BACOLOD CITY – A six-year-old girl seen in a viral video being repeatedly struck with a stick on the head and other parts of her body by her father at the public plaza here was rescued by authorities. Mayor Greg Gasataya saw the video circulating online and ordered the immediate rescue of the...
The mother of a three-year-old boy who was assaulted in Taguig revealed that she also suffered violence from her live-in partner, as police confirmed the suspect 's arrest after a viral video showed her kicking and stomping on the child. The suspect, identified as alias Carla, 28, was...
The mother of the three-year-old boy seen in a viral video being assaulted by a woman in Taguig has apologized to her child. “Sorry Sayo. Mali Yung taong pinagiwan KO Sayo (I 'm sorry. The person I left you with was the wrong one),” she posted on social media along with the photo of her...
Police arrested a woman seen in a viral video assaulting a three‑year‑old boy in Taguig, enraging netizens. Taguig police identified the suspect as alias Carla, 28, a resident of Barangay Western Bicutan. A video circulating on social media showed the woman repeatedly striking the...
Parents who believe they can no longer care for their child may legally surrender them through government-accredited channels instead of abandoning them or turning to unauthorized adoption arrangements, according to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). NACC, an attached agency of the...
Child Rights Network (CRN) called on legislators to reconsider the proposed social media ban on minors. In a statement, Au Quilala, CRN convener and executive director of the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), said: “While we recognize the intention of the...
Fans flooded social media with congratulatory messages after celebrity couple Joyce Pring and Juancho Triviño announced the birth of their third child, a baby boy named Gregorio Andres, marking their transition into a family of five. The announcement, originally shared by Joyce on Instagram,...
A 45-year-old housewife was arrested for child abuse on Thursday, April 23, in Balayan, Batangas. Police identified the suspect as May. May, a provincial most wanted person, was apprehended on a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 9, Balayan, Batangas, for four counts of violating...
Senator Imee Marcos has warned Roblox against total ban if it won 't immediately act on addressing child safety and online abuse on its platform. According to Marcos, it is going to be a "game over" for the online gaming platform if it won 't comply with changes it is being asked to...
Cybercriminals and online predators have always been an anger trigger for the police so when they heard about the US authorities ongoing hunt against a Filipino accused of exploiting minors through online gaming and social media platforms, another opportunity to get even suddenly kicked in. On...
A Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) has convicted a mother of child abuse for selling her baby online. In a three-page judgment issued last April 14, RTC Judge Roslyn M. Rabara-Tria convicted the mother of child abuse under Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610, the law on Special Protection...
A full-blown legal showdown is shaping up between actor-politician Alfred Vargas and actor Rob Sy. And it’s getting more intense by the day. At the center of the controversy: serious allegations of bullying involving their children during swimming activities. Vargas and his wife, Yasmine...
