00:00As the second largest criminal enterprise on the planet next to narcotics distribution,
00:05the Philippines is estimated to have some 60 to 100,000 children caught in the web of sex or labor trafficking.
00:13But while the number of sexually exploited or trafficked kids has gone down since 2022,
00:18children exploited for drudgery and trafficked for slave work in and outside the country continue to add up.
00:24Our Luisa Erisbe has more on the Justice Department Summit for Children Aimed at Awareness and Reporting Cases.
00:33The Department of Justice, or DOJ, has launched a three-day summit that aims to intensify the fight against abuse of children.
00:42Along with the celebration of the Children's Wand, this November, the DOJ aims to create a whole-of-government approach
00:48to fight and put a stop to the abuse and exploitation of children.
00:53Based on data, there is a slight decrease in cases of abuse of children from 2022 to 2024.
01:13However, there are still several cases on child labor.
01:17The DOJ aims to inform and educate the public on what kinds of abuse there are and where it actually starts.
01:24This is a way to stop these kinds of crimes.
01:26Same with the cliche that says prevention is better than cure.
01:30The DOJ also wants a concrete and fast solution.
02:00to complaints related to abuse of children.
02:03Ang spectrum na ito talaga is para ma-address the whole journey.
02:10Ano education?
02:11Let me just discuss more.
02:13Education.
02:14Paano natin tuturuan?
02:16Hindi lang mga taong bayan, pati mga nasa gobyerno.
02:19Turuan ano yung basic protocols pag meron nang nireport na insidente.
02:23According to the DOJ-OIC Secretary Yusek, Frederick Vida, 33.62% of the population are composed of the youth in the Philippines.
02:34And this sector is what our country should be protecting from perpetrators around the globe.
02:40Luisa Erispe from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
02:45Luisa Erispe.
