Preda News
Preda Fair Trade overcoming poverty
July 14, 2018 ·
Preda Fair Trade overcoming poverty Fr. Shay Cullen Juan and Maria dela Costa are a poor farmer couple living with three children in the mountains of Zambales 140 kilometers north of Manila.They have lived in poverty making a living from planting vegetables, honey and gathering mango fruits to sell in the market many kilometers. Like […]
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May 24, 2018 ·
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Fr. Shay Cullen Urges Support for Legislation to Restrict Travel by Convicted Paedophiles
April 27, 2018 ·
Fr. Shay Cullen Urges Support for Legislation to Restrict Travel by Convicted Paedophiles TDs and Senators have been urged to support a new Bill – the Sex Offences (Amendment) Bill 2018 – introduced in Dail Eireann by Maureen O’Sullivan TD which proposes to restrict the foreign travel of convicted paedophiles. If enacted, Ireland would the […]
Read More...Legal Success: 40-year Old Man Man Convicted for Child Abuse
April 20, 2018 · By Francisco B. Bermido, Jr.
Legal Success: 40-year Old Man Man Convicted for Child Abuse Francisco B. Bermido, Jr. Then 40-year old Danilo Sumpay was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Violation of Article VI, section 10 (a) of Republic Act 7610 otherwise known as the Anti-Child Abuse Law and was sentenced by Judge Ma. Cristina J. […]
Read More...The Meaning of Preda
March 19, 2018 ·
People’s Recovery, Empowerment and Development Assistance (PREDA) Foundation The Work of the Preda Foundation We at Preda Foundation are a team of Filipinos that are giving freedom and a new lease of life to girls rescued from the streets, brothels, human traffickers and sex offenders and pedophiles. We rescue young boys fifteen years and younger from government detention cells […]
Read More...Community Child Rights Education Saves Children
February 28, 2018 ·
Community Child Rights Education Saves Children Francsco B. Bermido, Jr. When children are neglected and abused, the child protection law is violated but who is there to implement it and protect children and stop the physical abuse, the parental neglect and psychological hurt? That is where the ordinary people need to have awareness and education […]
Read More...A Reunion of Survivors
January 30, 2018 ·
Last October 27, 2017 39 former residents of the Preda Home for Children came to Preda to participate in an assessment and evaluation workshop to with the end in view of determining what component of the program worked for them and what did not work. These children were all victims of abuse and trafficking cared […]
Read More...A Heinous Crime against a Five-year Old
January 25, 2018 ·
A Heinous Crime against a Five-year Old Francisco B. Bermido, Jr. The majority of children at the Preda Center are sexually abused teenagers and victims of human trafficking under the age of 18 but there are also younger children who are seriously traumatized and in grave danger having been sexually abused at a younger age […]
Read More...Father Cullen recognised
January 11, 2018 · By Sunday Examiner
KERKRADE (SE): Regular columnist for the Sunday Examiner and longtime advocate for the rights of children, indigenous people and the abused, Father Shay Cullen, was presented with the Martin Buber Plaque Award in recognition of his work at a ceremony in Kerkrade as part of the International Festival of Dialogue in the Netherlands on November […]
Read More...When a Teacher is the Abuser
January 9, 2018 ·
When a Teacher is the Abuser Francisco B. Bermido, Jr. Teachers are for the most part the protectors and helpers of children and as part of their professional and moral duty, they listen, assist and understand their students especially when they have problems. This is urgent when the children have suffered sexual abuse and have […]
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