The Philippines

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Recent Handbook Catalogs Landmark Leap Towards Stronger Child Protection
International Justice Mission published the first definitive guide to conducting Videotaped In-Depth Disclosure Interviews (VIDI) – a landmark leap...
October 07

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Plea Bargaining results in the conviction of four suspects for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Offenses in Visayas and Mindanao
VIZMIN, PHILIPPINES – Plea Bargaining time and again has been a proven legal strategy for the Philippine Justice System in prosecuting cases of...
May 12

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
23 victims rescued, 3 suspects arrested in anti-trafficking in persons and online child sexual exploitation operations
The PNP Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC) arrested three suspected traffickers and rescued 23 victims, 22 of whom are minors, from...
April 18

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Cassie's Story
Cassie* was 12 when a family friend lured her to Manila. “He told me that he can help me to reach all of my dreams,” she remembers, and at first she...
January 30

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM and TikTok partner in the Philippines to fight the online sexual exploitation of children
PHILIPPINES – International Justice Mission (IJM) and TikTok have partnered in the Philippines to ramp up the reporting of the trafficking of minors...
August 02

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: Hidden in Plain Sight
International Justice Mission has worked in the Philippines alongside the Philippine public justice system for over 20 years—first combating sex...
July 27

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Study reveals dramatic rise in the prevalence of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Within three years, the estimated prevalence rate of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the...
May 21

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
OneRepublic Joins IJM in the Fight to End Modern-Day Slavery
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – International Justice Mission (IJM), a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence, welcomed OneRepublic...
November 11

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Five Children Rescued from Trafficking in Multiple Operations
EASTERN VISAYAS, PHILIPPINES — In a series of police operations on October 9 and 10, Philippine authorities arrested five trafficking suspects who...
October 11