Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC), saying that the effort should be integrated among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families – as the world...
Globe, UNICEF, IWF stress the importance of working together to protect kids and #MakeITSafePH For this year's effort in relation to World Safer Internet Day last Feb. 9, Globe has chosen to work on collaborating with UNICEF Philippines and SaferKidsPH Consortium, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF),...
The House Committee on Appropriations approved on Monday, Jan. 24, the budgetary provision of a bill that will further protect children below 18 years old from all forms of sexual abuse or exploitation by prohibting more acts, including "grooming" them as well as making them as objects of sexual...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is pushing for the enactment of a law raising the age of sexual consent in determining statutory rape from the current 12 years old to 16. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, an opposition leader, posted on Facebook she would prioritize...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Wednesday, Oct. 20, that a forum will be held on Nov. 9 to tackle available technologies that would help ensure the protection of children against online sexual abuse and exploitation. (Photo by Sergey Zolkin on UNSPLASH) Entitled,...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday, August 2, underscored the need for an urgent response to child sexual abuse and exploitation in the Philippines. Sen. Richard Gordon Stressing his point, Gordon said he would sponsor a bill defining the crime of statutory rape and other acts of sexual abuse from 12...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) bared Wednesday, July 28, the launch of a national study on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the country, and an online poll on Filipino kids in a move to raise public awareness against all forms of violence against...
Violence against children takes many forms – physical, emotional, and sexual – and in many settings like the child’s own home, community, school, and online. In the Philippines, even before the pandemic, children experienced high prevalence of violence whether at home, in school, workplace,...
The four-year partnership between the United States and the Philippines to combat online sexual exploitation and child labor trafficking has resulted in the arrests of 97 perpetrators and successful identification of 312 victims, a joint US and Philippines report said Thursday, April 29. Department...
