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‘WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN’

President Marcos has called on all sectors of society to work together to protect Filipino children from the harmful effects of fake news, pornography, violent content, and toxic social media, saying these have contributed to worsening mental health issues, teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS cases, and other social problems.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/27/pbbm-calls-for-whole-of-society-effort-to-protect-children-from-online-harms

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00:00recognize their talent and their hard work. At the same time, we have to do more to protect our
00:08children. We must protect them from the harmful influences and forces that exploit their
00:15vulnerability. The corrosive influence of fake news, the unfettered exposure to pornography,
00:22even to minors, the constant depiction of casual violence, and the toxicity and hate culture
00:30pervasive in social media. These pernicious influences lead to issues of their mental health,
00:42rise in teenage pregnancies and HIV-AIDS cases, and other extremely harmful consequences.
00:49We must all assume a community responsibility for our young people's protection.
00:56Ang mga nasawi na ating mag-aaral kamakailan dala ng karahasan at kapabayaan ay naging
01:05nag-iwan ng malaking puwang sa kanilang pamilya at mapait na aral din para sa ating lahat.
01:12Sa mga magulang at kaanak ng mga nasawit at nasaktan dahil sa nangyaring karahasan sa mga
01:20paaralan, tanggapin po ninyo ang aming taimtib na pakikiramay. To the parents of Chris Lawrence
01:28Fabian, Joyan Cisepara, and Ayesa Nicol Dazzo, we are all so very proud of the unflinching bravery
01:37and heroic virtue that you have instilled in your children. They are an inspiration to us all.
01:44Their courage and their selflessness, true Filipino qualities, are the virtues that these trying times call for.
01:51Kailangang mamulat ang buong lipunan at akuin ang responsibilidad.
01:58Pag-ibayuhin natin ang ating paggabay at pag-aruga sa ating mga kabataan.
02:05Magkakasama tayong lahat sa misyong ito, ang pamahalaan, pamilya, paaralan, simbahan, industriya, komunidad.
02:13Tatayo ang paaralan bilang pangalawang tahanan para sa kanila.
02:18Kaya hinahanda natin ang mga pampublikong paaralan upang tanggapin sila ng bukas-palad.

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