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MBHTE and UNFPA Sign Partnership to Integrate Comprehensive Gender and Health Education for Youth in BARMM
16 September 2025
Cotabato City, 16 Sept 2025 — Today, the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), signed a Memorandum of…
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UNFPA with the support of the Australian government inks partnership agreement with Camarines Sur and Catanduanes to accelerate gender equality and address gender-based violence and adolescent pregnancy.
19 January 2026
UNFPA in the Philippines with the support of the Australian government has signed a partnership agreement with the provincial government of Camarines Sur and municipalities of…
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Philippines Launches Multiyear National Action Plan to End Child Marriage
12 December 2025
The Philippines today took a bold step toward lasting change for vulnerable children with the launch of the National Action Plan to End Child, Early, Forced Marriages and Unions…
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Building Safe Spaces for Women After the Storm
12 December 2025
In the coastal municipality of Minalabac, Camarines Sur, along the scenic Ragay Gulf in the Bicol Region, Golda Altar prepares to start her day. She is a registered midwife and a…
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BARMM Launches iProtect System to Improve GBV and Child Protection Services with UNFPA Support
05 December 2025
In line with the celebration of the 18 Day Campaign to End VAW, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in the Philippines proudly supported the Bangsamoro Government in the…
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The Driver Bringing Life-saving Care to Women and Girls
03 December 2025
As the UN CERF celebrates 20 years, we honor people like Kuya Rommel, quiet heroes whose dedication turns humanitarian support into real, life-changing impact. Through the WHoW,…
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A Midwife’s Commitment to Stigma-free, Life-saving Care
01 December 2025
“You want people to trust you.” For midwife Clariz Napuli, that means creating a judgment-free, youth-friendly space for adolescents in Macrohon, Southern Leyte. On World AIDS…
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UN, PCW, SM Cares Kick off 18-Day Campaign to End VAW with Illumination of Malls
26 November 2025
Representatives from United Nations Philippines, the Philippine Commission on Women, and SM Cares, joined by government, civil society and private sector partners, kick off the 18…
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Prioritizing adolescent health through youth-friendly facilities
30 October 2025
“It’s busy today,” Dr. Mejurette Mosot says to the head nurse at the Sogod Rural Health Unit (RHU) in Sogod, Southern Leyte. She is the Municipal Health Officer and is just one of…
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Eastern Visayas Makes Strides in Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy by Strengthening Youth Leadership and Governance through UN joint efforts
20 October 2025
Manila, 20 October 2025— Samar and Southern Leyte have taken important steps to reduce adolescent pregnancies and improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health through the…
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