National Study on Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children in the Philippines
A qualitative study with key findings and recommendations on how to protect children and address OSAEC in the Philippines
Highlights
This study jointly conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and UNICEF aims to inform the development of prevention programmes, policy advocacy, and/or review of existing policies by government and key stakeholders that respond to the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the Philippines.
It aims to broaden the understanding about the different modalities on how OSAEC is operationalized, patterns, and trends of Information and Communications Technology-facilitated child sexual abuse (e.g. perpetrator initiates contract through chat room and abuses the child offline) and online sexual exploitation of children in the country (i.e. live streaming, production, distribution and possession of child abuse materials).
The study seeks to explore and establish findings on the following aspects:
- Role of the private sector on OSAEC
- Experiences and challenges encountered by law enforcement agencies
- Describe the characteristics and effects of OSAEC on victims
- Describe the characteristics of offenders
