Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian are now pushing a bill that would integrate a drug abuse prevention program in the curriculum of Grades 7 to 12 under the K -12 basic education system. The senators filed Senate Bill No. 2236 or the proposed Drug Abuse Prevention...
Voting 23-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to expand and improve government protection for children against online sexual abuse and exploitation. The senators passed Senate Bill No. 2209, also known as the proposed Special Protections Against Online Sexual Abuse...
Over the past week, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 5,800 links with child sex abuse materials on the more difficult content-level. This was on top of at least 3,000 domains they have cut access to in their battle against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children...
The shock rocker’s legal problems keep mounting. A second lawsuit was filed against Marilyn Manson a.k.a. Brian Warner, this time coming from a former assistant. Ashley Walters alleged “a number of crimes that includes sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment and intentional infliction...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday renewed her call for the Senate to look into the status of the implementation of existing laws that aim to protect children from any forms of sexual abuse and violence. De Lima made the call following reports of operatives of the Philippine National Police...
"Game of Thrones" actor Esme Bianco filed a lawsuit against US goth rocker Marilyn Manson on Friday setting out graphic allegations of rape, sexual abuse and violence. According to the papers filed at a California court, Bianco was twice invited to Los Angeles by Manson -- real name Brian Warner --...
PLDT Inc. and wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) took down 3,011 sites that host illicit content featuring children, in compliance with National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) orders. The PLDT Group upholds protection from online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC)...
A horrifying case of child abuse was brought to light in a recent episode by Korean television series Unanswered Questions , and now the hashtag #SorryJungin is trending all over South Korea. The program covered a story of an adopted 16-month-old baby named Jung In who passed away...
It has been a challenging year for the whole world, and the Philippines is not exempted from this. With Covid-19 still out there, the vaccine has yet to reach us, and the economy heavily affected, Filipinos are trying their best to keep themselves healthy and make ends meet. With lower or no...
The girlfriend of comedian Super Tekla has sought the assistance of broadcast journalist-television host Raffy Tulfo after she alleged that her partner has maltreated her. Michelle Lhor Bana-ag alleged that her boyfriend Romeo Librada, also known as Super Tekla, forced her to have sex...
