MANILA, Philippines — Child rights organization Educo Philippines said there could be possible protection risks, including physical abuses, against children particularly in Catanduanes communities, which were severely hit by Typhoon Rolly in early November.
After a month since Rolly’s violent rains and winds battered thousands of houses, Shiena Base, Educo’s emergency response team chief, cited that three to 10 families in Catanduanes, mostly composed of young women, were forced to sacrifice privacy issues and had to stay in small areas because of lack of shelters in Catanduanes communities.
Base also noted that children and young women could also suffer from “heightened” protect…
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