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+ March 02, 2021 FOUR women charged for online sexual exploitation pleaded guilty in two separate cases in Lapu-Lapu City last Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.
These four convictions came as an early celebration for Cebu as they occurred a day before the nation commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Edsa Revolution.
The first conviction that day stemmed from a sting operation conducted by the Women and Children Protection Center Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-VFU) on March 21, 2019.
The unit was able to rescue two boys and seven girls and arrest three female suspects who were all related to the nine minors removed from the scene.
The suspects were charged with qualified trafficking in persons under Republic Act 10364 and violating the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 under RA 10175.
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19 Lumad children rescued from alleged kidnapping by militant group PNP
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Cebu (CNN Philippines, February 15) Police have arrested seven people in an operation in a top Cebu school on Monday, where they said 19 Lumad children from Davao del Norte were rescued from alleged kidnapping by a militant group.
According to authorities, parents claimed their children were taken by members of the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanogon without their consent and were told they would be brought to Davao City for their schooling. They were instead found to have been staying at a retreat house of the University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus in Cebu since 2018, police said.