A House leader has refiled in the 19th Congress a measure that seeks to impose stiffer penalties against acts of child abuse, exploitation, and discrimination cases. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) House Bill (HB) No.226, filed by Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman, also seeks to amend Republic...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) confirmed on Sunday, Nov. 20, the arrest of a couple for murder and direct assault after they allegedly beat their eight-year-old nephew to death last Nov. 8. Police identified the suspects as Rodney Lucas Manaligod, 30, a transgender, and...
The conviction of Peter Gerard Scully, an Australian sex offender, along with his cohorts, is a victory for the many child victims and victim-survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. “We also laud our brave law enforcers who first captured Scully and his...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to intensify the campaign against child exploitation in the country. DILG Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. explained that poverty worsened by the global Covid-19 pandemic is one of the major reasons why there...
The Pasay City government conducted free developmental screening for children at the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH) outpatient department on Friday (August 19). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the screening is being done to determine the development of a child. She said parents must be aware of...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is conducting a thorough assessment of the compliance of the local government units (LGUs) in the intensified implementation of child-friendly programs in their respective areas. DILG Sec. Benhur Abalos reminded local officials that the...
A 27-year-old man who threatened to release his 17-year-old male chat mate’s nude photos if he refused to meet and have sex with him was nabbed in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Pasig City. In a police report submitted to Col. Roman Arugay, chief of police of the Pasig CPS, the...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has filed a House bill (HB) seeking regularization, salary increase, and improved benefits for child development workers (CDWs). Gabriela Women's Party-list Rep. Brosas and representatives of the CDW sector (Makabayan/Gabriela Media) Brosas filed HB...
NEW YORK, United States -- Increased misinformation and the disruption of global supply chains due to Covid are behind the biggest sustained drop in childhood vaccinations in three decades, a UN report said Thursday. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against...
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...
Senator Grace Poe today June 28 said that no Filipino child should be denied the love and support of a family. Poe said this as she welcomed the finalization of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act, or Republic Act (RA)...
