CEBU CITY — Seven children, including a one-year-old baby, were rescued from an alleged cybersex den in Barangay Luz, Cebu City Wednesday afternoon, July 13. Operatives of the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-Visayas) arrested the alleged mastermind of the...
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...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is undertaking close coordination to strengthen the Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPC) in the face of the reported increasing incidence of child abuse and violence against women. At the same time, the Baguio...
CAVITE – A 33-year-old call center agent was nabbed in Tanza after groping a 12-year-old girl on board a passenger jeepney on Saturday, April 9. Investigation showed that during a jeepney ride from Trece Martires to Tanza, the suspect, identified as John Mark Dimabayao, reportedly laid his...
Operatives from the Northern Police District (NPD) arrested a man wanted for child abuse along Pampano Street, Brgy. Longos, Malabon City on Monday morning, April 11. Lt. Colonel Jay Dimaandal, NPD Special Operations Unit (DSOU) chief, identified the suspect as Gilbert Casimero, 43, a resident of...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- Police arrested on Wednesday evening a 78-year old British national who is facing charges of alleged violation of law on child abuse in Palawan. Brig. Gen. Sidney S. Hernia, regional director of Police Regional Office-MIMAROPA (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro,...
PLDT20-SMART_Anti-OSAEC PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 179,000 online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) sites as of January 31, 2022. In a statement, both telcos likewise lauded government measures to amend legislation and strengthen multi-sectoral solutions...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday welcomed the House of Representatives’ move to finally pass their own version of the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (anti-OSAEC) bill. The Senate approved its version of the measure, Senate Bill No. 2209, in May 2021. The House Committee...
A group said that a male teacher who went viral for uploading a video on TikTok has already issued an apology for his action which was deemed “inappropriate" by the Department of Education (DepEd) and netizens alike. Screenshots of the viral TikTok video where a teacher supposedly insinuates...
A teacher in a viral TikTok video might face sanctions from the Department of Education (DepEd) for “insinuating a potential child abuse action.” A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File...
The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality has strongly endorsed for approval the bill making child marriages unlawful and penalizing persons, including parents, found guilty of facilitating or solemnizing illegal unions. Child marriage Authors of House Bill 9943 or the Anti-Child Marriage...
The Department of Education (DepEd) earned praise from civil society groups for establishing a Child Protection Unit as the country faces the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Watch Philippines (SWP), a hundred-strong network of civil society groups...
