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Senator Raffy Tulfo strongly condemned the severe maltreatment and abuse of kasambahay Elvie Vergara by her employer from Occidental Mindoro who subjected her to physical and emotional abuse since 2020. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights recently, Tulfo proposed a one-strike policy against abusive employers and higher criminal liability […]
The freedom of speech, of expression and of creation are enshrined in our Constitution, but they should never be abused. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he presided over the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media that tackled, among others, proposed measures giving the Movie and Television Review and Classification […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and two other lawmakers have filed a measure that seeks to throw in jail persons found guilty of exploiting, neglecting or abusing the elderly. In filing House Bill (HB) 4696, Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Party list Rep. Edvic Yap also sought the establishment of senior citizen help desks […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo reiterated the need to impose a deployment ban of Filipino workers in Kuwait following reports from ABS-CBN and other media outlets published over the weekend about a Pinay domestic helper who has been paralyzed after escaping her abusive employer there. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Committee on Migrant Workers, said he has kept […]
Psychological first aid has already been provided to the Grade 5 learner who was allegedly bullied by her teacher during the first day of classes in Camarines Norte, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said the condition of the learner will be closely monitored, after a Facebook post about her […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives said the new law raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 could help drastically reduce abuses against minors and provide stronger protection for them. Manila Representative Manny Lopez, one of the principal authors of Republic Act 11648, said the legislation would provide stronger protection […]
After the signing of Republic Act No. 11596 which criminalizes child marriages, Senator Win Gatchalian said that increasing the statutory rape age will be a crucial next step in safeguarding Filipino children from violence and abuse. Last year, both houses of Congress ratified the bicameral conference committee report on increasing the statutory rape age from […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the Anti-Child Pornography Act by improving accountability of internet service providers (ISPs) to reverse the alarming rise in online child abuse amid the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns. Villafuerte has expressed alarm over a report by the Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) that there has been a 264.6% rise in […]
“Philippine diplomats abroad who are duty-bound to come to the defense of abused and mistreated overseas Filipino workers in their areas of jurisdiction should be above reproach and must treat their workers in the manner by which we want our OFWs to be treated by their own employers.” This was the reaction of Manila 6th […]
The alleged abuse and maltreatment that a Filipino domestic worker suffered from the hands of the country’s ambassador to Brazil is deplorable and conduct unbecoming a diplomatic official who should be watching out for the welfare of their countrymen in a foreign land instead of inflicting harm, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of […]