Youth leaders challenge poll bets to address environmental issues

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 08:34:31 +0000

Youth leaders challenges polls bets to address environmental issues

With only a month away from election day, youth leaders on Saturday solicited the help of politicians, particularly those who are running for an elective post, in stopping environmental destruction.

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NYC chair clarifies: Scholars may call for Duterte resignation, join protests

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:03:24 +0000

Youth commission official clarifies: Government scholars may join street protests or even call for President  Rodrigo Duterte’s resignation. 

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Pope defends migrants, marginalized, at Panama meeting with young

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 02:47:16 +0000

Pope defends migrants, marginalized, at Panama meeting with young

PANAMA CITY — Pope Francis railed Friday against the marginalization of convicts and others who society has deemed “sinners,” and staunchly defended migrants as he joined hundreds of thousands of young Catholics in Panama.

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Palace: Parents of kids involved in crimes must be held accountable, too

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:16:22 +0000

Malacañang said Monday parents of children involved in illegal activities should also be held accountable.

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PNP: Lowered age of liability to deter adults from using kids in crimes

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:16:58 +0000

PNP: Lowered age of liability to deter adults from using kids in crimes

Lowering the age of criminal liability could deter adults from exploiting minors in crimes, the leadership of the nation’s police force said.

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De Lima frowns on ‘inappropriate publicity’ of minors in drug crimes

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:28:09 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima said minors caught in illegal drugs crimes must be sent to reform centers instead of parading them before the media, .

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Argentina: Raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe

Argentina: Raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe

BUENOS AIRES — Argentine authorities raided a Catholic-run school for youths with hearing disabilities Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of vulnerable children that has shocked Pope Francis’s homeland.

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DepEd to boost sex education from elementary to senior high

DepEd to boost sex education from elementary to senior high

Recognizing the role of education in curbing the rising incidences of early pregnancy, sexual violence, and human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among the youth, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the comprehensive sexuality education will be further strengthened in the classrooms. “The need to promptly arrest the surge in these cases is increasingly becoming urgent; […]

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