Topic: Child Abuse
Angel-Grace, Her Story Continued
January 13, 2010 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
It was a happy day and a happier event for hundreds of the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They were gathered in the covered basketball court of Botolan, Zambales, to be recognized as the rightful inhabitants and owners of 15,000 square kilometers of ancestral domain. Many of them had walked thirty or […]
Read More...Getting it straight on Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela
December 19, 2009 · , irishcatholic.ie
In 2001 the Vatican issued a document called Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela. This sets out how offences against the sacraments and offences against minors should be dealt with by the Church. Critics of the Church insist that this document instructed bishops to cover up allegations of clerical sex abuse and not tell the civil authorities. This is […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter December 2009
December 2, 2009 ·
This is a happy time for the many children being cared for by Preda. Twelve (12) more children were released from prison to the care of the “Preda New Dawn” boy’s home to start a new life of dignity and respect. Six new girls were rescued from their abusers in recent weeks. There are 110 […]
Read More...American ship captain in sex trysts with Filipino children arrested
October 16, 2009 ·
Cotabato Rep. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza has lauded the arrest of an American ship captain who allegedly prostituted Filipino children on several occasions during visits to Manila.
Read More...Preda Newsletter October 2009
October 2, 2009 ·
DEAR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF PREDA, I have to open this newsletter with the sad news of the kidnapping of Columban Father Michael Sinnott. Father Michael is a true dedicated self-sacrificing missionary. He is my former professor at the Columban Seminary in Navan, Ireland and co-missionary here in the Philippines. I appeal for all to […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter June 2009
June 2, 2009 ·
Dear Friends, Supporters and Defenders of Children, Greetings and welcome to our Preda Newsletter with the latest updates on the action and developments since March this year. There has been remarkable progress in the services for children, many more have been rescued from jail, brothels and abusers and many are recovering. They are finding a […]
Read More...European Union to authorize UK to filter child porn
April 3, 2009 ·
According to The Register report, The European Union wishes new laws to be created to give governments the power to force ISPs to block child pornography. This move among other things will enable the UK Home Office to impose filtering technology on small ISPs who say they cannot afford it, or argue it is ineffective.
Read More...Suspected German paedophile arrested in the Philippines
February 20, 2009 ·
A GERMAN national who is allegedly a pedophile is now facing charges of child abuse, acts of lasciviousness and consented abduction after he was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Read More...Preda Newsletter September 2008
September 4, 2008 ·
Dear Friends and supporters, There are many important events and success stories in the past few months. The International Person of the year award is given to Preda from the Irish RTE Media and by Rehab Ireland. It will be presented in City West Hotel, Dublin on 13 September. It’s a fund raiser for Rehab […]
Read More...Child abuse reports decline in summer, but the abuse doesn't
June 4, 2008 ·
by Chloe Wiley http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=92733 Johnny comes to school consistently dirty, avoids eye-contact and has unexplained bruises. These are common signs of child abuse and neglect that teachers and other caregivers, such as social workers, are trained to notice and required by federal law to report. But during the summer children lose contact with these professionals. […]
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