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In this episode, Rep. Sarah Elago of Kabataan Party-list shares what Congress has been doing to address the urgent national priority that is adolescent pregnancy. 

#NoMoreChildrenHavingChildren #GirlDefenders #GirlDefendersVote #ENDChildMarriage #EndVAWG

PLCPD Advocacy Officer Erinn Flores discusses with Ka Teody Barquio of the SRCC Magic Circle Cooperative (urban poor sector), NAPC fisherfolk representative Ka Uper Aleroza, and De La Salle University Student Government President Maegan Ragudo (youth sector) their voting criteria for President in 2022. 

How do vote buying, cheating, and premature campaigning affect the quality of our elections and our future? What can we do to help minimize these?

Ka Rene Cerilla of PAKISAMA, Kisha Beringuela of We Effect, and legal expert Atty. Benedict Nisperos sat down with us to share their experiences and thoughts on these issues.

One day, Aminah, a 15-year old girl, walks in on her parents Farida and Norhassim having a conversation about how she is already of ‘marriageable age.’ How does this conversation progress? Will Aminah share the fate of her older sister, Sitti, who was married off as a child?

“Si Aminah, nasa hustong gulang na?” is a comic book story produced by PLCPD in 2019 for the campaign to prevent violence against women and girls and end child marriage. Listen to the story come alive with the voice talents of youth #GirlDefenders who were participants in a recent learning event on using one’s voice for advocacy.

In 2019, the Philippine aquaculture’s production volume was 53.41% of the total fish production. While there is so much potential and competition in our aquaculture, the industry in “underrated,” according to Mr. Joseph “Jong” Borromeo, National President of the Philippine Association of Fish Producers, Inc., who sits down with PLCPD advocacy officer Erinn Flores to discuss the current state of the Philippine aquaculture industry and the future of our blue economy. 

What will Tonette tell Joshua? Will she give in pressure or will she stand her ground?

In this concluding episode, UNFPA Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) coordinator Lav Oliveros joins PLCPD's Au Quilala for a discussion on the key takeaways from Tonette's story.

Tonette's parents discover that she bought condoms and this sparks a conversation... A new character offers her two cents.  

Join Tonette in My Digital Jowa (Not a Love Story), a four-part series that follows her adventures (and misadventures) as she goes through this tricky, confusing but exciting and transformative stage in her life. This is PLCPD's Valentine's Month offering, which we hope will help raise awareness on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The episodes will air on February 17, 19, 22, and 24.

Tonette goes out to buy some condoms while in disguise. In the convenience store, she meets a friend from long ago...

Join Tonette in My Digital Jowa (Not a Love Story), a four-part series that follows her adventures (and misadventures) as she goes through this tricky, confusing but exciting and transformative stage in her life. This is PLCPD's Valentine's Month offering, which we hope will help raise awareness on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The episodes will air on February 17, 19, 22, and 24.

Tonette, a 16-year-old girl, faces a dilemma as her anniversary with online boyfriend Joshua approaches. Is she ready to do it with Joshua? How can she be prepared for it...and its consequences? 

Join Tonette in My Digital Jowa (Not a Love Story), a four-part series that follows her adventures (and misadventures) as she goes through the tricky, confusing but exciting and transformative stage in her life. This is PLCPD's Valentine's Month offering, which we hope will help raise awareness on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The episodes will air on February 17, 19, 22, and 24. 

In this year-end introspection, PLCPD's Executive Director Rom Dongeto reflects on lessons from advocating policy reforms during the pandemic and shares his hopes for the organization and its campaigns—in tobacco control, children's rights, women's rights and gender equality, reproductive health, and rural development—for 2021 and beyond.