THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), together with the Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) and the City Social Welfare and Services, will start rescuing minors who are found caroling and begging for alms on the streets as Christmas is just around the corner.The increasing number of street children begging for alms from motorists as […]
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Lim: Dream. Be.
They say we have dreams even for unborn children. And so, as parents, our disappointment is so great when things don’t turn out as we imagined.But whether borne out of our own flesh and blood or reared from our own sweat and tears or both, we must recognize that at some point in time, we […]
NLEX Corp. partners with youth welfare council for road safety
NLEX Corp. announced on Wednesday its partnership with Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) to address road incidences involving minors, as part of its road safety initiatives. “Over the years, we have been coordinating with government agencies as part of our efforts to prevent stoning incidents and other prohibited acts along the NLEX-SCTEX (North Luzon […]
Gov’t urged to vaccinate preschoolers
A LAWMAKER has filed a resolution asking the National Government to allow preschoolers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Iloilo Rep. Lorenz R. Defensor in House Resolution 270, she urged the government and Department of Health (DoH) to include children aged 3 to 5 in the national vaccination program. He noted that with Filipinos now […]
Children’s council seeks more budget
THE COUNCIL for the Welfare of Children on Monday asked congressmen to increase its budget for next year so it can hire more social workers. Council officer-in-charge Normina E. Mojica told a House of Representatives budget hearing they need more licensed social workers to fulfill their mandate of formulating and evaluating programs for children. “We […]
Globe steps up advocacies vs online bullying to protect Filipino children
Digital solutions platform Globe intensifies its commitment to online safety, enjoining the academe, mental health professionals, parents and guardians, and other key partners to protect Filipino children against cyberbullying. Due to the pervasiveness of bullying on digital platforms, Globe noted the need for parents and caregivers to understand their role in keeping children safe online. […]
Globe steps up advocacies against online bullying to protect Filipino children
DIGITAL solutions platform Globe intensifies its commitment to online safety, enjoining the academe, mental health professionals, parents and guardians, and other key partners to protect Filipino children against cyberbullying.Due to the pervasiveness of bullying on digital platforms, Globe noted the need for parents and caregivers to understand their role in keeping children safe online.“As Globe […]
Globe’s data privacy book for children among Best Reads in 7th National Children’s Book Awards
“Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy,” a book developed and published by Globe and non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development (Canvas), has won as one of the best reads at the 7th National Children’s Book Awards (NCBA), the country’s premier award for locally-published children and young adult books.A board of […]
Superstar Villain Cherie Gil, 59
“Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only superstar: Miss Lavinia Arguelles!” This was how Cherie Gil’s character was announced onstage in the film Bituing Walang Ningning (1985). Cherie Gil (née Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann), arguably one of the finest Filipino villainesses onscreen, died yesterday, Aug. 5. The news was broken by talent manager Annabelle Rama on Aug. 5 […]
Zhaoke Ophthalmology Completed Patient Enrollments for the Phase III Clinical Trials of the Myopia Progression Treatment Drug NVK002
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Zhaoke Ophthalmology Limited (“Zhaoke Ophthalmology” or “the Company”, SEHK: 6622), a leading ophthalmic pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development, manufacturing and commercialization of treatments that address significant unmet medical needs, is excited to announce that the patient enrollments for the two-year Phase […]
Editorial: Rape, silence, injustice
A woman in a village in Asturias, a town in northwest Cebu, was sound asleep beside her two children, one of whom is still an infant, when she was awoken by a noise in the wee hours of Sunday, July 17, 2022. She then saw a man, not a stranger as he’s the cousin of […]
Therapeutic Goods Administration Grants Provisional Approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Aged Six Months to Five Years
Cambridge, MA, Jul 19, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has granted provisional registration for the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in a two-dose series of 25 ug per […]
Editorial: Protect children from abuse
In 2020, there were 1.3 million reports of child sexual abuse materials (CSAMs) coming from the Philippines. The reports of CSAMs coming from the Southeast Asian country dramatically jumped to 3.1 million last year.The 138 percent increase in 2021 is terrifying. This could mean that more people, presumably parents or close kin, have engaged children […]
Scoliosis: Increase awareness for early detection, treatment
A local study published in 2020 observed uneven shoulders in grade 6 students who weighed less than 50 kilograms (110 pounds) as a result of carrying heavy school bags for at least 5–10 minutes per day. Image via PHILSTAR Scoliosis is a condition that causes a sideways curve of the spine (backbone). These spinal curves […]
Violence vs. women, children cases in CV drop
CASES of violence against women and children (VAWC) in Central Visayas have declined for the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year.Data from the Regional Women and Children’s Protection Desk noted a decline of 64.44 percent in the total number of VAWC cases, with 629 cases for the first three months […]
Editorial: Violence is still violence
Violence committed against women and their children can be physical, sexual, psychological or economic, including threats of such acts. There is a law, passed nearly two decades ago, that protects them from such acts, and this is Republic Act (RA) 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 or VAWC.RA 9262 […]
Kids later than sooner: South Korean women freeze eggs as child-rearing costs surge
SEOUL — In South Korea, fewer women are having children and those who do are in no rush. The sky-high costs of housing and education make financial security a must. Social mores also dictate the need to be married. Lim Eun-young, a 34-year-old public servant, says she is not ready to start a family due […]
Grace and Frankie is the longest running series on Netflix — and a show for women who don’t see themselves on TV
WHEN the final 12 episodes of Grace and Frankie were released, the show became the longest running television series on Netflix. Over 94 episodes, this unlikely hit went where no other series had taken viewers: into the lives of older women forced to restart their lives, both socially and sexually, after their marriages of 40 […]
Editorial: Lessons from a murdered tot
“Multiple injuries” is a phrase that can only hint of the crimes committed against the two-year-old child brought to a hospital in Quezon City last April 21, 2022 shortly before midnight.A team from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Holy Spirit Division went to the hospital after a hospital security guard reported the treatment of […]
A history of bad hearts: cardiovascular disease and your genes
A 20-year-old with a family history of high cholesterol could be at risk of developing heart disease even if they live healthily. “If you have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), your children have a 50% chance of inheriting it,” said Dr. Jose Donato A. Magno, executive director and cardiovascular chief of the Cardiovascular Institute at the Angeles […]