October, 2022
NBI, PLDT block 20 websites showing online child sex abuse – Hontiveros
October 24, 2022 · By MICHELLE ABAD for www.rappler.com
NBI, PLDT block 20 websites showing online child sex abuse – Hontiveros MANILA, Philippines – Since the passage of the law banning online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in July, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) together with telecommunications company PLDT have blocked at least 20 websites proliferating abusive material, Senator Risa Hontiveros […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry
October 24, 2022 · By Tom Symonds and Judith Burns, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry Anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended. It called the nature and scale of abuse in England and Wales “horrific and deeply disturbing” […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: The horrific findings of a seven-year inquiry
October 21, 2022 · By Tom Symonds, Home affairs correspondent, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: The horrific findings of a seven-year inquiry The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual abuse was created in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to examine how institutions responded to allegations of abuse in England and Wales – both in the past, and today. During seven years of hearings, 725 witnesses gave […]
Read More...Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry
October 21, 2022 · By Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse for www.bbc.com
Child sex abuse: Failing to report it should be made illegal – major inquiry Anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended. It called the nature and scale of abuse in England and Wales “horrific and deeply disturbing” […]
Read More...Hong Kong’s democracy dream will not die
October 21, 2022 · By Gianni Criveller for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong’s democracy dream will not die Chinese authorities on July 1, 2020, began implementing in Hong Kong the National Security Law to stop the popular movement for democracy and freedom, which began on June 9, 2019, and mobilized the city for a whole year. The demonstrations reached up to two million citizens, in a […]
Read More...Can we prevent the extinction of species?
October 21, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Can we prevent the extinction of species? Fr. Shay Cullen 21 October 2021 Ask any class of school children who are steeped in knowledge and experience of the natural world, that have been on many field trips to the forests and the sea, and have seen numerous documentaries on wildlife and the challenges and harm […]
Read More...President Bongbong Marcos will surely prevent the Philippines being a garbage dump.
October 21, 2022 ·
President Bongbong Marcos will surely prevent the Philippines being a garbage dump Press Release Groups Press Marcos Government to Ban Waste Imports, Ratify Basel Convention Ban Amendment 20 October 2022, Quezon City. Civil society groups advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free Philippines are appealing to the government anew to adopt pivotal measures that will […]
Read More...Philippine Catholic group to take on malnutrition
October 19, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine Catholic group to take on malnutrition A Catholic foundation in the Philippines is partnering with the agriculture department to produce vegetables that will feed the nation’s poor communities. The Philippine Agriculture Department on the occasion of World Food Day on Oct. 16 pledged to supply vegetable seeds to be planted on Church land by members of […]
Read More...Drug war victims’ kin tell Filipino justice secretary to quit
October 19, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Drug war victims’ kin tell Filipino justice secretary to quit Families of drug war victims have called for the Philippines Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to resign after his son was arrested for alleged possession of illegal drugs. Remulla’s eldest son, Juanito Jose, 38, was arrested last week for illegal possession of almost a kilo […]
Read More...Nepal’s wartime rape survivors demand recognition
October 19, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Nepal’s wartime rape survivors demand recognition Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal’s civil war — and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal. Guerrilla attacks and forced disappearances were daily facts of life on both sides of the […]
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