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4 nabbed for cybersex den operation

by Mamer Bañez Butch Guino
from People’s Journal

ORANI, Bataan — Four persons, including a minor, were arrested by police authorities for allegedly operating a cybersex den Saturday.

Supt. Warren F. de Leon, chief of Bataan CIDG, said members of the Bataan CIDG…

Minors can be employed without govt certificates

Anthony Vargas
Manila Times

THE Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday issued an advisory clarifying the issuance of work permits and certificates for minors aged between 15 to 18 years old.

Acting Labor Secretary Arturo Sodusta issued the advisory in response to…

15-18 anyos puwede nang magtrabaho

Doris Franche
Pilipino Star Ngayon

Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na pinapayagan nang magtrabaho ang mga kabataang nasa edad 15 hanggang 18 taon, kahit pa wala silang work certificates at permits mula sa departamento.

Ang paglilinaw ay gi­nawa ng DOLE…

Sayyaf nagre-recruit ng sasanaying menor de edad

Zaida delos Reyes-Palanca
People’s Taliba

TARGET ngayon  ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf ang mga menor de edad sa pagre-recruit ng mga ito upang palakasin ang kanilang pu-wersa.

Ito ang  nabatid kahapon batay sa intelligence report  na nakarating sa tanggapan ni Autonomous Region in Muslim…

Child labor seen to rise

by Dino Balabo
from The Philippine Star

MALOLOS CITY – Incidence of child labor in the country is seen to rise due to rising cost of living and prices of basic commodities, officials said during the annual celebration of World Day Against…

Child workers

from People’s Journal

DESPITE the government’s nationwide campaign against child exploitation, the Philippines is still teeming with child workers, who are forced to drop out of school not only in the countryside but also in Metropolitan Manila and other urban centers…

Good news for child workers

from People’s Journal

THE government will mark this year’s celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor with the implementation of a four-year project aimed at sending child workers to school, particularly in areas with high incidence of child labor.

Labor Secretary…

School project for child workers to be launched today

from The Manila Times

THE Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday announced the launching of a four-year school project for child workers, which highlights the observance of the World Day Against Child Labor.

Labor Secretary Marianito Roque in a statement said…

9,000 child workers return to school

by Mayen Jaymalin
from The Philippine Star

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) began yesterday the implementation of a four-year project aimed at providing free education to over 9,000 child workers in the country.

This means that child workers nationwide can now…

DOLE to start school project for child workers

from GMANews.TV

MANILA, Philippines – A four-year school project for child workers will highlight the Philippines’ observance of this year’s World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL), the Labor Department said Thursday.

Labor secretary Marianito Roque said the government will implement the…