The Child Rights Network expresses disappointment with the House of Representatives for allowing the railroading of HB 11360, or the Sin Tax Sabotage Bill, which was approved on 2nd reading on January 29, 2025. The House of Representatives decided to lower sin taxes on tobacco, which is a sabotage of the sin tax measure that …
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A newly-released study from the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Tobacco Control examined over 5,500 publicly-visible posts of e-cigarette brands in the Philippines between August 2022 and January 2023. The findings show that these brands are not only violating already weak Philippine vape regulation through the use of online marketing, but are thriving under the …
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It’s a burning question for parents and public health officials alike: How do we keep a new generation from getting addicted to nicotine, especially amid the proliferation of emerging tobacco products such as vapes? Despite decades of progress in reducing the use of smoking, the appeal of tobacco products persists among the young generation. It …
Breaking the cycle of invisibility Across Metro Manila and the remote corners of our country, a silent crisis unfolds—a crisis of identity, denied rights, and uncertain futures. In the Philippines, approximately 3.7 million people live without a birth certificate that proves their existence. Imagine a child who doesn’t have a birth certificate, who has no …
Despite the unanimous passage of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Bill in the House of Representatives in September 2023, the Senate has yet to approve its version. We are left wondering, why the delay? Addressing adolescent pregnancy has been declared a “national priority” by the national government since 2021. Official government data showed that in …
We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar, a 17-year-old boy whose life was tragically taken in a police operation in Navotas City on August 2. Our hearts and prayers are with his family in this time of grief. Jemboy’s life abruptly ended when Navotas City police fired at him while …
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