Archive for July, 2008

by Fr. Shay Cullen
from The Manila Times

President Gloria Arroyo has the power, strength and ability to address one of the most serious challenges of her presidency—the significant curtailment of human trafficking and sex slavery in the Philippines.

Both can be shut…

from The Philippine Star

The recruiter of the 17-year-old housemaid and the girl Friday of former actress Princess Revilla were charged with physical injury, child labor and child abuse yesterday before the Pasig City prosecutor’s office.

Volunteer lawyers Yvonne Gaddi Festejo and…

by Jerico Javier
from People’s Tonight

THE lawyers of the 17-year-old housemaid who was beaten up by actress Princess Revilla, sister of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, included the recruiter and the actress’ girl Friday in the charged sheet.

This after volunteer lawyers Yvonne…

from The Philippine Star

Two out of 10 adolescents and their parents undergo a difficult phase in their lives, according to the Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA).

In a media briefing dubbed as “Parenting the Adolescent: the Common Problems and Challenges Teeners Face…

from People’s Journal

ALTHOUGH a law prohibits the employment of persons below 15 years old, this poverty stricken nation of more than 90 million people is teeming with child workers.

Due to grinding poverty, which has been forcing more and more…

from The Manila Times

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga: The chief of the Pampanga Crime Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) disclosed last week that syndicates proliferating in the city are reportedly using minors to extort money from foreigners.

In his speech during the directors’…

by Mamer Bañez Butch Guino
from People’s Journal

ORANI, Bataan — Four persons, including a minor, were arrested by police authorities for allegedly operating a cybersex den Saturday.

Supt. Warren F. de Leon, chief of Bataan CIDG, said members of the Bataan CIDG…