Philippine News Digest 43
18 - 25 November 2002
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10 boys wound selves in bid to oust 'abusive' jail exec
8-month OFW remittance up 22.6%
Suspected pedophile held
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boys wound selves in bid to oust 'abusive' jail exec
At least 10 boys detained at the Cebu City-run facility for
minor offenders have inflicted wounds, scratches and cuts in their arms
and hands to signify their demand to have their “abusive” jail warden
replaced. The boys detained at the Operation Second Chance detention
facility warned they would continue harming themselves if authorities
refused to address their demands. Regional Trial Court judge Pampio
Abarintos, who presides over Cebu's family court paid a surprise visit to
the facility and vowed to conduct an investigation of the allegations to
give the jail warden an opportunity to explain his side. There is an
estimated 20,000 minors languishing in jails in the Philippines, an
outright violation of Philippine and international laws. Source:
Jolene Bulambot, Philippine Daily Inquirer Visayas Bureau, 25 November
2002.
8-month OFW remittance up 22.6%
Suspected
pedophile held
A 61-year old American tourist was arrested in Olongapo City
November 13 after two teenagers told investigators that the man had
molested them. The policemen were conducting patrol operations when thy
saw the tourist taking pictures of the two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, who
were swimming at the Baloy Beach in Barangay Barretto. The police invited
the suspect and the two teenagers for questioning on suspicion that the
American was a pedophile. During the interview, the teenagers admitted to
police that the suspect molested them in a motel in the city. Source:
Allan Macatuno, Philippine Daily Inquirer Central Luzon Desk, 18 November
2002.
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