Topic: Philippines
Cyberporn now deemed Philippine's No. 1 crime
January 18, 2014 ·
By Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer 2:33 am | Saturday, January 18th, 2014 The pins on the Philippine map at the Philippine National Police (PNP) say it all: Cyberpornography is prevalent throughout the country that law enforcers consider it the No. 1 crime in the Philippines—more menacing even than the illegal drug trade. “The data […]
Read More...Philippine child webcam abuse ring uncovered in police probe
January 17, 2014 ·
Manila (AFP) – An international probe has cracked a paedophile ring which streamed live sexual abuse of Filipino children over the Internet, leading to dozens of arrests, police in the Philippines, Britain and Australia said Thursday. Under Operation Endeavour which spanned a dozen nations, 29 people have been arrested including 11 in the Philippines, while […]
Read More...Computer-generated 'Sweetie' catches online predators
January 17, 2014 ·
By Angus Crawford BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25749326 International police investigation on child exploitation via internet has led to the arrest of 29 suspects worldwide. The operation was aimed against live online child abuse, where children in developing countries were forced to perform sexual acts in front of a webcam for customers abroad. Another 733 suspects are still […]
Read More...Former basketball import arrested for child abuse
January 14, 2014 ·
By Bong Lozada INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines-A former import of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, the precursor of the Philippine Basketball Association, was arrested Monday for allegedly abusing children in Bulacan. (Quezon)Officials from the National Bureau of Investigation and Department of Social Welfare and Development raided Tom Randall’s nursing home, Sankey Samaritan Orphanage, […]
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...“It’s time to stop this madness” – Philippines plea at UN climate talks
November 14, 2013 ·
Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the resilient people of the Republic of the Philippines. At the onset, allow me to fully associate my delegation with the statement made by the distinguished Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji, on behalf of G77 and China as well as the statement made […]
Read More...Typhoid and cholera threat in Philippines
November 13, 2013 ·
JOYCE FEGAN – 13 NOVEMBER 2013 Typhoid and cholera are now threatening the worst hit parts of the Philippines after typhoon Yolanda because aid is slow to arrive, says Fr Shay Cullen who is based there. Food distribution is incredibly slow and a large plane carrying aid is currently stuck in Cebu, the only airport […]
Read More...Why Father Pops left the way he did
October 18, 2013 ·
By Cecilia B. Langlois (aka Geejay Arriola) Inquirer Mindanao 7 343 314 (Editor’s Note: Following is a tribute to Italian priest Fausto Tentorio, who was murdered on Oct. 17, 2011 by still unknown assailants near his parish church in Arakan, North Cotabato.) When a priest leaves the comforts of his First World convent to go […]
Read More...Modern slavery targets children
October 18, 2013 ·
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries. The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million. But Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% of its population enslaved. The […]
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