MANILA, Philippines—Child marriage harms the health and lives of young people, especially girls, which the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) said triggers a string of human rights violations ...

According to the Girls Not Brides organization, child marriage in the Philippines is exacerbated by trafficking, religion, school drop-outs, adolescent pregnancies, and internal conflicts and ...

Children whose parents’ marriage was later declared null and void due to psychological incapacity—remain legitimate, ...

The arrangement of so-called “child marriage” was in fact legalized pedophilia and human trafficking. The government and society and the Church have silently condoned this practice for centuries. In ...

Senator Risa Hontiveros said in a speech in the Senate of the Philippines on Monday night. “This is a harrowing story of rape, sexual violence, child abuse, forced marriage perpetrated on minors ...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said children remain legitimate even if their parents’ marriage is later declared null ...

even as countries like the Philippines passed national laws banning the practice. An attendee holds a placard that reads "Stop Child Marriage" during a Women's March picnic on March 6, 2022 ...

The world has made headway against the practice of child marriage, but progress has been frustratingly slow, according to a new report by UNICEF. The percentage of women age 20-24 who were married ...