Women and Girls’ Rights

Presidential candidates on key issues on RH and the prevention of VAWG

April 7, 2022

We looked at the position and track record of presidential candidates on the following policy issues on reproductive health and the prevention of violence against women and girls. Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313). The law penalizes all forms of sexual harassment in streets and public spaces as well as in online spaces. Reproductive Health (RA […]

#GirlDefenders Vote reunites women and girls’ rights advocates in culmination of National Women’s Month celebration

March 29, 2022

About 20 women and girls’ rights organizations gathered in Quezon City tonight to talk about what voting for women and girls’ rights means to them – amplifying the issues of women and girls as a priority agenda in the 2022 elections.  In his message, Mr. Romeo Dongeto, PLCPD’s Executive Director, highlighted the legislative milestones in […]

‘Guhit para sa pagbabago’ promotes comic strips and cartoons as medium for advocacy  

March 9, 2022

About a hundred aspiring cartoonists attended today’s Guhit para sa Pagbabago, a workshop on using comic strip and editorial cartoon as medium for advocacy and raising awareness on various social issues, particularly during the elections. The workshop was organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development under its iChange: Vote for Our Future […]

AVP: Drivers of OSEC and what can be done to address them

March 5, 2022

Watch this video to learn about the factors that have contributed to the rapid rise of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC), which increased by 239% from 2020 to 2021, as well as what can be done to prevent them. This video was in partnership with Plan International Philippines’ Down-to-Zero Project and Child Rights Network.

Podcast episode: Protect Children: #ShutDownOSECNow, Part 2

March 4, 2022

Maya PKKK Youth’s Ara Ocampo and MCPC-Mariveles’ Teacher Weng Abrique discuss their efforts to combat online sexual abuse of children in the municipality of Mariveles in the second installment of this series. The episode was hosted by PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Officer Glyziel Gotiangco. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts.