I think it is correct to say that cybersex is still rampant in the Cordova town after an inter-agency task force last Friday swooped down to “rescue” 13 students who were believed to be cyberporn victims.
Over the weekend, two women were also arrested for making a 10-year-old girl pose naked in front of a web camera, this time in barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.
Why is this cybersex craze so rampant in Mactan? What are authorities doing to stop it?
Apparently, the parents are lured to engage in this online enterprise because of easy money earned from clients abroad.
Most of the customers are from the United States and Europe. Money is sent through Western Union. Many of the parents are okay with cybersex because they believe no actual harm is done to their children as there is no physical contact involved, just posing and performing some sexual gestures requested by the customer.
These parents don’t understand that they are exposing their children to perverted acts that will harm them emotionally and psychologically. I hope and pray this illegal activity will be stopped.
Government authorities should also be careful in conducting raids in school because this may traumatize the children they seek to r escue. The operations must be handled carefully, taking into consideration the best interests of the children.
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Pope Francis asked the world to pray and fast for peace in Syria and urged the United States not to attack the country to stop the government of President Bashar al-Assad from killing people by the use of chemical warfare. It has been reported by the US government that many civilians were killed in chemical warfare that has led President Barack Obama to call for a strike on Syria.
It is best for the world to treat Syria very prudently as its leaders have shown that it could be merciless. Attacking the Syrian government will not solve the problem but it is good if a diplomatic avenue is used to convince leaders to stop the violence.
Let us pray with Pope Francis that the crisis in Syria would be solved the soonest and that the US will not use force in pursuing peace in Syria.
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Many are wondering why several trustees of the Cebu Investment and Promotions Center(CIPC) have resigned.
The board chairman Gerry Sta. Ana, and fellow trustees Gus Go, Sabino Dapat, Rogelio Lim and Enrique Benedicto resigned last June 30. City Councilor Hanz Abella last week raised the matter and wanted to invite them to the council to shed light on their resignation but as you all know the council refused to invite these gentlemen.
The Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan-dominated council refused to invite them saying the CIPC is a private entity.
But the councilors should remember that the CIPC had been receiving funds from the city government. Therefore, the public has an interest in it.
Why is the council so fearful about inviting the former board member to explain their resignation? I believe the departure was triggered by partisan politics that crept into the CIPC and that working conditions there were no longer healthy.