“The Philippines recognizes the fundamental importance of protecting the rights of children and promoting and ensuring their access to education, including those in situations of armed conflict. To concretize this, a national policy framework established by our ministry on education declares learners and children as ‘Zones of Peace’. This principle is also embodied in our continue reading : An excerpt from the Philippine Statement delivered by the Philippine Ambassador to Norway, H.E. Enrico T. Fos, during a Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflicts held in Oslo, Norway.