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China fines Alibaba $2.78 billion for market abuses: state media

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 10 01:01 PM

Chinese regulators have hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a massive 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position, state-run media reported on Saturday. Read more »

Pair arrested after home-alone girl, 12, robbed, molested in Hong Kong flat

South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 07 08:00 AM

Hong Kong police have arrested a man and woman who allegedly forced their way into a Kowloon East flat where a 12-year-old girl was home alone, robbing and molesting her while filming their actions. Read more »

Domestic helper jailed 9 months for pushing, stepping on baby

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 06 01:03 PM

Stressed by family matters back home, Suliana Kasim Dapok acted out by stepping on her Singapore employer's one-and-half-year old son and pushing him to the floor after he vomited on the carpet. Read more »

Batang ibinitin sa kawayan ng ina sa Tarlac, nasagip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:08 PM

Isang concerned citizen ang nagsumbong sa mga opisyal ng barangay na nakita niyang ibinibitin ng isang ginang ang isang bata sa puno ng kawayan malapit sa sementeryo sa Barangay San Fernando sa bayan ng Victoria sa Tarlac nitong Huwebes Santo.   Read more »

Animal abuse surges in Qatar as strays displaced

Anne Levasseur and Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 01:29 PM

Freya the dog was found with "half her face blown off", Bernie was stabbed and badly burnt, Diana is struggling to raise her puppies after being riddled with pellets: strays in Qatar are facing a spike in abuse.   Read more »

US university to pay over $1 billion in gynecologist sex abuse settlement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 07:03 AM

LOS ANGELES - University of Southern California reached a $842.4 million settlement approved a Los Angeles court, lawyer Gloria Allred said in a statement, on top of $215 million agreed to in a 2018 federal class action case. Read more »

Armie Hammer accused of rape, attorney calls claim 'outrageous'

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 07:32 AM

LOS ANGELES - A young woman on Thursday accused U.S. actor Armie Hammer of raping her four years ago in Los Angeles and police said they were investigating the matter. Read more »

HK teacher breaks down in court while testifying in 5-year-old girl’s murder trial

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:39 PM

The teacher described the deceased as a ‘little girl who liked to laugh a lot’ and was keen to answer questions, even when she did not know the answers. That all changed, however, when she moved in with her step-grandmother, which prosecutors say marked the beginning of her abuse at the hands of her family. Read more »

Mag-live-in na may kasong rape, timbog sa drug bust sa Davao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 05:28 AM

DAVAO CITY - Timbog ang isang mag-live-in partner matapos sila mahulihan ng nasa P260,000 na halaga ng hinihinalang shabu sa Barangay 8-A sa Davao Biyernes ng gabi. Read more »

Lalaki, arestado sa panggagahasa sa 3-taong gulang na apo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 04:31 PM

Hindi na nakapalag pa ang isang 64-anyos na lalaki nang arestuhin ng mga operatiba ng Sasmuan Municipal Police Station sa Pampanga dahil sa kasong panggagahasa noon Martes.   Read more »

One in three women endure physical or sexual violence: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Mar 10 05:02 AM

GENEVA - Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behavior that has increased during the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Read more »

'Quietly vanish into the night,' Palace tells envoy sacked over helper abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday told a former ambassador to "just quietly vanish into the night", as she tried to appeal her removal from government service over her physical abuse of her helper, which was caught on camera. Read more »

Gov't urged to provide special protection for Filipinas during COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 05:52 PM

A recent Social Weather Stations Survey showed that 1 in every 4 Filipino adults "cited harmful acts in various forms as among the most pressing problems of women during the present health crisis." Read more »

Boy tells HK court 5-yr-old sister was thrown at ceiling 18 times by dad before her death

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 09 12:47 PM

The video testimony came from the five-year-old girl’s surviving eight-year-old brother, who recounted the events to investigators the day after her death in 2018. He also described years of abuse at the hands of his father and stepmother, both of whom are facing murder charges. Read more »

Filipina domestic helper recounts experience under sacked PH envoy to Brazil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 10:51 PM

The Filipina household helper physically abused by the Philippine ambassador to Brazil recounted to ABS-CBN News the maltreatment she experienced at the hands of the envoy.  Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Kasambahay na minaltrato napatawad na ang dating among ambassador

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 09:33 PM

Kuwento ni alyas Amy, 2018 pa siya kay Ambassador Marichu Mauro at maayos ang lahat noong una.  Read more »

No more domestic staff for PH diplomats abroad following Mauro case— Locsin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 04:01 PM

MANILA — Diplomatic officers assigned abroad are no longer allowed to bring domestic staff to their overseas posts, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed Tuesday, following the maltreatment of a Filipino household help by the former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil.  Read more »

Koreano timbog sa pananakit umano ng anak ng kinakasamang Pinay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 01:29 AM

Isang Korean na lalaki ang inaresto nitong Linggo sa pananakit umano ng anak ng kinakasama niyang Pilipina sa Angeles, Pampanga Read more »

Woody Allen calls HBO documentary on abuse allegation a 'hatchet job'

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 06:49 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn have attacked a new HBO documentary that re-examines a decades-old allegation that the Oscar-winning filmmaker molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, calling the television series a “hatchet job.” Read more »

DICT urges telcos to comply with laws vs child pornography, online sexual abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:43 PM

Telecommunication firms and internet service providers should comply with laws against online child sexual exploitations, the country's technology watchdog said Friday, after reports of online abuse rose during the pandemic. Read more »