22/11/2025
33rd ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ'๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: โ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ: ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข, ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ!โ
Five participants from the Supreme Secondary Learner Government of Victorias City Farm School attended the Advocacy Forum on ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ช๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ as part of the celebration of the 33rd ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ 2025 with the theme: โ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ: ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข, ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ!โ held last November 21, 2025, Friday, at Don Alejandro Acuรฑa Yap Quiรฑa Cultural Center.
The program began with opening remarks from Miss Joy Silab Reunir, RSW, CSWDO, followed by an inspirational message from our Cityโs Vice Mayor, Honorable Derek Palanca.
The advocacy forum centered on OSAEC-CSAEM or the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act (Republic Act No. 11930). This law aims to protect children from online sexual exploitation and penalizes the creation, sharing, and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
The discussion covered what OSAEC-CSAEM is, why it happens, who is affected, who can report, how to identify cases of child exploitation, how these incidents occur, and what actions we can take. As part of the activity, participants were grouped to brainstorm ideas on how to prevent or reduce these harmful actions.
The attendees included representatives from various elementary and secondary schools in Victorias City, Child Development Workers, Kagawad Committee Chairs on Women, VAWC Desk Officers, CHO Representatives, and BCPC Child Representatives, sharing insights, concerns, and possible solutions for this growing issue.
As part of this yearโs Childrenโs Month celebration, we gained valuable knowledge and awareness from this advocacy forum and may this learning inspire us to continuously protect, advocate, and uphold the rights, safety, and dignity of every child.
Written by: Lourine J. Donguines
Photos courtesy of: Ms. Lovella C. Hinlo and Lourine J. Donguines