A policeman charged for sexual harassment of a 15 year-old boy was ordered arrested by the city police chief on Tuesday, May 31. Col. Jaime Santos, in a phone interview, said the suspect, a 51-year-old Staff Master Sergeant and assigned to the police Sub-Station I is now detained at the police...
Three years after the passage of the Safe Space Act, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) urged all agencies and private stakeholders in the country to “strengthen” the implementation of the law. (PCW / Manila Bulletin) Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law)...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) warned against any form of violence against women (VAW) amid the election period. (Unsplash) “Election season or not, women should not be targets of misogynistic, malicious, or sexist maneuvers. The PCW reminds everyone that violence against women, in all...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian underscored the need to uphold child rights education even as the age of sexual consent in the Philippines has been raised from 12 to 16 in order to protect children from violence and abuse. Republic Act (RA) No. 11648, which was signed last March, provides that those who...
With its shared goal to condemn sexual harrasment and abuse, various women-led organizations, on Tuesday, April 12, publicly denounced the “black operations” that aims to destroy women candidates, their families, and supporters by spreading deep-fake and lewd photographs and videos. “The...
Gabriela Women’s Party, on Monday, April 11, denounced the online sexual harrasment that was perpetrated against Vice President Leni Robredo’s eldest daughter Aika Robredo. Vice Presidential daughter Aika Robredo at a house-to-house campaign in San Rafael, Bulacan on Monday, April 4. (Leni...
To raise awareness of sexual harassment and guarantee a safe space for its employees, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conducted an orientation on the Safe Spaces Act of 2019 or Republic Act (RA) 11313 for its executives nationwide. In a statement, DENR Acting...
Manila 1st district Rep. Manny Lopez has underscored the need for a holistic approach in protecting children from abuse especially with the recent enactment of Republic Act (RA) No.11648, or the Act raising the age of sexual consent. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) Lopez expressed elation that the...
A congressman from the supposed opposition bailiwick of Bicol has praised President Duterte for all he has done for the protection of women and children during his six-year term in Malacañang. (Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the President has approved various...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez praised President Duterte's signing of Republic Act (RA) 116481, which raised the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. House Committee on the Welfare of Children chairperson and Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez (FILE PHOTO) The Chief...
President Duterte has signed into law a measure raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File Photo) Malacañang on Monday, March 7, released the signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11648 or an "Act Providing for Stronger Protection...
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...
