Updates – Page 25 – Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development

PLCPD leads ‘Yolanda’ commemoration, honors ICCO

January 10, 2016

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) convened on Wednesday, December 9 development-oriented and human rights organizations to stand in solidarity with survivors of Supertyphoon Yolanda in the struggle to claim their right to adequate housing and recognize the contributions of ICCO Cooperation in rebuilding affected communities. ICCO Cooperation, an international non-governmental organization […]

PLCPD holds learning and strategy session on SDGs with Congress staff

January 10, 2016

The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) facilitated a learning and strategy session on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attended by different congressional committees on October 28-29, at Sol y Viento Hotel Mountain Hot Spring Resort in Calamba, Laguna. National Economic and Development Authority’s representative Michael Provido led the discussion on the country’s […]

CALL FOR ENTRIES: #RememberYolanda Poster-Making Competition

November 5, 2015

It’s been two years after Supertyphoon Yolanda hit the Philippines. But for many families, the storm is yet to pass. Thousands of families still live in transitional shelters without basic utilities and far from their children’s schools and sources of income. Others still live in danger zones. Adequate housing is a basic human right. Disaster […]

Two years after, tragedy continues for Yolanda survivors

November 2, 2015

October 22, 2015 Two years after Yolanda hit the Visayas, groups lamented that thousands of families still live in unsafe zones, in transitional homes or in relocation sites that lack basic utilities and access to sources of livelihood. Advocacy groups led by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLPCD), NGOs for Fisheries Reform […]

Groups call on House panel to probe Yolanda housing

October 13, 2015

October 12, 2015 Civil society groups urged today the House of Representatives Special Committee on Climate Change to summon relevant government agencies to explain the slow implementation of housing projects for Yolanda survivors. Dennis Calvan, executive director of NGOs for Fisheries Reform, led the call, noting that almost two years after Yolanda, thousands of families […]

Lawmakers told: Amend AIDS Law now

October 13, 2015

ILOILO City, October 9—The “fast and furious” increase of new HIV infections in the country requires a stronger law for HIV, groups said on Friday. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) led the call on lawmakers to work double-time to pass a law providing for comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, […]

Gov’t urged to deliver zero hunger by 2030, other SDGs

October 6, 2015

October 6, 2015 Advocacy group Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) urged Congress to prioritize the enactment of important measures that will address food insecurity in the country, following the UN General Assembly adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on September 25. The new sustainable development framework comprises 17 bold goals […]

PLCPD hosts forum on food and nutrition security

September 2, 2015

September 2, 2015 Pervasive poverty, hunger and malnutrition in the country endanger our future, champions and experts on food security and nutrition warned in a forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) last August 28 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas, Pasig City. “Food security is a matter of […]

MEDIA STATEMENT: Why do people go hungry in the midst of plenty?

September 1, 2015

August 28, 2015 Despite steady economic growth in the past few years and progress in fighting hunger and malnutrition, millions of Filipinos remain poor and food insecure. In 2014, the Philippine economy grew by 6.1 percent but poverty incidence increased to 25.8 percent in the first semester. In the second quarter of 2015, the country’s […]

House lawmakers urged to ban recruitment of children by armed groups in the Bangsamoro

September 1, 2015

August 26, 2015 Children’s rights advocates called on lawmakers to pass a Bangsamoro law that will prohibit recruitment of children as combatants and protect children affected by armed conflict. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) made the call in a press conference today, as both houses of Congress deliberate their respective versions […]