Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 17 said she will call for a Senate investigation into the new trends of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Hontiveros made the remark following reports of authorities arresting a woman and her cohorts for...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A 45-year-old basketball coach was apprehended for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old boy here on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Police Major Marnie Abellanida, town police chief, said the victim was encouraged by the suspect to join the basketball team he was organizing. The...
The Philippines and Norway have committed to jointly strengthen their cooperation against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) by sharing relevant information, among others. Manila and Oslo's commitment came after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Norwegian...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the spread of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines. Gatchalian says that the probe seeks to provide a safer online environment for young people. “It is important that we make sure that child...
Embattled televangelist Apollo Quiboloy on Wednesday, October 23 denied the allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse being hurled against him. Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy faces senators for the first time during the public hearing of the Committee on Women,...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Following President Marcos’ emotional acknowledgment of the government’s insufficient action in combating online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), Gabriela Women’s...
Unable to hold his emotions back, President Marcos vowed that the government would do better to address what he called a "dark reality" that many Filipino youth have fallen victim to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the reported sexual advances by a teacher on two minor students in Cebu City as it started its own investigation. It cited police report that the teacher asked the two students to see their abdomen. When the students refused, the teacher reportedly...
Gerald Santos finally named the person whom he alleged to have raped him while he was just starting his career as singer. At a recent hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media, Gerald identified songwriter and musical director Danny Tan as the person who sexually...
The barangay’s Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) desks will soon be capacitated to handle cases of online child sexual abuse as the country steps up its efforts in battling the crime, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said. DILG...
President Marcos is currently reviewing a proposed executive order (EO), which will serve as the “bible” to strengthen the country’s capacity in combatting against online sex abuse and exploitation of children as his administration underscores the need for a whole-of-nation approach against...
President Marcos has ordered a centralized system using technology to make the Philippines the “absolute worst” place for the online sexual abuse of children and the creation of child sexual abuse materials, Malacañang said on Wednesday, June 5. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a...
