Arrest in Bogo city a ‘positive response’, says NGO

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/12/2015

The arrest  last week of a 73-year-old Canadian retiree, along with a  mother and grandmother in Bogo City in a case of alleged child sex abuse is a “positive response” in the fight against human trafficking, said…

Sex harassment case vs Vice Mayor Ungab dismissed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/15/2015

The Cebu City Prosecutors’ Office has dismissed the case for sexual harassment filed by a woman against her former law school teacher,  Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab of Ronda town. Prosecutor Ma. Theresa Casiño said there was…

DOH: Teenage girls contracting cervical cancer

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/12/2015

Here’s one reason teenage girls should avoid having premarital sex. More than half of the 6,670 cases of cervical cancer in the country were contracted by teenage girls last year, the Department of Health in Central Visayas…

Nepal to issue passports for ‘third sex’

AP 01/08/2015

KATHMANDU — The Nepal government has amended rules to issue passports to third gender citizens specifying their sex as “other.” So far, the country’s passport application form and Machine Readable Passport software recognize only “male” and “female.”…

Viagra for women?

Dr. Philip S. Chua 12/01/2014

“Viagra for women?” is the frequently asked question around the world, since 40 percent of women have sexual concerns and knowing that the erectile dysfunction blue pill has been very effective in men’s ability to have sustained…

Minors in gov’t care; Swiss clams up

Apple Ta-as 12/01/2014

The two minors rescued from a beach house rented in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island by a 66-year-old Swiss national are now in the custody of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development office. Cebu Vice Gov.…

On regulating sex education

11/15/2014

One reason Cebuanos didn’t hear  a squeak of protest from the Cebu Archdiocese about a proposed ordinance to introduce sex education subjects in the province’s school curriculum this past week is that no mention was made about…

Magpale wants sex education subjects in school curriculum

Peter L. Romanillos 11/11/2014

To help curb teenage pregnancies and other issues confronting adolescents, a local legislator is planning to introduce sex education subjects in the curriculum for sixth graders to college students in Cebu province. The Cebu Provincial Adolescent Health…

Cordova gov’t monitoring foreign visitors, residents

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza 11/09/2014

Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said they are monitoring foreigners living in or visiting the town as part of their campaign against human trafficking. Sitoy said while the police had been doing a commendable job, human trafficking remains…

NBI may probe Gov. Tallado’s sex video

Inquirer 10/29/2014

Tallado camp claims politics behind scandal If asked to do so, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) would initiate an investigation into the source of photographs and video posted on the Internet showing Camarines Norte Gov. Edgardo…

Celeb hacking scandal shows digital vulnerability

AP 09/03/2014

LOS ANGELES  — To keep private pictures private, never upload them online. That’s the advice experts offer after hackers broke into female celebrities’ personal accounts, stole nude photos and posted them on the web. Jennifer Lawrence and…

Unprotected first premarital sex common among young Filipinos; other risky sexual activities also reported

09/01/2014

Despite years of information campaigns on the risks of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy from unprotected sex, majority of today’s young people had their first premarital sex experience without the use of condom or any other…

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