"This is really terrible"
Philippine congresswoman exposes the rampant Internet pornography
[ Philippines World Daily News] Senator Hong Zhiweiluosi posted on Twitter on July 14th, saying: Recently, there are children on the Internet. Videos of sexual exploitation and abuse are emerging and increasing in number, so there is a need for stronger legislation to protect children from the sex industry. She urgently appealed to the Presidential Palace and to promote the relevant procedures so that President Limarcos could sign the relevant bills as soon as possible.
In a tweet, the senator also shared a screenshot of a video from a YouTube channel called "Usapang Diskarte", which has more than 250,000 subscribers.
This channel posts videos such as How to Get a Girl to Do Something With You and How to Have Sex with Children.
Hong Zhiweiluosi said: "These terrible facts tell us what we should have known earlier: there is an urgent need for a law against online sexual assault and sexual exploitation of children... to combat cybercriminal organizations. bring people to justice."
Hon Zhiweiluosi refers to the "Online Child Sexual Assault or Exploitation (OSAEC) and Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Material (CSAEM) Act" approved by the last Congress. The bill is currently awaiting President Marcos' signature.
She reiterated: "I am now calling on the executive branch to sign the OSAEC bill. Our children need the full powers of this bill to give them the protection they deserve." Changes to and the repeal of the Anti-Child Pornography Act, the legislative issues under consideration aim to provide wider safeguards for children and impose harsher penalties for offenders.
The Ministry of Justice also said in a statement that night that its Cybercrime Office had successfully asked Meta Corporation (the parent company of Facebook ) to take down the account of Usapang Diskarte.
As of 6:52 p.m., Usapang Diskarte's Facebook page is no longer available.
DOJ also asked Google to remove Usapang Diskarte's "How to have sex with a child" video from YouTube.
The statement reads: “The Ministry of Justice reminds the public that under relevant child protection laws, engaging in similar acts will be punished with imprisonment and fines.” Related transaction reports increased from 19,000 in 2019 to 47,937 in 2020.
The government then also directed the National Telecommunications Commission to impose sanctions on internet service providers who "fail to perform their duties" under the Anti-Child Pornography Act 2009.
