Category: Breastfeeding
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Senator Pia Cayetano kicks off Breastfeeding Awareness Month with Seminars in Bohol
Senator Pia S. Cayetano, a staunch breastfeeding advocate and former Chariperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, led the passage of Republic Act 10028 or the “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009”, which provided nursing employees paid lactation periods of 40 minutes for every 8 hour working period, in addition to the regular…
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Pia brings breastfeeding advocacy to Siargao
“Breast milk is our children’s first line of defense against sickness and malnutrition” -Senator Pia Cayetano
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August is Breastfeeding Month
Senator Pia Cayetano says several laws passed by Congress have helped create an environment that supports breastfeeding mothers and their children.
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For breastfeeding moms
The law sponsored by Senator Pia Cayetano encourages mothers to continue breastfeeding even when they have gone back to work after completing their maternity leave.
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50 liters of breast milk from Taguig moms delivered to Batangas evacuation centers
Nobody can dispute that breast milk is best for babies – especially during times of disasters.
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400 nursing moms gather in Taguig to donate breast milk for ‘Taal babies’
“There are moms who breastfeed but during a state of stress, their milk supply gets affected. That’s why we are trying to help out those in need.”