Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, March 1, called on lawmakers to expedite the passage of a bill that seeks to protect children from online sexual exploitation which has become prevalent during this time of a COVID-19 pandemic.
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Consumer advocacy groups urged government to empower telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to work with all sectors to stop child pornography instead of more sanctions and regulations.
In reaction to government moves to impose sanctions for failure to fulfill duties mandated under Republic Act 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, CitizenWatch Philippines Co-Convenor Atty. Tim Abejo said, “The government should empower the telcos and ISPs as allies in fighting the societal menace of Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC) instead of imposing more sanctions and even more regulations.”
Abejo said, “The best approach would be to work together in a systemic, whole-of-society approach that will harness all the technology and resources of government, law enforcement agencies, the academe, global and local NGOs, and technology experts to develop the responsive policies, and digital tools, i
Awareness Week should prompt gov t on heightened crackdown vs. online child sexual abuse - Gatchalian
Amidst the observance of the National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation every second week of February every year, Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP) to sustain and boost efforts to curb online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country.
According to Gatchalian, this entails steps such as the continuous monitoring of internet service providers (ISPs) compliance with the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9775) following a surge of activities linked to OSEC.
Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian on Thursday called on the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography (IACACP) to sustain and boost efforts to curb online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (M