A baseline study recently conducted in select municipalities of Bicol reveals that most Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPC)—especially in barangays—have low awareness on their mandates as primary duty bearers of child rights in their communities. LCPCs do not meet every quarter, have no annual work and financial plans, nor engage children’s meaningful [...]
10 January 2016--Typhoon Nina (International Name: Nock-Ten) hit Bicol, Philippines on Christmas Day in December 2016. At its peak, the storm had sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph. It affected up to 1.7 million people in Bicol Region. It wreaked havoc in 613 barangays, almost half [...]
SITUATION REPORT SUBJECT : Typhoon Nock Ten Philippines – NINA DATE : 28 December 2016 FOR : External Information FROM : Educo Philippines Source: Office of the Civil Defense V (Regional Disaster Management Center, Camp Gen. Simeon A. Ola, Legazpi City; Primary Data Collection Educo Philippines through the [...]
7 November 2016, Legazpi City—Educo Philippines is celebrating the National Children’s Month 2016 by supporting events and activities that are not only for children but are planned and implemented with children as well. Local government units (LGUs) in the Provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon have been Educo partners in upholding child rights for more [...]
