The Philippines is the leading country in online child sexual exploitation, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla admitted Thursday. READ:
The Philippines is the leading country in online child sexual exploitation, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla admitted Thursday.United Nations Special Rapporteur Mama Fatima Singhateh meets Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla at the Department of Justice to assess efforts to prevent the sale and sexual exploitation of children in the country on Thursday.“We’re No. 1 in the world,” Remulla said when asked about the status of online sexual exploitation in the country.
Remulla said he gave Singhateh “an official letter” to tell her what the Philippines was doing to combat child sexual exploitation.“Actually, we’ve declared war on this. It’s the first thing we did since the inception of the Marcos regime,” Remulla said, referring to the government’s drive against child sexual exploitation.
According to her, there was a lack of explicit legal provisions in the Constitution to penalize the exploitation of children for travel and tourism. Singhateh said there might be an under-reporting of child victims of sale and sexual exploitation in the country as the definition and distinction between these terms are “inadequate.”
“I look forward to more information on how the new Act will be implemented and enforced, and what measures will be put in place by the government to address the many reasons why child marriage is prevalent,” Singhateh said. “I’ll be recommending the establishment of a children’s home exclusively dedicated to providing an accommodating and caring for all child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation, where all the services are provided for the children in the same place under one roof,” she said.
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