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Why Yam thinks ‘Init sa Magdamag’ empowers women

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:23 PM

As ‘Init sa Magdamag’ comes down to its final week, actress Yam Concepcion said she believed the series showed courage in tackling domestic abuse. Read more »

'Too much': Pangilinan files cyber libel complaint vs 2 YouTube channels spreading 'fake news' vs family

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 03:03 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — Senator Francis Pangilinan has taken steps to go after 2 YouTube channels spreading false information against him and his wife, actress Sharon Cuneta. Read more »

MLB: Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna charged in domestic incident

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of May 31 09:31 AM

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday and charged with two counts related to domestic battery, police confirmed. Read more »

Arrest warrant out for vlogger Tim Sawyer for domestic violence

Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:29 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation Special Action Unit on Thursday went to the residence of vlogger Tim Sawyer who has a standing arrest warrant for domestic violence. Read more »

COVID-19 patient bludgeoned to death in California hospital

Concepción de León, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 25 09:37 PM

An 82-year-old man who was being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital north of Los Angeles was bludgeoned to death with an oxygen tank last week by his roommate, authorities said. Read more »

MLB: Rays hero Arozarena arrested on suspicion of domestic violence

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Nov 25 12:22 PM

Tampa Bay Rays postseason hero Randy Arozarena was arrested in Mexico on suspicion of domestic violence, according to multiple reports. Read more »

Pandemic inflames violence against women

Jessica Lopez with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Nov 23 02:11 PM

No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.   Read more »

Tennis star's court case spotlights domestic violence in Georgia

Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 21 11:24 AM

Georgian tennis star Nikoloz Basilashvili is due to appear in court on Tuesday on charges of assaulting his ex-wife. Read more »

Chinese vlogger dies after being set on fire by ex-husband

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 03 04:50 PM

The woman had more than 885,000 followers on Douyin -- the Chinese version of TikTok -- and regularly posted videos of her daily life foraging in the mountains, cooking and lipsyncing to songs dressed in traditional Tibetan clothing.   Read more »

COVID-19 highlights need for companies to protect domestic abuse victims

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 02 10:52 PM

The global surge in domestic violence during coronavirus lockdowns highlights the need for companies to do more to protect victims and help them get their lives back on track, experts on the issue said on Thursday. Read more »

Advocates worry about potential rise in domestic violence amid quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 09:24 PM

Advocates and experts on domestic violence recently expressed concern over the potential rise in cases of abuse as people are required to stay at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Thousands of cases of violence against women, children recorded during lockdown: Duterte report

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 02:01 PM

Thousands of cases of violence against women and children were recorded by the police since the start of lockdowns in the country in March, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his June 8 report to Congress. Read more »

QC reopens facility responding to gender-based violence as cases spike during lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 06:43 PM

The facility was temporarily closed during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, although it continued to receive complaints via their email, hotline, and social media accounts.  Read more »

As lockdown fuels domestic abuse, social media users fight back

Sonia Elks, Umberto Bacchi and Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 20 10:19 AM

As coronavirus curbs trap victims under the same roof as abusers, the United Nations has called domestic violence a "shadow pandemic", and the issue has led to a flurry of online campaigns by charities, celebrities and ordinary social media users.   Read more »

WHO: Domestic violence surges in locked down Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 09:07 PM

Billions of people are subject to some form of stay-at-home orders across the globe, and experts say women and children are particularly vulnerable to abuse in lockdown. Read more »

1,200 crimes against women, children recorded since ECQ started: Duterte report

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 11:57 AM

Duterte in his report said the Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 763 cases of crimes against women, and 521 crimes against children as of April 30. Read more »

JK Rowling donates to coronavirus victims of domestic violence, homeless

Matthew Lavietes, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 04 09:04 AM

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has donated 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) to help victims of domestic abuse and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic after recovering from the virus herself. Read more »

Tauhan ng MMDA na nag-viral sa panggugulpi sa mag-ina, sinibak

Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 04:26 PM

Sinibak nitong Martes ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang isa nilang tauhan na nag-viral sa social media matapos masapul sa video ang kaniyang panggugulpi sa kaniyang asawa't anak.    Read more »

A new COVID-19 crisis: Domestic abuse rises worldwide

Amanda Taub, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 07 02:24 PM

Add another public health crisis to the toll of the new coronavirus: Mounting data suggests that domestic abuse is acting like an opportunistic infection, flourishing in the conditions created by the pandemic. Read more »

Protect women against domestic violence during COVID-19 lockdown:UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 01:51 PM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »