Returning senatorial bet Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to intensify efforts in preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation and ensuring the protection of children. Pangilinan expressed his concern after the Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded 18,089 cases of child abuse related to...
Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 17 said she will call for a Senate investigation into the new trends of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Hontiveros made the remark following reports of authorities arresting a woman and her cohorts for...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A 45-year-old basketball coach was apprehended for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old boy here on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Police Major Marnie Abellanida, town police chief, said the victim was encouraged by the suspect to join the basketball team he was organizing. The...
A photo of one of the victim's head injuries while being treated at the hospital. A six-year-old girl is in critical condition after her playmate's mother attacked her inside the suspect's house in Caloocan City on Friday, Jan. 24. Based on the police report, the victim and her six-year-old...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, January 12 vowed to make a “one big push” for the passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2458 or the bill amending the 26-year old Animal Welfare Act before she concludes her two-term, 12-year stint in the Senate. Poe said she is committed to exerting every...
The Philippines and Norway have committed to jointly strengthen their cooperation against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) by sharing relevant information, among others. Manila and Oslo's commitment came after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Norwegian...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the spread of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines. Gatchalian says that the probe seeks to provide a safer online environment for young people. “It is important that we make sure that child...
Embattled televangelist Apollo Quiboloy on Wednesday, October 23 denied the allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse being hurled against him. Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy faces senators for the first time during the public hearing of the Committee on Women,...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Following President Marcos’ emotional acknowledgment of the government’s insufficient action in combating online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), Gabriela Women’s...
Unable to hold his emotions back, President Marcos vowed that the government would do better to address what he called a "dark reality" that many Filipino youth have fallen victim to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
Parents of the minors who were allegedly abused by Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy will also be held responsible for allowing their children to be subjected to such an ordeal. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the parents of the abused children are members of the KOJC...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the reported sexual advances by a teacher on two minor students in Cebu City as it started its own investigation. It cited police report that the teacher asked the two students to see their abdomen. When the students refused, the teacher reportedly...
