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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed to send help to an 11-year old girl from Camarines Sur who sought the Chief Executive’s assistance in dealing with an abusive village official.The girl, one of the homeless kids living in a non-profit organization in Tinambac, Camarines Sur, wrote a letter to the President on March 30, urging the Philippines’ highest official to stop the impunity of a barangay kagawad in their village.In her letter, the 11-year old told the President that the unnamed kagawad’s son and aide raped one of her peers in November 2022 and February 2023.“She got pregnant from the first rape and the kagawad kidnapped her, and sent her to Montalban and had the baby aborted and murdered,” the letter to the President read.“Then the tauhan they sent with her raped her again and she now no longer wants to go to school.”The 11-year-old added that she has also seen the village official “threaten us, cut and steal electrical wires… set grass fires to kill us, put nails in our tires, destroy our coconut plants and steal our tanim.”“Question, Mr. President: How will we read if we are being raped? How will we read if our own government people cut our electrical wire so we have no lights?” she asked.“We are kids, we are not involved in your political parties. I just want to go to school without being raped,” she said.“So, can you please help us?”Redeemer Homeless Mission — the organization looking after the 11-year-old and 28 other homeless children — posted the 2-page letter on their social media page.Marcos Jr. replied in the comments section, saying that he would send police to deal with the menace.“Your letter has reached me and brought me close to tears and made me very angry,” the President’s comment read.“I am sending policemen to you and your sisters to protect you and to find anyone who has hurt any of you,” he said.“I will make sure that you will be able to continue reading and studying as much as you want.”Marcos Jr. also praised the young girl for her courage, and guaranteed that his administration would help.“You are a very brave, intelligent and very kind girl and I will make sure to help you and your sisters in any way you need,” Marcos Jr. said.“P.S. If there is anything else that you need, just get in touch with us and we will help,” he added.As of March 31, Malacañang has yet to confirm if the operation against the abusive barangay kagawad in the girl’s village has been carried out.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed to send help to an 11-year old girl from Camarines Sur who sought the Chief Executive’s assistance in dealing with an abusive village official.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed to send help to an 11-year old girl from Camarines Sur who sought the Chief Executive’s assistance in dealing with an abusive village official.

‘Very angry’ Marcos vows aid for 11-year old seeking help vs abusive kagawad

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‘Very angry’ Marcos vows aid for 11-year old seeking help vs abusive kagawad

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 31, 2026 07:38 PM PHT

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Updated March 31, 2026 11:50 PM PHT

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