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Child laborers increase

THE number of child laborers in the Philippines — those performing hazardous jobs or working more hours than legally allowed ...
Manila Standard

Philippine child labor cases increased in 2025

Working children in the Philippines rose to 868,540 in 2025, while child labor cases increased to 513,650, with agriculture ...
BusinessMirror

The voices of working children: Understanding the reality of child labor

ON a rainy Monday morning, a young boy boards a bus carrying a basket of rice cakes, calling out “Puto, suman, sapin-sapin kayo diyan!” as he moves through the aisle. He appears to be no older than ...
Gov

DOLE strengthens PBBM child protection policy, expands anti-child labor campaign

DOLE-10 Regional Director Atty. Joffrey Suyao calls for stronger efforts to keep children in school and protect them from exploitative labor during the Information and Service Caravan on Child Labor ...
Gov

DOLE program helps families keep children out of exploitative labor

Jerome F. Leopoldo, Employment Officer II and Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program focal person of the Department of Labor and Employment Misamis Occidental Provincial Field Office, ...