies in their respective provinces during a policy development workshop held on July 15-16. […]
Application for Young Leaders Program for Tobacco Control is now open!
July 1, 2021
Download application forms at bit.ly/YLP2021-Application.
PLCPD and Plan International – Philippines sustain partnership to ensure that children are #SafeEverywhere
May 7, 2021
The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) and Plan International – Philippines signed a Memorandum of Agreement for their continuing partnership for the protection of children from sexual violence online and offline. A long-standing partnership for children’s rights Held on April 15, the ceremonial signing did not only signal a new partnership but […]
skl: the UHD Podcast Episode 2: #NoMoreChildrenHavingChildren
September 4, 2020
skl: the UHD Podcast is a podcast channel launched by PLCPD that aims to engage stakeholders in conversation on human development issues and how these affect their daily lives. Patricia Tan opens this episode with an essay, and youth advocates Jona Turalde of SheDecides Philippines and Anzaira Roxas of the United Nations Population Fund sit […]
A call for transparency and the protection of children in the regulation of new tobacco products
September 2, 2020
On Thursday, August 27, the members of the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Trade and Industry and Health approved behind closed doors a substitute bill on the regulation of the use, sale, and distribution of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. The substitute bill was an output of a series of technical working group […]
skl: the UHD Podcast pilot episode: #HijaAko
August 31, 2020
skl: the UHD Podcast is a podcast channel launched by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development to provide an alternative platform for engaging stakeholders in discussion on how various human development issues affect their daily lives and to put forward policy recommendations for addressing such concerns. In this pilot episode of skl: the […]