The history of youth and children in the Philippines

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Sad plight of street kids noted
By Elena L. Aben, Manila Bulletin (On Line), 18 March 1996. Urbanization associated with massive exploitation and prostitution of street children.
World's largest fruit and vegetable grower implicated in child labour in the Philippines
ICFTU OnLine, 6 March 1998. Trade union investigations have revealed the use of child labour on banana plantations which supply Stanfilco, a Philippine subsidiary of Dole Food Company, the world's largest grower and supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Poverty Kicks Children out of School
By Marites Sison, IPS, 9 August 2000. Public elementary and high school education are free in the Philippines. But other expenses, such as allowances, entrance fees, uniforms, shoes and supplies, are borne by parents. The number of youth between 7 to 24 out of school is 3.8 million in this country of 75 million people. About half of that are between the ages 7-12. Most drop out in the first and second grades.
Children, children everywhere
By Ted Lerner, Asia Times, 15 January 2003. You are likely hear stories of children, children everywhere, stashed in the provinces where they can live on mere pesos a day. What happens to all these children everybody's having in this country? And will they too each have handfuls of children when then grow up?
‘G.I. babies’: Little outcasts
By Joel D. Pinaroc, The Manila Times, Sunday 25 April 2004. Although Amerasians are only a minority, compared with say street children in most cities in the Philippines, they have been suffering from discrimination, and most of them are denied the chance to become productive citizens.