Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Arestado ang isang guro matapos matuklasan ang maseselang videos ng sekswal niyang pang-aabuso umano sa mga menor de edad niyang estudyante sa Cavite. (📷: PNP-WCPC)

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Karen De Guzman

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<p>MANILA — Police arrested a 48-year-old teacher after authorities uncovered explicit videos allegedly showing him sexually abusing underage male students in Cavite. </p><p>PBGen. Maria Sheila Portento, chief of the Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC), said investigators tracked the teacher’s online activities and found the videos through coordination with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Interpol Child Sexual Exploitation Database.</p><p>The suspect, identified as a junior high school teacher, allegedly abused his students in a pattern investigators described as “habitual” and clarified that the videos were not being sold online.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/19/gov-t-launches-justice-zones-in-eastern-visayas-cities-vulnerable-to-child-abuse-1405">Gov&#x27;t launches &#x27;justice zones&#x27; in Eastern Visayas cities vulnerable to child sexual abuse</a></div><p>“There were 32 videos na nagpapakita ‘yung mga pang-aabuso niya. Ginagawan niya ng kahalayan sekswal itong mga menor de edad na kanyang mga biktima,” Portento said.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:626px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2026892751825154124&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-02-26T07%3A07%3A51.698429%3A2c28bcf0-e8d3-4544-b5ed-96c3ee7f4f3a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=72ec0655990b0dbeadff5094f413187c3ba893d5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2026892751825154124"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Portento added that the teacher would reportedly give small amounts of money to the minors after each abuse.</p><p>Six victims, including three minors, were rescued.</p><p>The three other victims were also minors at the time of the abuse.</p><p>They are set to undergo psychosocial intervention and counseling.</p><p>Portento said the case was is saddening because the abuse was allegedly done by a person whom parents trusted with their children.</p><p>“Nakuha ‘yung trust ng bata. Parang kung titingnan natin, grooming din e. Dahil na-entice na ‘yung mga bata to perform these sexual acts and then recording it,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/10/doj-official-highlights-need-for-preventive-measures-vs-online-sexual-abuse-of-children-1745">DOJ official highlights need for preventive measures vs. online sexual abuse of children<br/></a></div><p>The suspect now faces charges for violating the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children Act (OSAEC) and the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act (CSAEM) under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.</p><p>Authorities continue to investigate the extent of the abuse and have urged parents to monitor their children’s online interactions and report any suspicious activity immediately.</p>

<p>Police arrested a 48-year-old teacher after authorities uncovered explicit videos allegedly showing him sexually abusing underage male students in Cavite.</p>

Police arrested a 48-year-old teacher after authorities uncovered explicit videos allegedly showing him sexually abusing underage male students in Cavite.

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Teacher arrested for alleged sexual abuse of students in Cavite

Karen De Guzman,

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Published February 26, 2026 03:37 PM PHT

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