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Every child deserves a childhood. This is what the International Day Against Child Labor, celebrated each year on June 12, calls the world to remember.

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Twenty more rescued child laborers, who are set to return to their schools, received over the weekend an initial P15,000 in cash assistance and school supplies each as part of the Bangsamoro government’s extensive anti-child labor program.

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Target ng Quezon City LGU ang zero child labor sa taong 2028.

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Twenty more rescued child laborers, who are set to return to their schools, received over the weekend an initial P15,000 in cash assistance and school supplies each as part of the Bangsamoro government’s extensive anti-child labor program.

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A foreign-assisted mushroom propagation project in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur of rescued child laborers is gaining headway, now attracting support from various sectors and an influential business group in the Bangsamoro region.

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Target ng Quezon City LGU ang zero child labor sa taong 2028.

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