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Cielo T.
Cagaitan Z6
Sexual Abuse
Our society tends to disbelieve and blame the young victims and underplay the horror
of sexual molestation. Child sexual abuse occurs when a child is exploited for the sexual
gratification of an older person. This may be in the form of fondling of genitals or breasts, oral,
vaginal or anal intercourse (penetration can be by genitals, fingers or by an object), or exposing
sexual parts of the body. The abuser may use physical abuse, bribery, threats, tricks, or take
advantage of a younger child's lack of knowledge. When these acts occur within a family the
sexual abuse is called incest. A child victim of sexual abuse, ability to learn in a classroom
environment is brutally affected by their abusers actions. Sexual abuse destroys a child's
innocence. It causes the victim to demonstrate poor decision making resulting in unnecessary
behavioral issues in the classroom and inhibits the imperative socialization skills needed for
positive interaction with fellow classmates and adult influences. By cause of sexual abuse most
victims suffer from results of violence, misconceptions of sex, and are more likely to become
sexual abusers. Victims can have short or long term effects of sexual abuse ranging from
trauma to alcohol abuse. Secondly, they generalize sex as something that is a standard in their
life and that then leads them to explore it further. Lastly, victims are more likely to become
perpetrators in an attempt to overcome the powerlessness they felt when being sexually
abused. Every day sexual abuse affects children, both on a physical and mental level. These
cases of sexual abuse are sometimes seen as merely just another rape case in court, or
another respondent in a research study. First, is that the deleterious effects of sexual offending
against children must always be kept in mind, because early childhood experiences could
always be a predecessor for their problematic behaviors come adolescence that may persist
throughout their lifetime. Second, there must be a study similar to this that should be conducted
in the Philippines. This could be very beneficial for policy-making, as victims of sexual abuse
especially children continue to rise in the country. Third, an intervention program could be
created that would cater specifically to sexual offenders, and to make it more effective, I think it
should be individualized. It brings me great sadness that children suffer from sexual abuse in
their community, especially in their own homes. However, it makes me glad that this topic is
continuously being studied to prevent its proliferation. I think that this research calls for a greater
analysis of the mental health situation in the Philippines. “There is an apparent disagreement
among doctors, therapists, sexologists, and researchers regarding whether as many boys to
girls are molested, whether they are equally traumatized, and whether the child victim in some
way offers them self for a sexual encounter or whether the molester derives their behavior from
a fractured family (Prendergast, 1996, p.33).”
Danilyn L. Dayen Z-6(CBP)
Domestic Violence
Violence against women (VAW) appears as one of the country’s pervasive social
problems. According to the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the
Philippine Statistics Authority, one in four Filipino women age 15-49 has experienced physical,
emotional or sexual violence by their husband or partner. It is indeed alarming that despite
efforts to address the concern, VAW persists. According to Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-
Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004, VAW is “any act or a series of acts
committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman
with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a
common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, with or without the family
abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or
economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or
arbitrary deprivation of liberty.”
VAW includes, but not limited to, the following acts:
• Physical violence or the act that includes bodily or physical harm
• Sexual violence or the act that is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child
• Psychological violence or the act or omission that causes or likely to cause mental or
emotional suffering of the victim
• Economic abuse or the act that makes or attempts to make a woman financially dependent.
James Llyod Tanggo
Unending “Drug war” In the Philippines
The Philippine drug war, known as the War on Drugs, is the intensified anti-drug
campaign of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who served office from June 30,
2016 to June 30, 2022. The campaign reduced drug proliferation in the country, but has been
marred by extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by the police and unknown assailants.
More than 5,000 people were killed during anti-drug operations in the Philippines from July 1,
2016 to September 30, 2020. This does not include the deaths of those killed by unidentified
gunmen. Other sources, such as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, put
the death toll at 8,663. Children left behind by the "drug war" are often driven deeper into
poverty and suffer deep psychological distress. They often drop out of school for financial and
other reasons, and suffer bullying in their schools or communities. The government releases
statistics through its #RealNumbersPH series on killings from April to July. The vast majority of
“drug war” killings have not been seriously investigated by the authorities. Only a handful of
cases are in varying stages of investigation by prosecutors. Only one case—the video recorded
murder of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos in August 2017—has resulted in the 2018 conviction
of several police officers. The creation of a committee to investigate cases of police involvement
in killings, originally pledged by the secretary of justice to the UN Human Rights Council, is of
doubtful utility given the prominent role of key agencies responsible for killings in the
committee’s leadership. President Duterte continues to encourage the killings, ordering customs
officials in September to kill alleged drug smugglers. He also regularly denounced and
dismissed groups that criticize the “war on drugs,” accusing them of “weaponizing human
rights.”

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