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...
President Marcos condemned "in the strongest of terms" the crimes of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines, and ordered agencies to "show no mercy" to offenders. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos on Thursday, April 25,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, February 7 urged the government to exhaust all means to counter the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) in worsening the problem of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). The senator made the call after Council for the...
CEBU CITY – The arrest of a mother in Pinamungajan town, Cebu province should serve as a warning to those involved in online sexual exploitation, the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) said. NBI-7 Regional Director Renan Augustus Oliva and agent-on-case Maria Contessa...
While using emojis makes messages more fun and engaging, a children’s rights organization warned that these seemingly harmless and "cute" pictograms are now being used by predators to victimize children online. Screenshot from Bahay Tuluyan Emoji Friends Video “Did you know that there is...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Friday, Jan. 26, expressed an alarming concern over the rising cases of Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) in the Philippines. MANILA BULLETIN FILE In a televised interview via PTV's Bagong Pilipinas segment, CICC...
Probe Media Foundation, Inc. (PMFI) and ChildFund Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 23 conducted a training for the media practitioners to share information about the victims of Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and on how to make stories that "help foster a safer and better...
The Antipolo City government continues to give assistance to victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation as part of its Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP). Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said under the program, individuals who fell victims to human trafficking...
JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN As the country commemorates the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the urgent need to protect learners from all possible forms of abuse. “Atin pang mas...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday, February 7 urged the government to act with dispatch on the rising pregnancies among very young girls and teenagers, noting that majority of the registered adolescent live births involved men who are older than the girls. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics...
The Philippines remains as a hotspot of child trafficking for sexual exploitation although the government has already made progress in crafting policies and framework to protect its victims, a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur said. Based on her preliminary investigation on the issues of sale...
A House leader has refiled in the 19th Congress a measure that seeks to impose stiffer penalties against acts of child abuse, exploitation, and discrimination cases. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) House Bill (HB) No.226, filed by Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman, also seeks to amend Republic...
