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Oct 11, 2019 · 1 in 7 Filipino girls marry before 18. Child marriage, defined as marriage before the age of 18 years, is considered a violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which the Philippines ratified in 1990. The country’s own Family Code also sets the marriageable age at 18 years.
Jan 13, 2022 · The Philippines ranks tenth in the world for the number of girls who are married or in a union before the age of 18: 808,000, according to the organization Girls Not Brides. Girls who marry before the age of 18 are more at risk of being subject to domestic violence.
Jan 26, 2010 · A total of 593 respondents from five provinces in ARMM, who were younger than 18 at marriage, were surveyed. The study shows that 83 percent were 15-17, while 17 percent were between nine and 14 years old.
Today, 1 out of 6 Filipina girls are married before they are 18 years old. Child marriage is a human rights violation that disrupts the development and growth of young girls, leading to teenage pregnancy, lower educational attainment and employability, higher risk of domestic violence.
In Sudan, girls can marry at 10 and boys can marry at 15 or at puberty. Sometimes the marriage age depends on religious affiliation. In the Philippines, Muslim boys can marry at 15 and Muslim girls can marry at puberty.
Nov 24, 2020 · The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that the Philippines has the 12th highest absolute number of child brides in the world at 726,000. An estimated 15 percent of Filipino girls are married before they turn 18, while two percent are married before the age of 15.
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Jul 11, 2017 · In the Philippines, a recent report by Save the Children shows that Filipino girls are “at least seven times more likely to be married if they are poor than if they come from the richest...
