MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the protection of children against online sexual abuse and exploitation.
Hontiveros filed Senate Bill No. 2068 or the proposed Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children Law or Anti-OSAEC Law.
The bill seeks to amend the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 and the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.
Hontiveros said these existing laws do not capture the “extraordinary features” of OSAEC and “these are not responsive to the protection needed by using the internet.”
“Even before the rise of technological advances, our country has been a destination for sexual offenders, …
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