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Children's Rehabilitation Center expresses condolences to kin of victims of Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao
Submitted on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 03:22
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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Urgent Appeal for Support to the Victims of Typhoon Pepeng in Ilocos Region
Submitted on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 09:03
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 »
THE WEEK AFTER “ONDOY”: WHAT WE DID AND WHERE YOUR DONATIONS WENT
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.
INITIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS HELD IN SITIO OLANDES, MARIKINA CITY; MORE FAMILIES NEED OUR HELP
Submitted on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 13:10
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.
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URGENT APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS OF TROPICAL STORM “ONDOY”
Submitted on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 14:28
September
26, 2009, around 10am, tropical storm “Ondoy” landed in Luzon
and hit 25 provinces. Heavy rains
continued to pour causing the rivers to overflow at about noon, severely
flooding the surrounding urban poor communities.
Urgent Appeal for Support and Action For Lumad Families Displaced by Militarization in Surigao del Sur
Submitted on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 06:48
We call the attention
of and seek support from organizations and individuals from all sectors of
society, relating to a crisis affecting women and children in Lianga, Surigao,
in Mindanao. More than 1,700 individuals,
mostly children, have been displaced after their communities were militarized
since June 18.
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WALK WITH KYLE! WALK FOR JUSTICE! a solidarity walk for Filipino children-victims of human rights violations
Submitted on Sat, 07/18/2009 - 05:59
On July 21-24, 2009, Kyle Baleva, a 12 year old Filipino boy currently living in The Netherlands, will join the INTERNATIONAL FOUR-DAY MARCHES IN NIJMEGEN, popularly known as WALK OF THE WORLD. This annual walkathon is joined by thousands of people around the world.
Study exposes new forms of human rights violations vs children
Submitted on Sun, 12/07/2008 - 07:00The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has committed "new forms" of human rights violations against children by labeling them "child soldiers," a report by a child welfare group said Friday.
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Philippine StarWhen Children-Victims of Child Rights Violation are tagged as 'Child Soldier'
Submitted on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 06:00
CRC Executive Director Ma. Esmeralda Macaspac said the
Philippine government uses the broad definition of ‘child soldiers’ in
the Paris Principles to evade prosecution for violating children’s
rights. Worse, she said, “Communities and people’s organizations
branded as guerilla fronts by a paranoid regime become vulnerable to
attacks and children are bound to be branded as ‘children associated
with armed groups’ by virtue of being residents of these communities or
children of members of such organizations.” Read more »
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BY Ronalyn Olea Human Rights Watch Bulatlat.comInsights and Images
Submitted on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 03:20I did some work with an NGO called the Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) on my last visit to the Philippines in Oct 2007 to January 2008. The CRC works with children who are victims of state violence. This set of ten images will try to tell just a small part of their current story. As some of you may know, the Philippines is in pretty rough shape these days. It’s current government is said by human rights groups in country and internationally to be guilty of severe abuses. It was until last year the 2nd most dangerous place in the world to be a journalist (after Iraq). Read more »
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