Back to School, but Not for All: Plan International Pilipinas Urges Urgent Action on Hidden Barriers Keeping Girls Out of Classrooms

Back to School, but Not for All: Plan International Pilipinas Urges Urgent Action on Hidden Barriers Keeping Girls Out of Classrooms

Metro Manila— As millions of Filipino students return to school this June, Plan International Pilipinas is sounding the alarm for countless girls across the country who are facing many barriers that keep them from coming back — period poverty, unpaid domestic labor, and teenage pregnancy. The girls’ and children's rights organization is calling on government agencies, schools, and families to move beyond enrollment numbers and confront these obs…