Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a total of 172 people accused of various cases relating to sexual abuses in March which is declared every year as National Women’s Month. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert AA Morico II said those arrested are all fugitives,...
CEBU CITY – A 46-year-old man was arrested while a 14-year-old boy was rescued when authorities uncovered an online sexual exploitation in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday night, March 31. The operation was carried out by the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-VFU) headed by...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking to conduct a Senate investigation into online games such as Roblox and others, citing growing concerns over risks faced by children in digital spaces. Under Senate Resolution No. 357, Hontiveros urged the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his two minor grandchildren repeatedly, from 2021 to 2024, in Marikina City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Jun,” listed as the region 's No. 4 most wanted person for 14 counts of qualified rape...
A 35-year-old man, listed as the No. 2 most wanted person in the region, was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his then 13-year-old stepdaughter in Marikina City. Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Leo.” He was arrested during a manhunt operation conducted by the...
A child protection organization has called for urgent, collective action as family-based Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) continues to rise in the Philippines, following the release of a new study highlighting the growing involvement of parents and close relatives in the...
A 36-year-old man who had been hiding in Batangas was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his one-year-old godchild in Pasig City in 2023. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Jeff,” listed as the No. 7 Most Wanted Person at the station level in connection with a...
A 51-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 22, for sexually abusing a Grade 2 student, who was then seven years old, in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City. The Marikina City Police Station identified the suspect as “Piso,” listed as the No. 8 most wanted person at the district level for...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) said Friday, Dec. 12, that a 39-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing his then seven-year-old stepdaughter in Mandaluyong City. The suspect, identified as “Tito Marbie,” tagged as the No. 1 most wanted person at the district level, was...
A 19-year-old teenager was arrested by the San Juan City Police last Nov. 19 after raping a minor-aged girl he met online, Eastern Police District (EPD) District Director Brig. Gen. Aden Lagradante said. The suspect was identified as "Jet," who was arrested inside his residence in Barangay Sta....
The Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) said on Thursday, Aug. 28, that both administrative and criminal cases have been filed against two police officers allegedly involved in sexual abuse of a policewoman in Marikina City. Related story: ...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Wednesday, Aug. 27, said that two police officers were placed under preventive custody following an alleged sexual abuse complaint filed by a policewoman in Marikina City. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday night, Aug. 17, while the victim and the two...
