Protecting children

Aside from being the month for remembering the dead, November is also marked as National Children's Month.

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Sadly, the situation for millions of Filipino children is grim.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported that at least 18,756 cases of child rights violations, many involving physical and sexual violence, were recorded nationwide in 2023. These were only the cases that were reported. Child welfare advocates say that many cases of domestic violence and sexual exploitation of children go unreported because the perpetrators are the victims' parents or guardians themselves.