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11 rescued from clubs with 'extra service,' 'mad' they were taken from workplace

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:50 PM

Eleven women, including minors, were rescued from two night clubs that offered "extra service" in Barangay San Antonio in Quezon City early Friday. Read more »

5-year-old girl rescued from neighbors 'selling her online' in Taguig

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 10:09 PM

MANILA - The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division of the Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) rescued a five-year-old girl who was allegedly sold by her neighbor in an online porn website and chatroom in Barangay Tuktukan, Taguig City.  Read more »

Cybersex ops still prevalent in PH; 80 pct of victims are minors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 02:26 PM

Online sexual exploitation remains prevalent in the Philippines, with victims, including minors, being lured into the trade by their own relatives, a joint probe by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) showed.  Read more »

United Nations moves to help combat sexual abuse in its ranks

Ellen Wulfhorst, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 20 08:15 AM

NEW YORK - The United Nations on Tuesday took steps to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within its ranks, naming an array of experts to a panel aimed at ending incidents of harassment that have plagued the global agency for years. Read more »

London group hails PH ‘strong legal framework’ in fighting sexual violence on children

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 05:02 AM

The Philippines placed 16th out of a list of 40 countries ranked based on their response to sexual violence against children, a study by the Economist Intelligence Units revealed. Read more »

Woman arrested for pimping daughter online

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:04 PM

The Mindanao Field Unit of the PNP Women and Children Protection Center arrested a 24 year old mom caught in the act of peddling her 7 yr old daughter online in Iligan City.  Read more »

Pagtulong gusto pang pag-ibayuhin ng Bantay Bata 163 Village

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 09:48 PM

Nais paigtingin ng Bagong Bantay Bata 163 Childrens’ Village ang pagtulong sa mga batang biktima ng sexual abuse. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga panganib sa pag-o-online ng mga bata

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 05:28 AM

Dapat palawakin ang kaalaman ng mga kabataang Pinoy hinggil sa mga peligrong maaari nilang harapin online, ayon sa isang eksperto. Read more »

Boy, 3, rescued from 'cybersex activity' in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 03:12 AM

Authorities have rescued a three-year-old boy from a suspected cybersex operation in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Monday afternoon.   Read more »

175,000 kids face cyber risks daily - UNICEF

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 02:51 PM

More than 175,000 children who go online for the first time everyday run grave risks of sexual exploitation, cyberbullying, and misuse of private information, the United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday.   Read more »

Sex trafficking in U.S. massage parlors a $2.5-B business: study

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 18 02:16 PM

NEW YORK - U.S. traffickers make $2.5 billion a year forcing women to have sex in massage parlors, according to a report on Wednesday describing victims as new immigrants with debts and no language skills. Read more »

Stronger action vs online sexual exploitation, human trafficking sought

Carolyn Bonquin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 08:17 PM

Anti-slavery organization International Justice Mission (IJM) and the Blas Ople Policy Center on Thursday called on the government and civil society to put up stronger efforts in battling online human trafficking.  Read more »