Photo by Khriscielle Yalao / MANILA BULLETIN Mayors and vice mayors of the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) banded together to support the newly launched expanded "Makabata Helpline 1383" program of the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) on Saturday, Oct....
While it does not tolerate any form of abuse by teachers against students, a group on Thursday, Oct. 12, challenged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “safeguard” the rights of teachers to “due In process and equal protection of the law.” In a Quezon City school. one classroom was...
A group on Tuesday, Oct. 10, sought support for teachers who are facing allegations of child abuse noting that it is “unfair” to be accused without a “thorough” investigation. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi talaga patas, kapag teacher ang naakusahan ay napakabilis...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 10, that the teacher accused of "child abuse" in a public school in Antipolo City is now under a 90-day preventive suspension. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd confirmed to the Manila Bulletin that the teacher involved in the...
The Antipolo City government has assured assistance to the family of Francis Jay Gumikib, the 14-year-old student who died on Oct. 2 after being allegedly slapped by his teacher. Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares III visited the wake of Gumikib at the family’s residence on Oct. 5...
More child victims, former and incumbent members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services, Inc. (SBSI) are now “communicating” with the Senate with the intention of testifying against the leaders of the alleged cult. SBSI president Jey Rence Quilario, who is also known as 'Senior Agila,' during...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, September 25 thumbed down the call of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) to conduct its investigation into the alleged child sexual abuse at the Sitio Kapihan in Surigao Del Norte where leaders and members of the religious group are currently...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will offer financial assistance for the human rights violations suffered by kasambahay Silvera "Elvie" Vergara, who was reportedly abused by her employers from Occidental Mindoro. In a statement, the CHR expressed deep concern over the reported long years...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the proposed amendments to two laws that would strengthen the protection of the rights, dignity, and welfare of the country's domestic workers or kasambahay. In a statement, the CHR referred to the amendments to Republic Act No. 10361, the Domestic...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has sought a Senate probe into the spate of killings involving children and youth, the latest involving a 15-year old who was shot in the abdomen by a police officer. “The violent killings of society’s most vulnerable—our children and youth—many...
CEBU CITY – A 22-year-old Chappy cab driver was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Carcar City, southern Cebu. Police said a complaint for rape was filed on Tuesday, August 29, against John Fritz Alesna Terogo. Investigators said the abuse happened at past 1 a.m. on Saturday,...
Three Filipinos who owned and worked in an unlicensed hospice care facility in Riverside, California were found guilty of elderly abuse by the California Department of Justice (DOJ). The suspects, identified as Joel Ombao, Ronnel Tiburcio, and Nimfa Molina, were convicted of "neglect and abuse of...
