Human trafficking/OSAEC
Online child abuse is preventable, but stopping it takes more than rescue
As livestreamed sexual abuse reaches across borders, protecting Filipino children requires stronger investigations, technology safeguards, financial monitoring and survivor-centered justice.
DAVAO CITY (November 9) —...
FBI: Scam Hubs, Online Extremism, and Cross-Border Crime Pose Growing Threat to Philippines
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that industrial-scale scam compounds, online violent extremism, and transnational drug...
Rescued at the edge: 15 intercepted in Zamboanga trafficking route
Photo: Maritime Security Law Enforcement Group South Western Mindanao
ZAMBOANGA CITY (April 22) — They were minutes, perhaps hours, from disappearing across a porous sea...
Trafficking Route Exposed: 7 Dinagat Minors Rescued in Davao, Gaps in Child Protection Under Scrutiny
BUTUAN CITY (April 6) — The rescue of seven minors trafficked from Dinagat Islands to Davao City has exposed not just a single criminal...
Iligan police arrest man for online child exploitation; community urged to stay vigilant
ILIGAN CITY (March 17) — A 22-year-old man was arrested early Saturday, March 14, in Tubod village, Iligan City for child exploitation during a...
DSWD Assists 54 Trafficking, Online Abuse Survivors in Caraga as OSAEC Cases Rise Nationwide
BUTUAN CITY (January 30) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga assisted 54 survivors of human trafficking and online sexual abuse...
