I recently wrote a letter to the highly respected Benjamin Acorda Jr., the executive director of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. In that letter, I said: “President [Ferdinand Marcos Jr.] said in an emotional speech, ‘This administration will do everything — we will spare no effort — to combat these heinous
March 14, 2026
February 2026 marked 52 years since the establishment of the Preda Foundation, a charitable organization aimed at helping children in conflict with the law, street children, children at risk, and child abuse victims/survivors. We should never underestimate the desire and determination of children to fight for their rights and demand justice.
March 5, 2026
The sexual abuse of children is a most heinous crime, and the Church, civil society, and national and local authorities have tried for centuries to downplay or dismiss its seriousness and ignore its devastating impact on the victims and the psychological damage it inflicts, which surfaces once they grow up. This
February 26, 2026
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is currently in a private cell at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Detention Center in Scheveningen, on the outskirts of The Hague. It is expected that he would have a lonely and sparse birthday celebration on March 28, when he turns 81. By then, it would have
February 17, 2026
Caring for the earth and the poor, doing good, and opposing evil is living the faith taught by Jesus of Nazareth. Faith without action contradicts the Gospel values, and going to church without having a strong faith is questionable. Living nowadays is a great struggle for millions of people, as droughts
February 12, 2026
It is the truth that is spoken quietly but with conviction and clarity by children who are victims of sexual abuse that wins justice for them in courts of law and by which they win their freedom from the domination of their abusers. Their abusers are frequently their biological father, stepfather,
February 5, 2026
We recently celebrated International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, and we all know that every person deserves to be born and live free. Everyone has the right to life, food, clean water, freedom and security, and to live free from harassment, threats, false imprisonment, slavery, abuse and torture. All people
December 29, 2025
Parents, grandparents, guardians: beware. If you love the children in your care, you need to know how vulnerable they are to abuse on the internet through social media platforms. Knowledgeable parents demand controls over telecommunications corporations (telcos) and internet service providers (ISPs) to block these abusive platforms. Some nations, like Australia,
December 16, 2025
On Nov. 7, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told her country’s legislature that if China attacked Taiwan, it could be considered a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan and trigger a military response. China called her remark “not just dangerously provocative, but fundamentally perverse.” “A conflict between Japan and China would not be
December 12, 2025
Andrea was an 8-year-old girl in a town in Zambales when her parents separated, after which her mother moved in with Christopher, who became her stepfather. In January 2024, when she was 11, Christopher sexually abused her. She was afraid to tell anyone, lest he would hurt her and her mother.
November 28, 2025
While the Philippines is being whacked by tropical cyclones in recent months, the nation’s poor are suffering greater poverty than ever before. The most recent typhoon has devastated the central Philippines especially Cebu. Another is on its way. The human typhoon of corruption and dirty deals between the politicians and contractors
November 8, 2025
