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Students struggling to get gadgets for online classes fall victim to abuse, sexual exploitation

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 04:36 PM

Several groups have expressed concern over cases of students engaging in illicit activities and falling victim to online sexual exploitation as they struggle to acquire gadgets that they could use for distance education. Read more »

Mga batang babad sa internet posibleng mas lantad sa sexual exploitation

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 03:41 PM

Sinabi ni Police Brig. Gen. Alessandro Abella, hepe ng PNP-Women and Children Protection Center, na naging oportunidad ang pandemic para sa mga online sex offenders na mag-stalk, mag-groom at i-exploit ang mga bata online.  Read more »

'Extensive' use of technology led to cybercrime spike during lockdown - justice officials

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 02:11 PM

MANILA - Extensive use of technology as areas in the Philippines went under lockdown because of the coronavirus disease led to a surge in cybercrime cases in the country, including child exploitation, justice officials said Saturday. Read more »

Reported child sexual abuse online in PH up by over 260 pct during lockdown: DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 02:28 PM

Reports of online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines spiked by over 260 percent during the coronavirus lockdown of its most populous island, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday, citing data from an international non-profit corporation. Read more »

Liza Soberano lends voice in fight against online sexual exploitation of children

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 08:08 PM

"I realized that the role of an advocate is to offer independent support to those who feel that they are not being heard, and to ensure that action is taken seriously upon these criminals." Read more »

Philippines tops world for online child sex abuse: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 12:10 AM

The report said of the victims it identified had been preyed upon for years and the youngest was less than a year old. Read more »

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 »