The DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) is set to conduct the First National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education on November 14 and 15 at The Heritage Hotel Manila in Pasay City. Through its Legal Affairs Office, the DepEd is organizing the event in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, Save the Children Philippines, Council for the Welfare of Children, Plan International Philippines, Child Protection Network and Ateneo Human Rights Center. “Every child, no matter how small, is a whole person with dignity and rights. We are celebrating this truth in this first national summit on the rights of the child in education. Education Secretary Leonor Briones will deliver the keynote address in the summit while United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Member while Independent Expert Mikiko Otani will discuss the CRC.

Source: Manila Times November 13, 2019 16:12 UTC