More than 17K sex crimes vs children in 2023

By Moises Cruz

Nov 03, 2024 12:20 am

POLICE received 18,756 allegations of child rights violations in 2023, 92 percent of which constituted violence against children or child abuse, rape and acts of lasciviousness, the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) said Saturday.

The council, an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), said this month's National Children's Month will focus on pushing for an end to all forms of child violence.

CWC Executive Director Angelo Tapales

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