Philippines, China convene mechanism to ease tensions, explore cooperation in South China Sea pia.gov.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pia.gov.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
During the sixth meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea attended by Philippine and Chinese delegations, the Philippines reiterated its call for respect and adherence to international law as well as the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China s claims over the disputed waters.
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+ May 05, 2021 PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have formalized their membership into the UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), broadening its global fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSEAC).
The IWF membership officially makes PLDT and Smart the first in the Philippines to join the global coalition of more than 150 organizations, including some of the world’s largest tech giants in the fight against OSAEC. With the IWF members, PLDT and Smart gain access to a wider database on which to block harmful links. The IWF, which has identified at least 9,000 domains linked to online child abuse, counts Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Telefonica, and Vodafone among its members.
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+ April 30, 2021 ON APRIL 29, senior US and Philippine government officials conducted the final high-level dialogue to mark accomplishments and outline next steps after the conclusion of the four-year US-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership.
The dialogue centered on recognizing the progress made over the last four years toward achieving the CPC Partnership’s objectives of improving the government’s capacity to investigate and prosecute cases of online sexual exploitation of children (Osec), identify and respond to child labor trafficking, provide comprehensive services to protect child trafficking victims, and prevent future human trafficking crimes.
During the meeting, Philippine government officials and civil society leaders committed to carry forward and build on the accomplishments achieved under the Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to combat all forms of child trafficking.