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Group lauds impending passage of bill vs child marriage
House of Representatives Committee on Women and Gender Equality’s (CWGE) decision to approve in principle a bill seeking to end child marriage in the country.“As with other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and poverty.”
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
MANILA An international humanitarian and development group lauded the impending passage of a bill seeking to end child marriage in the Philippines.
In a statement, Oxfam Pilipinas said it welcomes the House of Representatives Committee on Women and Gender Equality’s (CWGE) decision to approve in principle a bill seeking to end child marriage in the country.
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