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Legarda backs stronger law against online child exploitation
MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda is pushing for the passage of the proposed Expanded
In her co-sponsorship speech in the Senate plenary on Tuesday afternoon, Legarda recalled how she was already documenting the horrors of human trafficking during her days as a young journalist in the 1970s and 1980s, showing that trafficking was already a global scourge even before the rise of today’s digital technologies.
“Long before I entered public service, I saw how syndicates prey on vulnerability and poverty, and how victims are silenced by fear, shame, and coercion. Through their stories, I learned that perpetrators do not stand still. They move with technology, hide behind new fronts, and exploit every gap in law, every weakness in coordination, and every moment of institutional delay,” she said.
Legarda stressed that abusers have quickly adapted to encrypted platforms, digital payment channels, and cross-border hosting services.
“The harm is no longer confined to a specific place; it is recorded, replicated, and traded, leaving a digital footprint that follows a child for life,” she said.
The proposed amendments to Republic Act 11930, or the Anti-OSAEC and Anti-CSAEM Act, aim to improve coordination among agencies, impose greater accountability on platforms operating in or reaching the Philippines, and equip authorities to secure and use digital evidence to identify victims, build cases, and collaborate with foreign partners.
Legarda said the measure reinforces enforcement by setting firmer accountability standards and ensuring consistent child protection, moving away from fragmented efforts toward a more reliable system.
She said the proposed Expanded Anti-Online OSAEC and CSAEM Act is a necessary step in keeping our laws responsive to evolving technology and cross-border criminality.
“In supporting this measure, we affirm that the Philippines will not allow digital spaces, financial channels, or jurisdictional distance to become safe havens for those who profit from the abuse of children,” she said. (PNA)
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