The rescued children were three girls aged 15, 14, and six and a 15-year-old boy. Personnel of the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-VFU) arrested the children’s 33-year-old mother during the operation. A Warrant to Search, Seize, and Examine Computer Data issued by...
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...
A three-month-old baby has fallen victim to online sexual exploitation, Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV divulged on Thursday, April 25, as the agency took note of the rampant online sexual abuse of minors in the Philippines. (Shutterstock photo) Citing...
Taguig, Iligan, and Cagayan de Oro have the most cases of online child sexual abuse and exploitation of children, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, April 25. (Photo courtesy of Philippine National Police-Public Information Office) Lawyer Margarita Magsaysay, executive...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, February 7 urged the government to exhaust all means to counter the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) in worsening the problem of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). The senator made the call after Council for the...
While using emojis makes messages more fun and engaging, a children’s rights organization warned that these seemingly harmless and "cute" pictograms are now being used by predators to victimize children online. Screenshot from Bahay Tuluyan Emoji Friends Video “Did you know that there is...
Victims who survived their harrowing ordeal under the hands of Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), The Name Above Every Name church are now ready to testify before the Senate, Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said. One of them, Hontiveros said is 15-year old...
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...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Instagram is the main platform used by pedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse, according to a report by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal. "Large networks of accounts that appear to be operated by minors are openly...
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...
