Updates – Page 16 – Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development

PLCPD leads the twin celebration of the Nutrition and Breastfeeding Awareness Months inside Congress

August 28, 2018

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development led this year’s twin celebration of National Nutrition Month (July) and National Breastfeeding Awareness Month (August) in both houses of Congress. With the overarching theme “Scaling Up Synergies for Child Nutrition,” the celebration highlighted the multi-faceted drive in advancing the child’s overall wellbeing through nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive […]

RPRH Law five years on: Uphold sexual and reproductive health and rights, fully implement the RPRH Law

August 16, 2018

The implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law, which has faced huge and constant challenges since its enactment five years ago, has not been smooth-sailing. But the story of how these serious obstacles are overcome reveals the resilience of both implementers and advocates of the law and gives hope for the future […]

PLCPD hosts budget forum on RH

August 14, 2018

In preparation for the budget season in Congress, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development conducted a budget forum on reproductive health that focused on the budget allocations of key implementing agencies of Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law for the year 2019. Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat emphasized that one of the crucial functions […]

ARCHES Project capacitates RH core groups in ARMM

August 2, 2018

The ARCHES Project strengthened the core groups advocating reproductive health consisting of health service providers, local government employees, community organizers, and volunteers in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi through a series of legal orientation and basic sexual and reproductive health trainings, which included inputs on reproductive health, family planning, […]

PLCPD facilitates the crafting of proposed comprehensive RH ordinances in five provinces

July 20, 2018

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) organized a series of policy development workshops to support local government units in five provinces in crafting their own comprehensive reproductive health (RH) ordinances that would strengthen the implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law in their respective LGUs. Called “LGUs in the Frontline: […]

Youth leaders gear up for advocacy to end child marriage in the Philippines

July 20, 2018

Youth leaders from different organizations in the National Capital Region geared up for the advocacy to end child marriage in the Philippines by participating in a three-day policy advocacy training for youth leaders tagged “Too Young, Too Soon,” held on July 4-6 at Venus Park View Hotel, Baguio City. The activity was organized by PLCPD […]

Job vacancy announcement: Advocacy and Partnerships Officer

July 18, 2018

Date of posting: 18 July 2018 The Philippine Legislators’Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD) is looking for an individual who is interested to work full time as advocacy and partnerships officer. The advocacy and partnerships officer will be assigned to handle advocacy for multiple issues related to human development, particularly on children and […]

Family planning is a human right

July 11, 2018

July 11 is World Population Day. For this year, the theme is “Family Planning is a Human Right,” in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the International Conference on Human Rights held in in Tehran, Iran in 1968. The historic Proclamation of Teheran, the Final Act of the International Conference on Human Rights, was the […]

Tawi- Tawi stakeholders commit to advance efforts on RH advocacy

July 3, 2018

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), in partnership with Tarbilang Foundation, equipped the municipalities of Tawi- Tawi on reproductive health through the Training of Trainers on the Key Points of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law held on June 26 in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. 50 participants representing various sectors (government and […]

PLCPD raises awareness on child marriage, urges the youth to stand up for rights

June 16, 2018

Recognizing the important role of the youth in advocating for the rights of women and children, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) conducted a series of issue orientations on child, early, and forced marriage catered to young people. The activities aimed to raise awareness on child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and […]