Naging emosyonal si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. nang talakayin ang mga kaso ng online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), sa ginanap na summit kontra OSAEC sa Makati City (September 16).
Sa kaniyang talumpati sinabi ng Pangulo na habang pinakikinggan ang karanasan ang biktimang ng panga-abuso, hindi aniya niya napigilang maluha at mapa-isip kung ilan pa mga bata ang na-abuso at nasa kamay ng mga indibidwal na gumagawa ng ganitong krimen.
“As we’re here, sit in this fancy hotel room, eating our fancy food, continuing to suffer the same fate as she has. And accompanying those tears that I just shed was a deep sense of shame because we have not done enough for the Philippines to now be considered the epicenter of… Let us not shorten it into a clinical term OSAEC. It is sexual abuse and exploitation of children.” —Pangulong Marcos.
Ayon sa Pangulo, nakakahiya, dahil kulang pa ang ginagawa ng gobyerno upang labanan ang ganitong uri ng krimen, at patuloy na namamayagpag ang mga mayroong sala at sindikato.
“And I leave it to your imagination. And I would imagine in some cases your imagination cannot even begin to fathom what is done to these poor children, to our poor children.” —Pangulong Marcos.
Nakakahiya, ayon kay Pangulong Marcos, na mabansagan ang Pilipinas bilang epicenter ng ganitong krimen sa mga kabataan.
“I go and travel and meet important leaders all around the world, and I’m talking about kings and queens, and presidents and prime ministers, and they say to me, “I was raised by a Filipina. My second mother is a Filipina.” And that’s what we Filipinos are. We love our families. We adore our children. And for us to allow this to happen in our country, brings to me an overwhelming sense of shame because being in government, being in public service, we are not doing enough. We must do more.” —Pangulong Marcos.
Dahil dito, inatasan ng Pangulo ang mga kinauukulang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na palakasin pa ang paghabol at pagpapanagot sa mga nasa likod ng ganitong krimen.
“And so we must do more… Be assured we are fully committed to ensuring in protecting our children, who are the most vulnerable members of our society. It is our utmost priority to protect our innocents, the innocents. Perfect little beings who are being hurt for money by the people that they trust. So to everyone here, this summit is a significant waypoint—a moment to reflect on our progress and renew our commitment to eradicating OSAEC.” —Pangulong Marcos. | ulat ni Racquel Bayan
