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…

Anthony Vargas
Manila Times

THE Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday issued an advisory clarifying the issuance of work permits and certificates for minors aged between 15 to 18 years old.

Acting Labor Secretary Arturo Sodusta issued the advisory in response to…

Doris Franche
Pilipino Star Ngayon

Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na pinapayagan nang magtrabaho ang mga kabataang nasa edad 15 hanggang 18 taon, kahit pa wala silang work certificates at permits mula sa departamento.

Ang paglilinaw ay gi­nawa ng DOLE…

Zaida delos Reyes-Palanca
People’s Taliba

TARGET ngayon  ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf ang mga menor de edad sa pagre-recruit ng mga ito upang palakasin ang kanilang pu-wersa.

Ito ang  nabatid kahapon batay sa intelligence report  na nakarating sa tanggapan ni Autonomous Region in Muslim…

by Dino Balabo
from The Philippine Star

MALOLOS CITY – Incidence of child labor in the country is seen to rise due to rising cost of living and prices of basic commodities, officials said during the annual celebration of World Day Against…

from People’s Journal

DESPITE the government’s nationwide campaign against child exploitation, the Philippines is still teeming with child workers, who are forced to drop out of school not only in the countryside but also in Metropolitan Manila and other urban centers…

from People’s Journal

THE government will mark this year’s celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor with the implementation of a four-year project aimed at sending child workers to school, particularly in areas with high incidence of child labor.

Labor Secretary…

from The Manila Times

THE Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday announced the launching of a four-year school project for child workers, which highlights the observance of the World Day Against Child Labor.

Labor Secretary Marianito Roque in a statement said…

by Mayen Jaymalin
from The Philippine Star

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) began yesterday the implementation of a four-year project aimed at providing free education to over 9,000 child workers in the country.

This means that child workers nationwide can now…