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While they support the government’s bid to boost laws protecting children against online exploitation, child rights advocates are pushing for a “holistic approach” to defeat the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country.
Philippine churches have held webinars to raise awareness about online sexual abuse and the exploitation of children
by the Rev. Cathy Chang, World Mission | Special to Presbyterian News Service
This past October, member churches of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) gathered for regional webinars to raise awareness about online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and share their plans for action. NCCP is a global partner of Presbyterian World Mission. Resource people from ECPAT Philippines (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking) and Child Rights Network (CRN) provided presentations to promote awareness. Pastor Hazel Salatan, a United Methodist pastor who is in the faculty development program focused on Christian education at Union Theological Seminary, Philippines, urged churches and faith communities to provide safe spaces for children.
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While the purpose of the ordinance is to curb the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a child’s rights group said the ordinance is actually a violation of children’s right to play and leisure under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
The Child Rights Network (CRN), the largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights legislation in the Philippines, said that the pandemic should not translate to children being confined in their homes 24 hours a day and seven days a week “without even a minute of legroom.”