Archive for December, 2008

MILF to stop recruiting child soldiers – UN special envoy

from The Manila Times

The Philippines’ main Muslim separatist group has agreed to stop recruiting child soldiers and return those in its ranks to civilian life, a United Nations official said Friday.

Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and…

MILF to stop using child warriors

from The Philippine Star

A ranking United Nations official said yesterday the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has committed to stop its practice of recruiting and using children in combat operations.

A statement from the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the…

Child warriors appall UN

by Alvin Murcia
from People’s Journal

THE United Nations and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will start next year their talks on an action plan to stop the recruitment of children as soldiers.

Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary General for…

Woman charged for pushing teens as sex workers

by Sandy Araneta
from The Philippine Star

The Manila City Prosecutor’s Office has filed criminal charges before the Manila Regional Trial Court yesterday against a 34-year-old woman for inducing female minors to solicit sex.

Lenylyn de Guzman, alias Mama Leny, of 274 San…