New technologies, lax rules on foreign travellers, and pandemic lockdowns have been attributed as causes of the surge. - UNSPLASH
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Philippines has declared an all-out "war" against the sexual exploitation of children online, vowing to prosecute and jail perpetrators amid a threefold surge in online sexual abuse cases involving children.
In a joint press conference on Tuesday (Aug 23), members of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's Cabinet said they would crack down with tougher measures on those behind child pornography material involving Filipino minors.
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