Child protection

TikTok began on Tuesday (17) making all accounts of users under 16 private, to comply with the ECA Digital. The change requires parental authorization for alterations and complements existing restrictions. The law takes effect today, but its decree was postponed.

December 16, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

Parliament has unanimously decided that the government should pressure the police to prioritize and invest more in combating sexual assaults against children online. The decision follows media revelations about assaults, including those committed by Swedes in the Philippines. The government is also urged to have the police block websites that facilitate such crimes.