BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga region have been tasked to roll-out programs and projects strictly enforcing Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and RA 11596 or the Prohibition on Child Marriage Law. Led by their Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, these...
With about 42 million Filipino children without full legal protection from all forms of violence, a humanitarian organization for children called on lawmakers to pass the Senate Bill 2036 or “The Positive Parenting of Children's Act.” (Photo courtesy of Save the Children Philippines) “We join...
LAGUNA – Authorities collared two of Region 4A’s most wanted persons for statutory rape and acts of lasciviousness in separate operations in Calamba City on Wednesday, May 10. The Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Randy and alias Roy. Photos from Laguna...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to re-strategize the Child Protection Units (CPUs) in schools to become more “efficient” in protecting and upholding children’s rights. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “They must double their efforts and commence in adapting the recommendations...
A Church leader has reminded the faithful of the importance of the relics of saints as he cited the relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus as a reminder of God’s presence in our lives. Diocese of Cubao Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco called on the faithful to get inspiration from the recent...
ILOILO CITY – Police have apprehended in Pavia, Iloilo a pastor wanted for alleged acts of lasciviousness on children in Manapla, Negros Occidental. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 did not identify the 32-year-old suspect ranked as the most wanted person in Western Visayas. The suspect was...
LAGAWE, Ifugao – The Ifugao Provincial Police Office nabbed the Cordillera region’s Top 5 most wanted person during the implementation of a warrant of arrest in Barangay Santa Maria, Alfonso Lista, Ifugao on Good Friday. Ifugao police chief Col. Davy Limmong identified the suspect as Vergel...
Four Korean celebrities have enlisted in the military on March 20 to fulfill their mandatory duty as citizens. Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk and K-pop idols Y (Choi SungYun) of Golden Child, Kang Seung-sik of Victon and Cha Hun of rock band N. Flying all entered the military camps today and will...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman received two life sentences for sexually abusing minors, including her daughter, in exchange for money from online sex offenders. The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte found the accused guilty of qualified trafficking, child abuse, and...
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday, March 13, formed a technical working group (TWG) to consolidate House Bills (HBs) 346, 549, and 6940, which would provide protection for teachers from wrongful allegations of child abuse. The three bills—Institutionalizing support...
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Rey Reyes has slammed the seeming lack of a focused government response to the worsening child labor problem in the country. (Unsplash) “The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is...
Another K-pop idol is set to enlist in the military, a mandatory for all Korean men. K-pop boy band Golden Child member Y (Choi Sung-yun) will start his military service on March 20. In a notice on Feb. 27, Woollim Entertainment, the group’s agency, said, “We notify about enlistment...
