December, 2013
European NGO defends its controversial child rights campaign
December 30, 2013 ·
Terre des Hommes’ novel approach to an emerging global phenomenon known as Webcam Child Sex Tourism, has sparked global attention. However, the NGO has come under scrutiny for its methods. By Julia Moss and Kate Richardson The campaign, which was released to the public on November 5th, involved a computer-generated 10-year-old Pilipino girl named ‘Sweetie’ […]
Read More...SEARCHING FOR ABUSED CHILDREN AND YOLANDA ORPHANS Dec.29
December 29, 2013 ·
By Fr.Shay Cullen 29 December 2014 Immediately after the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the strongest typhoon ever to hit land on 8 November this year, I wrote an article titled “The Lost Orphans of Yolanda” on 12 November in the knowledge that the children without parents are the most vulnerable to abuse, abduction, malnutrition and human […]
Read More...Who decides for ‘Yolanda’s’ orphans?
December 29, 2013 ·
By Rina Jimenez-David Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:40 pm | Thursday, December 26th, 2013 Excerpts. That was an interesting story, to say the least, about the five Pascual children, ranging in age from 18 to 8, who had gone “missing” after losing their parents and their three youngest siblings to Yolanda. At first feared to […]
Read More...THE LOST ORPHANS OF YOLANDA
December 28, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen 12 November 2013 Besides the thousands that have been killed, injured, and made homeless by the most devastating typhoon known to humankind, the orphaned children are the most vulnerable. Their towns and villages and homes are no more and their parents are dead. They are threatened by malnutrition, kidnapping, and abduction. Horrible […]
Read More...Typhoon-hit areas watched for traffickers
December 28, 2013 ·
By Niña P. Calleja Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:35 am | Friday, December 13th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—The government’s Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (IACAT) has been directed to closely monitor areas devastated by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” following reports of syndicates preying on the typhoon survivors, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Thursday. De Lima joined church leaders […]
Read More...SENDING DONATIONS TO PREDA PAYPAL ,IT's OK
December 27, 2013 ·
Dear friends and generous donors , Thank you for trying to send donation to the children and the victims of Yolanda. If you get the message that its not working ,or nothing happens when you click ignore it, send the donation via your Paypal account to any of the following addresses. our Paypal addresses are; […]
Read More...UN, partners move to protect ‘Yolanda’ kids from traffickers
December 27, 2013 ·
By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:11 am | Friday, December 27th, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—The United Nations and partner organizations have stepped up efforts to protect typhoon survivors in Eastern Visayas from human trafficking, aiming to save the vulnerable from becoming twice the victim in the hands of predators on the prowl. A coalition of […]
Read More...Christmas in mud in Tacloban
December 26, 2013 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:18 am | Thursday, December 26th, 2013 TACLOBAN CITY—Survivors of the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon spent a gloomy Christmas Day surrounded by mud as heavy rain drove many inside their flimsy shelters, dampening efforts to retain some holiday cheer in the deeply devout nation. Groups of children in plastic raincoats braved the incessant […]
Read More...In typhoon’s wake, Christmas infused with tragedy in Leyte
December 26, 2013 ·
Thursday, December 26th, 2013 Philippine Daily Inquirer TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines—Christmas lights blink in a handful of restaurants in Tacloban, but at nightfall, much of this city destroyed by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) slips into darkness. A few downtown shops have reopened. Roadside vendors peddle fruits of the season: oranges and red apples. There is […]
Read More...Christmas Party and Gift Giving to Evacuees of Typhoon Haiyan at J. Fabella Center, Mandaluyong city Dec.16, 2013
December 20, 2013 ·
