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Infants and children are loaded onto buses as the Department of Social Welfare and Development social workers conduct a rescue operation. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1723179948036171676596628520230523-dswd-gentle-hands-jvc-1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Infants and children are loaded onto buses as the Department of Social Welfare and Development social workers conduct a rescue operation. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has issued Executive Order 67 for the creation of the Presidential Office for Child Protection to address the increasing cases of online sexual abuse or exploitation of children and other threats against minors. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“In view of the increasing OSAEC (Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children) cases and other threats to the welfare of children in the Philippines, and consistent with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 which provides that the protection of children from physical and mental distress is a key strategy to achieve transformative social system, it is imperative to ensure a whole-of-nation approach in strengthening existing institutional and legal framework on child protection,” stated EO 67, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin last August 6. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">According to the EO, the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP), shall be headed by a Presidential Adviser for Child Protection (PACP) who shall be under the control and supervision of the Special Assistant to the President. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/26/over-300-million-children-a-year-face-sexual-abuse-online-study-713">Over 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online: study</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The POCP “shall monitor and harmonize government thrusts, policies, and programs relative to the protection of children and the promotion of their welfare, with special focus on anti-OSAEC, anti-CSAEM (Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials), and anti-child trafficking matters.” </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These include coordinating and collaborating with the IACAT and National Coordination Center “in the formulation and implementation of programs to combat OSAEC, CSAEM, and child-trafficking,” and in identifying and recommending “the prioritization of urgent government interventions for the protection of children.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/25/marcos-jr-alarmed-over-rising-number-of-online-sexual-abuse-of-children-1601">Marcos Jr alarmed over online sexual abuse of children</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The POCP shall also be included as a Member, representing the OP, in the National Coordination Center, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, National Council Against Child Labor, and the Committee for the Special Protection of Children.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The POCP shall be supported by a staff complement who shall possess the necessary background or expertise in the field of child protection. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/19/23/ph-world-no-2-in-online-sexual-abuse-exploitation-of-children-cicc">PH &#x27;world number 2&#x27; in online sexual abuse and exploitation of children: CICC</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, funding requirements for the initial implementation of this order shall be charged against the current and available appropriations of the OP and such other sources as may be determined by the DBM. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/11/nearly-400-mn-young-kids-violently-disciplined-at-home-unicef-904">Nearly 400 million young kids violently disciplined at home: UNICEF</a></div><div><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has issued Executive Order 67 for the creation of the Presidential Office for Child Protection to address the increasing cases of online sexual abuse or exploitation of children and other threats against minors.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has issued Executive Order 67 for the creation of the Presidential Office for Child Protection to address the increasing cases of online sexual abuse or exploitation of children and other threats against minors.

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Marcos orders creation of office vs online sexual abuse of children

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Aug 09, 2024 01:19 PM PHT

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