Manila, April 11 -- Convictions for offenses involving online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) went up in 2020, underscoring the gains made by the government, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Sunday.
Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, also the DOJ spokesperson, said sustained efforts to crack down on the offenses, including those covered by Republic Act 7610 (Child Abuse), RA 9775 (Child Pornography), RA 9995 (Photo and Video Voyeurism), RA 10175 (Cybercrime), Rape, Acts of Lasciviousness, and Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code (indecent shows/publications), resulted in the more than twofold increase in the number of convictions.
Most of the 100 convictions last year, according to Villar, were obtained through plea barga...