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View all search resultsIn a country that has been named among the most “fatherless” in the world, lawmakers' decision to declare child-rearing a shared responsibility between partners in the recently passed Maternal and Child Welfare Law has garnered mixed responses, with critics saying the provision, which lacks both a monitoring mechanism and sanctions for violations, is insufficient to ensure that fathers will take a more active role.
The defense minister has made a campaign pledge of a whopping per annum fund of US$28.7 billion toward a national school lunch program to tackle childhood stunting and malnutrition, but one that omits a targeted rate and time frame, unlike his rivals'.
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