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Peer reviewedBalanon, Lourdes G. – Child Welfare, 1989
Discusses the programs and services which are provided for street children by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippine government. Linkages and networking of the DSWD are also briefly outlined. (RJC)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Homeless People, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedSilva, Teresita – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Discusses causes of the street children phenomenon in the Philippines, emphasizing how uneven development and unequal social order affect socioeconomic, political, and cultural spheres. Examines contributors to poverty--government allocation of funds for debt repayment and military and widespread graft. Notes that street children are often…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
