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CALL TO SUPPORT THE 14 YEAR OLD FISHERMAN VICTIM OF FRUSTRATED KILLING

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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Children's Rehabilitation Center expresses condolences to kin of victims of Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao

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

 

crc- ilocos outreach program staff in their occular visit in Sitio Caset

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

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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. 

INITIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS HELD IN SITIO OLANDES, MARIKINA CITY; MORE FAMILIES NEED OUR HELP

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 »

URGENT APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS OF TROPICAL STORM “ONDOY”

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.

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Urgent Appeal for Support and Action For Lumad Families Displaced by Militarization in Surigao del Sur

 

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. Read more »

WALK WITH KYLE! WALK FOR JUSTICE! a solidarity walk for Filipino children-victims of human rights violations

 

 

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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

The 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 Star

When Children-Victims of Child Rights Violation are tagged as 'Child Soldier'

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.com
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