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𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

Children who are forced to work make up 1 in 4 victims of human trafficking. Every year, up to 1.2 million kids are victims of trafficking. Those who are trafficked frequently perform slave labor on farms, in mines, and in factories. Up to 10 million kids worldwide are victims of contemporary forms of child slavery.

In the Philippines, forced child labor continues to be a problem. Until when will we be able to swallow the disgust that should come from seeing children working instead of spending their days carefree and studying?

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Andrea Montillano
Marketing Head, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Much like other cultures, the Philippines is known for the parentification of eldest siblings, serving as the main guide and second parents to their younger brothers and sisters. While this does not diminish the parents' roles in their children's upbringing, it is evident that older siblings play a bigger part in their youngsters' lives.

A foreign study by Mchale et al. (2012) supports this claim with their research findings, which stated that siblings are the building blocks of the family's structure and are key players in the lives of one another. The actual presence of an older brother or sister in a younger one's life makes the difference as to whether or not they will be guided towards a bright future.

This "You Matter To Me" Day, do not forget to say how much your ate's and kuya's matter to you. Give your utmost thanks and love to them for everything they have done and continue to do to make the family's life better.

𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲!

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Geromae Hope de la Fuente
Editor-in-Chief, On Scene