Leading up to President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s recent directive to intensify efforts against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the Philippines, the International Justice Mission (IJM) proposed concrete measures to support the government's initiative.

'Given the alarming prevalence of trafficking of children for the production of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSAEM) — with an estimated nearly half a million Filipino children victimized in 2022 alone—swift and comprehensive action is imperative. We commend the government's commitment to addressing this significant challenge,' stated lawyer Samson Inocencio Jr., national director of IJM Philippines and vice president of IJM's Program Against Online Sexual Exploitation of Children.