A senior administration lawmaker from the House of Representatives has called on President Duterte to sign the Congress-approved measure protecting children against online abuse and sexual exploitation even if he has only four more days left in office.
Published January 16, 2021, 4:07 PM
Rizal Rep. Fidel Nograles thanked President Duterte for giving due attention to the increasing cases of child pornography in the country by directing the imposition of sanctions against Internet Service Providers that have failed to stop online child pornography as he urged Congress to expeditiously tackle amendments to the country’s Anti-Child Pornography law.
Rizal 2nd district Rep. Fidel Nograles
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The neophyte lawmaker cheered at Duterte’s resolve to address the rising cases of child pornography in the country as the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) released a report showing that from January to June 2020, some P113.1-million worth of suspicious transactions related to child pornography were recorded.
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“We have to place measures to protect our children – even from themselves. We have to act so that children are not forced to prostitute themselves because of their needs,” House Assistant Majority Leader Rizal Rep. Fidel Nograles said after reports have said that some students had been peddling sensual photos and videos in order to raise money to buy more gadgets for their distance learning classes.
Distance learning methods were implemented on a large scale last year after the coronavirus made traditional face-to-face classes untenable due to health concerns. Unfortunately, Internet sex vultures had a field day with the extended time that pupils now spend online.