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Gaza: Starving children should be ‘an alarm like no other’, says UN

The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to “flood” Gaza with aid amid reports that children are dying of starvation in the war-torn territory. “With children starting … to die from starvation, that should be an alarm like no other,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency, told reporters in Geneva......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

Online predators may be using these emojis to befriend your children

Children's rights NGO Bahay Tuluyan says hundreds of thousands of online predators use emojis to groom children online.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Reflections after a prison visit

Given the constraints they face, political prisoners deserve our utmost respect for choosing defiance instead of compromise and collaboration with the class enemy. They provide a dignified example of how to live a life devoted to the cause of fighting with the oppressed. Their activism is demonized and criminalized by those who see no evil in the obscene hoarding of the nation’s wealth by the elite and the exploitation of the poor and powerless by those in power. The post Reflections after a prison visit appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders

Human rights group Karapatan, said there are at least 91 individuals who have been charged with violations of the ATA and Republic Act No. 10168 or the law on the prevention and suppression of terrorist financing. There are also at least 27 political prisoners charged under both laws. The post Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

DOJ, CHR probe ‘degrading, traumatic’ strip searches at Bilibid

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said his agency will not tolerate any misconduct by prison guards at the national penitentiary after wives of political prisoners reported undergoing “degrading and traumatic” strip searches......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Hamas tells mediators it will stick to original position on ceasefire

Hamas earlier presents a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the United States in mid-March that includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

500 Bilibid inmates moved to Davao prison

At least 500 prisoners from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa have been transferred to the  Davao Prison and Penal Farm......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

706 released from BuCor prisons

At least 706 prisoners from various penitentiaries and penal farms were released yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

Sablayan prisoners undergo skills training

Inmates at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro have been provided skills training to help generate income for the SPPF......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

Catapang: NBP visitors signed waiver allowing strip search

Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday expressed his confusion over a complaint filed by the wives of political prisoners regarding the strip cavity searches in the New Bilibid Prison despite having signed the waiver several times......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

BuCor defends Bilibid strip search

The Bureau of Corrections defended yesterday strip searches conducted by BuCor jail guards on the wives of political prisoners during their visit to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Political prisoners wait an average of 4 years in jail while on trial

'There is a responsibility on the entire justice system to ensure that cases like these do not languish in prison,' says UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

VAWC and child support

Even if the marriage is declared void, the obligation to give support to a minor child subsists. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Wilfredo Ruiz v. AAA (GR 231619 November 15, 2021) that involves a case filed under the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act (VAWC), or Republic.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

CSWDO boosts Child Protection Desk for Davraa athletes

AN OFFICIAL from the Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) said that they reinforced their Child Protection Desk (CPD) to provide better support and attention to Davao Region Athletic Association (Davraa) athletes......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

Plot by amulet-makers to steal child’s body from tomb foiled

A group tried but failed to pluck out from a tomb the body of a newly-buried child whose knees and ears they were to remove and make “amulets” in a bizarre incident on Holy Friday in Koronadal City......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

Mother nabbed for ‘sexually exploiting’ 8-year-old daughter online

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 31-year-old mother from Cebu City will be spending some time in jail after she was nabbed for allegedly peddling her 8-year-old daughter by offering the child’s explicit photos and videos to foreign customers online. The suspect (name withheld) was tagged as a high-volume producer and seller of child pornography. The.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

BARMM social services ministry fuses ranks with anti-child labor bloc

The Bangsamoro social welfare ministry is the latest addition to a bloc of local and foreign entities working together to address child labor in Cotabato City and in the six provinces of the autonomous region......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Man wanted for 72 child abuse, sex raps falls

The third most wanted fugitive in Quezon City, who is facing at least 72 child abuse and sex-related offenses, was arrested by police on Tuesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Dominique Cojuangco, husband host baby shower for 1st child

Dominique Cojuangco and husband Michael Hern hosted a baby shower for their first child recently. .....»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Yasmien Kurdi gives birth to 2nd child via C-section

Actress Yasmien Kurdi and husband Rey Soldevilla welcomed their second child. .....»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024