As the Philippine military continues to wage Oplan Bantay Laya, its so-called “dirty war” against communists as well as activists, peasants and workers, more and more children are not only being caught in the crossfire but have become targets as well of human-rights violations.

Through the support of EU and AusAid

The father was preparing to take his 12-year old son to school when a hooded gunman fired at pointblank range killing him instantly. The boy could only stare in shock and hapless as his father’s dead body lay sprawling on the bloody ground.

The incident was the cold-bloodied murder of Bayan Muna provincial coordinator Fernando Baldomero in July 6, 2010 in Lezo, Aklan. The perpetrators of the murder were believed to be agents of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Unfortunately, the lone witness to the killing was “Jun-jun” (not his real name), who just lost a loving father. Read more »

In matters concerning the best interest of the child which the Philippine government claims to uphold through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Children’s Rehabilitation Center dares the Aquino government to immediately release Carina “Judilyn” Oliveros who gave birth to a baby boy, the 43 health workers and all the political detainees in the country. Read more »

For the second consecutive year, 13 year-old Kyle Baleva again joined theInternational Four-Day Marches, also known as the “Walk of theWorld” in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, along with 45,000 people from different parts of the world. The event started July 20 and ends onJuly 23, 2010. Read more »

Last January 31, 2010 at around 8:00 PM, a fourteen-year old fisherman and his companions went fishing at San Fabian, Pangasinan. Soon after they reached the part where to place their fishing nets, they heard gun shots pointing at their direction. Behind their boat were rubber boats that carried elements of Philippine National Police (PNP) patrolling at that time to catch illegal fishers. The gun shots continued and were pointed exactly at their direction.
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First and foremost, our organization condoles with the family and relatives of the victims who were mercilessly killed in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao.  Many of those killed were women, including two people's lawyers, who were unarmed and were on their way towards following the democratic process of filing the candidacy of their kin for the coming elections.  Also among the almost 62 people killed were media persons who were there to cover the event and to facilitate the right of the public to information.
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It has been a month ago since Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) ravaged Northern Luzon Provinces but thousands of people has yet to recover from the effects of the typhoon after it claimed lives, injured many people and damaged properties and livelihood. Read more »

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It has been a tiring yet fulfilling week for the staff of various child-focused organizations helping out the community of the Olandes Batibot Early Learning Center (OBELC) located in Sitio Olandes, Barangay Industrial Valley Complex in Marikina City. 

The Children’s Rehabilitation Center joined other child rights organizations (Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns; Parents’ Alternative on ECCD, Association for the Rights of Children in Southeast Asia) in Sitio Olandes, Marikina City.  A total of 300 families were given a basic relief pack (rice, sardines, noodles and clothes) last September 29, through the help of the Citizen’s Disaster Response Center (CDRC) and the Gabriela Women’s Party.  Day 1 of the relief operations prioritized families whose children were participants of of the Olandes Batibot Early Learning Center (OBELC) program.  Another relief operation will be held tomorrow to continue reaching out to the other residents of the area. Read more »

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