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BOOST SECURITY IN QC SCHOOLS – BELMONTE

Stricter security measures will be implemented in all Quezon City public learning institutions following the fatal stabbing of a junior high school student by his classmate at Culiat High School. Mayor Joy Belmonte issued this order during a consultative meeting with key officials of various city departments and stakeholders, including the Quezon City Police District […]

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PROTECT GIRLS AMID NEW LOCKDOWN – GATCHALIAN

Following the released survey which identified violence against women as a top concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to ensure continued education and protection programs for vulnerable girls to combat gender-based violence amid new lockdown and curfew measures. The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) recently cited the results of […]

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ABUSED PARTNERS TO BE PROTECTED UNDER NEW ANTI-VIOLENCE MEASURE — REP. NOGRALES

Browbeaten or abused husbands, or those called “ander de sayas” may soon seek protection under the skirt of the law if a bill filed by Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is passed. House Bill No. 6252, or the Anti-Violence Against Partners and their Children (Anti-VAPC) bill, aims to amend the Anti-Violence Against Women and […]