The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to strengthen the country’s fight against online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Passed via voice vote (ayes vs. nayes) during the marathon plenary session on Tuesday, May 27 was House Bill (HB) No. 9461, or the...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A couple was found dead following a heated argument about their relationship on Monday, May 25, in Barangay Parian, this city. Police identified the victims as Armafe, 21, and Patrick, 26. Investigation said the couple frequently engaged in domestic disputes. Armafe...
A 43-year-old father was arrested for allegedly abusing his own daughter since she was five years old in Mandaluyong City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) did not disclose the identity of the suspect, who was listed as the No. 1 most wanted person in the city. The suspect was arrested on...
BACOLOD CITY – A six-year-old girl seen in a viral video being repeatedly struck with a stick on the head and other parts of her body by her father at the public plaza here was rescued by authorities. Mayor Greg Gasataya saw the video circulating online and ordered the immediate rescue of the...
The mother of a three-year-old boy who was assaulted in Taguig revealed that she also suffered violence from her live-in partner, as police confirmed the suspect 's arrest after a viral video showed her kicking and stomping on the child. The suspect, identified as alias Carla, 28, was...
The mother of the three-year-old boy seen in a viral video being assaulted by a woman in Taguig has apologized to her child. “Sorry Sayo. Mali Yung taong pinagiwan KO Sayo (I 'm sorry. The person I left you with was the wrong one),” she posted on social media along with the photo of her...
Police arrested a woman seen in a viral video assaulting a three‑year‑old boy in Taguig, enraging netizens. Taguig police identified the suspect as alias Carla, 28, a resident of Barangay Western Bicutan. A video circulating on social media showed the woman repeatedly striking the...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said a 38-year-old construction worker was taken into custody over the death of a cat found hanging on a post in Pasig City. The man was arrested by the Barangay Security Force after he was identified through surveillance footage on Thursday, May...
A 45-year-old housewife was arrested for child abuse on Thursday, April 23, in Balayan, Batangas. Police identified the suspect as May. May, a provincial most wanted person, was apprehended on a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 9, Balayan, Batangas, for four counts of violating...
Senator Imee Marcos has warned Roblox against total ban if it won 't immediately act on addressing child safety and online abuse on its platform. According to Marcos, it is going to be a "game over" for the online gaming platform if it won 't comply with changes it is being asked to...
A Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) has convicted a mother of child abuse for selling her baby online. In a three-page judgment issued last April 14, RTC Judge Roslyn M. Rabara-Tria convicted the mother of child abuse under Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610, the law on Special Protection...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a man accused of a near fatal beating of his four-year-old stepson inside their residence here on Thursday, April 2. The suspect, Jay-Ar Habibon, was arrested after being pinpointed by neighbors as the only person who was with the victim that day. Neighbors...
