October, 2020
The Explosion of Child Abuse Online
October 2, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Explosion of Child Abuse Online Fr. Shay Cullen 02 October 2010 The Covid-19 pandemic is on everybody’s mind, weighs on the spirit and invades the body, paralyzes social life and cripples the world economy. Yet, people are adapting, surviving, recovering and are resilient. They, but a few, are coping with the new normal, a […]
Read More...Secret Pandemic: Online Child Exploitation On The Rise Amid COVID-19 Problems
October 2, 2020 · By Janvic Mateo for www.onenews.ph
Secret Pandemic: Online Child Exploitation On The Rise Amid COVID-19 Problems With a huge chunk of the population shifting to online means of communication due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), child rights advocates are warning against a different kind of pandemic: online sexual exploitation of children. Various groups have monitored an increase in the […]
Read More...Senate probe on telcos’ accountability in increasing number of online sex abuse cases filed
October 2, 2020 · By Hannah Torregoza for mb.com.ph
Senate probe on telcos’ accountability in increasing number of online sex abuse cases filed Sen. Imee Marcos is seeking a Senate inquiry into the accountability of telecommunications companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) in the increasing number of cases of online child sexual abuse. Marcos said telecommunications firms and ISPs seem to be falling short […]
Read More...Local telco firms reiterate support for gov’t vs. child porn
October 2, 2020 · By Benjamin Pulta for www.pna.gov.ph
Local telco firms reiterate support for gov’t vs. child porn MANILA – A group of local telecommunications firms has reiterated its commitment to supporting the government’s fight against child pornography. In a position paper submitted to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and made public on Wednesday, the Philippine Chamber of Telecom Operators (PCTO) said its members would […]
Read More...Senate probe, telcos’ action on rising online child abuse cases pressed
October 2, 2020 · By Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Senate probe, telcos’ action on rising online child abuse cases pressed MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos is calling on the Senate to investigate the alarming rise of reported cases of sexual abuse of children online amid lockdowns enforced by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The senator also […]
Read More...As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work
October 1, 2020 · By The New York Times for www.nytimes.com
Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health. As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work TUMAKURU, India — Every morning in front of the Devaraj Urs public housing apartment blocks on the outskirts […]
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