May, 2020
Sexual abuse cases from March to May 2020 more than tripled, says DOJ
May 28, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
Sexual abuse cases from March to May 2020 more than tripled, says DOJ Reports of sexual abuse in the Philippines from March to May 2020 more than tripled compared to the same period last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. According to Marisol Abdurahman’s report on “24 Oras,” the DOJ received 279,000 reports of […]
Read More...Chicago boy, 12, shot to death in NW Indiana
May 27, 2020 · By Luke Wilusz for chicago.suntimes.com
Chicago anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes said Demetrius Townsel’s twin brother tried to save his life by putting pressure on the wound. A 12-year-old Chicago boy was killed in a shooting Saturday in Gary, Indiana. Demetrius Townsel Jr. was shot near 26th Avenue and Pierce Street in Gary, according to the Lake County coroner’s office. He […]
Read More...Philippines paying the steep price of being largest nurse exporter
May 27, 2020 · By Raul Dancel, Philippines Correspondent In Manila for www.straitstimes.com
Philippines paying the steep price of being largest nurse exporter It had become so bad that at one point, all she was dreaming about was blood. “It was just blood everywhere,” Ms Romina, one of close to 20,000 registered Filipino nurses now living in Britain, told The Straits Times. In March, when Britain was in […]
Read More...Save the Children Philippines calls on LGUs to address needs of children, youth with disabilities amid COVID-19
May 27, 2020 · By Save the Children for reliefweb.int
Save the Children Philippines has raised concern on the situation of children with disabilities who continue to miss out on critical health services including rehabilitation and therapy due to extended quarantine under the COVID-19 pandemic. Atty. Alberto Muyot, Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children Philippines called on local government units (LGUs) to integrate programs […]
Read More...‘Philippines, Province of China’: How to create a geo-tag on Facebook
May 27, 2020 · By Rappler.com for www.rappler.com
‘Philippines, Province of China’: How to create a geo-tag on Facebook Over the weekend, reports about a controversial geo-tag or location marker on Facebook surfaced. It said: “Philippines, Province of China.” It earned the ire of Filipinos, expressing their disapproval online. Senator Risa Hontiveros railed at it, comparing it to past incidents such as Filipino […]
Read More...Vincentians in Philippines win Covid praise
May 27, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Vincentians in Philippines win Covid praise The Congregation of the Mission, popularly known as the Vincentians, has received praise from church authorities and lay faithful for distributing groceries and giving spiritual direction to Manila’s poorest residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. The aid was an offshoot of an assistance program called Vincent Helps started by seminarians from […]
Read More...Schoolgirl gang rape a wake-up call for Thais
May 27, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
The alleged gang rape of two teenage girls by several of their teachers at a provincial Thai school has refocused attention on widespread sexual abuse and violence in the Southeast Asian nation. A 14-year-old girl was allegedly molested and raped repeatedly over a one-year period by five of her teachers and two male students at a […]
Read More...Reported child sexual abuse online in PH up by over 260 pct during lockdown: DOJ
May 26, 2020 · By Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Reported child sexual abuse online in PH up by over 260 pct during lockdown: DOJ MANILA — Reports of online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines spiked by over 260 percent during the coronavirus lockdown of its most populous island, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday, citing data from an international non-profit corporation. […]
Read More...8 Raped daily during Quarantine – PNP
May 26, 2020 · By Philippine Star for Facebook Page
8 Raped daily during Quarantine – PNP Data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that 602 people across the country were raped from March 17 to May 23 or an average of eight people daily. The PNP did not go into detail on the areas with the highest number of cases and if […]
Read More...Prevalence of online sexual abuse in Philippines more than tripled –study
May 26, 2020 · By JAMIL SANTOS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
A recent study revealed that the estimated prevalence rate of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines more than tripled within three years. Led by NGO International Justice Mission (IJM), the study also confirms that the country has become a global hotspot of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC). It shows that the estimated number of IP […]
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