Save Philippines' girls from their plight: Inquirer

MANILA - The passage in December of the law declaring child marriage illegal is indeed a"major victory," as announced by its proponents in Congress.

With its passage, the Philippines confirms the stance it took in ratifying in 1990 the Convention on the Rights of the Child , and in committing in 2013 to the Asean Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Against Children . This argument should be nothing new to the women and men who have actively worked against child marriage, which, as correctly formulated by Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas, a coauthor of the measure in the House of Representatives, has"trapped … Filipino girls into unwanted and early child-bearing and child-rearing responsibilities and even into cycles of abuse."

The United Nations Children's Fund, or Unicef, is clear on the fate of children forced into marriage: They are more likely to experience domestic violence, less likely to stay in school, and are at risk of early and unplanned pregnancy, thus raising the dangers of pregnancy complications, and even death. They are also at risk of isolation from family and friends, endangering their mental and emotional health.

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