September, 2020
International rights group condemns escalating attacks on Philippine IPs
September 14, 2020 · By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
International rights group condemns escalating attacks on Philippine IPs The Indigenous Peoples Rights International on Thursday raised concern over the “escalating and brutal attacks” on indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, IPRI denounced the reports on the displacement of Aeta families in Zambales, killing of a Manobo woman […]
Read More...Apps for children must offer privacy by default
September 14, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Apps for children must offer privacy by default Apps, social media platforms and online games that are specifically targeted at children will now have to put privacy at the heart of their design. A code of practice outlining how children’s data should be protected has come into force and firms have 12 months to comply […]
Read More...Why the ISPs Don’t Save Children from Online Abuse
September 10, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Why the ISPs Don’t Save Children from Online Abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 10 September 2020 Thousands of innocent Filipino children are being sexually abused daily over the internet and the telecommunication corporations and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are responsible. They have failed to install blocking software on their servers since the passing of the […]
Read More...Detained Iran protesters ‘flogged, sexually abused and electrocuted’
September 10, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Iranian security forces committed a “catalogue of shocking human rights violations” against those detained in a crackdown on nationwide protests last November, Amnesty International says. Dozens of men and women told the human rights group they were beaten, flogged, given electric shocks, or sexually abused to extract bogus confessions. More than 7,000 people – including […]
Read More...Philippines joins global Christian effort to save nature
September 10, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Philippines joins global Christian effort to save nature The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) has helped launch this year’s Season of Creation with an appeal to Catholics to renew their relationship with God and all creation. The global event is a month-long campaign by Orthodox and Catholic churchgoers against climate change. “The Season […]
Read More...A culture of death is thriving in the Philippines
September 10, 2020 · By Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A culture of death is thriving in the Philippines In the longest-running lockdown in the world, the Philippines has as of today more than 224,000 coronavirus cases, the highest number in Southeast Asia. The confirmed number of cases of deaths is 3,597, second only to Indonesia, notwithstanding undocumented and unreported cases. Needless to say, the […]
Read More...US citizen indicted for child sex after returning from Laos
September 10, 2020 · By James Lovelock, Vientiane for gulfnews.com
US citizen indicted for child sex after returning from Laos Michael Sebastian, a 52-year-old American, seemed like a decent man, one of those expats living in Laos who take it upon themselves to help disadvantaged local youngsters. Sebastian, who first landed in Laos as a tourist in 2008 by his own account, began teaching English […]
Read More...Internet service providers fail to report sites transmitting child porn – DSWD
September 9, 2020 · By MICHELLE ABAD for rappler.com
As per the Anti-Child Pornography Act, internet service providers are mandated to report to the police any obtained knowledge of child porn distribution or access using their servers MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported one noticeable gap in anti-child pornography law enforcement is the non-compliance of internet service providers […]
Read More...Preda Receives PCNC Certificate of Accreditation
September 9, 2020 · By Preda News
Preda Foundation Receives PCNC Certificate of Accreditation The Preda Foundation was granted on 29 July 2020 its first Certificate of Accreditation, valid for three years, by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC). The PCNC accreditation is a seal of good housekeeping that indicates the organization’s compliance with strict standards of accountability and transparency. Accountability […]
Read More...Telcos commit to helping gov’t fight child pornography
September 8, 2020 · By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
The organization of telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISP) in the country said they will continue to block child pornographic websites based on information provided by law enforcement agencies. In a position paper submitted to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operations (PCTO) said they have so far blocked more than […]
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