In September 2020, the Supreme Court of the Philippines acquitted a man of child sexual abuse charges after he impregnated a 12-year-old girl. The incident took place in 2012, when the man was 27. He ...

Child rescue groups are trying to save victims from sex trafficking in the Philippines. But a DW investigation found that they could be enabling abuse.This article contains descriptions of sexual ...

Family courts are overburdened and take a very long time to resolve child abuse cases Every time I sit in a Philippine family court with social workers and children who are testifying against their ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the “Committee”) ahead of its upcoming review of the Philippines. This submission highlights ...

MANILA (PIA) – ChildFund Philippines has intensified its digital literacy initiatives nationwide as part of efforts to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation, coinciding with ...

Victims of sexual abuse committed by the clergy in the Philippines urgently need shelter and protection to withstand pressure to settle or abandon criminal cases against offending priests, activists ...

MANILA, Philippines — Save the Children Philippines launched a campaign designed to spark urgent conversations around children’s rights and protection. Using two relatable social-media formats, a ...

BUTUAN CITY (PIA) — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Caraga Regional Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) on ...

This article contains descriptions of sexual exploitation of children, which some readers may find distressing. In July 2021, a Christian organization that has dedicated itself to fighting child sex ...