A Simple Promise: Protecting Our Children Online

    


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This year’s National Children’s Month in November (2025) has a very important message: “End Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials (CSAEM): Fight for the Safety and Rights of Children!” This is a call for action. Simply put, we must stop people from hurting our children through the internet. Sadly, our country, the Philippines, is known as a place where these digital crimes happen often. This month is a time for all of us—parents, teachers, and leaders—to think about how we can best keep our kids safe, both online and in real life. Protecting a child’s right to be safe and respected is the most important job we have.



​    The government has put up a big defense called Republic Act No. 11930. You can think of this as a new, strong shield against digital abuse. My view is that this law is a huge step forward. It makes the Philippines a leader in protecting children. The law makes punishments much harsher for people who hurt kids online. It also says that big internet companies must help stop the crime, and banks must look out for strange money transfers that could be linked to abuse. This shows that the government is serious about using the law to protect every child's safety and honor.



​    To make the law work, the government set up a special team called the NCC-OSAEC-CSAEM. This team is like the center of the shield, making sure all the different government offices work together. This is good because it shows commitment. But keeping children safe is more than just catching bad guys. We need to make sure protection works everywhere, even in the smallest towns. We need to help the children who have been hurt to heal fully and get back their happiness and dignity. The government must focus not just on the law, but on funding and supporting the long-term recovery of these young survivors.

    ​In the end, this celebration month reminds us that protecting kids is everyone’s job. The government has given us the tools, but we must all use them. Parents must teach their kids about internet safety. Companies must build safer platforms. Teachers must guide them. When we all shout, “Ipaglaban!” (Fight for it!), we are promising to build a digital world where every child can grow up safe, happy, and free from harm.










Sources:
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The Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act, Republic Act No. 11930. (2022). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

Department of Justice, National Coordination Center against OSAEC and CSAEM. (n.d.). Official Mandate and Program Information. (Based on the established government body overseeing the Act's implementation).

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