SPARE THE YOUNG ONES | A program held at San Andres Gym in Manila marked World Day Against Child Labor, in this photo taken on June 23, 2018. (File photo by MARIANNE BERMUDEZ / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipino child laborers — or those aged 5 to 17 who are forced into exploitative or harmful work — declined in 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In its latest situation report on employed minors dated July 25, the PSA estimated there were 828,000 Filipino child laborers last year, accounting for 56 percent of the 1.

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