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A lobby challenging Huduma Namba rollout has withdrawn its application seeking to halt the process citing court delay in hearing the urgent case.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A regional trial court (RTC) in Iligan City has sentenced a male offender and his female accomplice from four to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for online sex trafficking of children. In a statement Tuesday, the International Justice Mission (IJM) in the Philippines, said the verdict was meted on February 9 by RTC Branch 2. The male trafficker was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted trafficking under Republic Act 9208, as amended ...

Manila, Philippines – A Child Rights Consortium commends the passing of the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2022 to strengthen anti-trafficking

A lobby challenging Huduma Namba rollout has withdrawn its application seeking to suspend the process citing court delay in hearing the urgent case.

National Bureau of Investigation (2) Six women have been rescued by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from a bar which is allegedly engaged in sex trafficking in Gallego, Camarines Sur. Also arrested during the operations conducted by the NBI’s Naga District Office (NBI-NADO)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A regional trial court (RTC) in Iligan City has sentenced a male offender and his female accomplice from four to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for online sex trafficking of children. In a statement Tuesday, the International Justice Mission (IJM) in the Philippines, said the verdict was meted on February 9 under RTC Branch 2. The male trafficker was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted trafficking under Republic Act 9208, as amend...

Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC), saying that the effort should be integrated among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families – as the world commemor

Kids are spending much more time online because of COVID-19.

Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC), saying that the effort should be integrated among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families – as the world commemorates the annual Safer Internet…

UNICEF Child Protection Officer RA Villafranca presents key statistics on OSAEC prevalence in the Philippines It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes even more to protect them. In a webinar marking World Safer Internet Day, Globe vowed to continue efforts to provide a platform for col