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)...
(UNSPLASH) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the International Justice Mission (IJM) will sign an agreement on Monday, June 27 to address the gaps in meeting the individualized needs of child survivors of online sexual exploitation from rescue to their reintegration to...
The Muntinlupa City government ranked third in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released the results of the 2019 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit...
FORMER New People's Army child warrior 'Arcy' shows a check for P10,000 as financial assistance from the Commission on Human Rights. (77th IB photo) ALCALA, Cagayan – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has provided financial assistance to a former New People’s Army (NPA) child warrior in this...
The newest addition to the Villania-Arellano family has arrived. On Instagram, Drew Arellano shared a photo of his and wife Iya Villania's fourth baby, Astro Phoenix. According to him, the latter was born today, June 4, at 4:39 p.m. Later, he shared photos of the actress and the newborn. "All we...
A parish in Paranaque has warned the public against scams using the clergy to swindle money from church goers. Photo courtesy Presentation of the Child Jesus FB The Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish issued the warning after a solicitation letter supposedly coming from Msgr Felipe Ocol...
An alliance of child rights advocates commended the 18th Congress for passing several key children’s rights bills despite the abrupt adjustment demands in work due to Covid-19 restrictions. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Child Rights Network (CRN), on Thursday, June 2, extended its...
A policeman charged for sexual harassment of a 15 year-old boy was ordered arrested by the city police chief on Tuesday, May 31. Col. Jaime Santos, in a phone interview, said the suspect, a 51-year-old Staff Master Sergeant and assigned to the police Sub-Station I is now detained at the police...
(PIXABAY) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Authority for Child Care (NACC)—formerly known as the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), have issued guidelines to ensure the continuous processing of child placement and adoption processing services while the...
By Jennifer Leu-Yong All photos are courtesy of Ms. Leovelyn Quiambao A billboard of Megan Chloe Quiambao On a normal Saturday afternoon, in their home in Milan, six-year-old Megan Chloe Quiambao would be holding coloring pencils, drawing on her sketchbook. At first glance, you may find nothing...
K-pop idol group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) sold nearly 1.25 million copies of their new mini-album in one week and topped the chart. TXT released "Minisode 2: Thursday's Child" on May 9 and according to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, the album garnered 1,248,370 copies in first-week sales from May 9 to 15...
