The chairperson of the Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality is seeking an inquiry into the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s cease and desist order against Gentle Hands Inc., an orphanage in Quezon City.
The chairperson of the Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality is seeking an inquiry into the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s cease and desist order against Gentle Hands Inc. , an orphanage in Quezon City.
“While the safety and adequacy of living standards are important concerns, it is also important to determine whether or not the correct processes were followed in the removal of the children from a childcare facility subject to a CDO, and whether or not these processes are informed by the best interests of the child doctrine,” Hontiveros wrote in her resolution.
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