Manila, June 12 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed its call for collective action to save Filipino children from labor.

"Fair play for children, decent work for adults, remind us that every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and enjoy their childhood - not to be encumbered with work," DSWD Undersecretary Monina Josefina Romualdez said in a news release.

In observance of the World Day Against Child Labor on Friday, Romualdez said safeguarding children from child labor is a shared responsibility requiring whole-of-nation and whole-of-society support.

The department is implementing the Strategic Helpdesks for Information, Education, Livelihood, and Other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) pro...