Bacolod fights ‘very alarming’ online child sexual exploitation

BACOLOD CITY—The incidence of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in this city has reached “alarming levels,” with authorities rescuing 10 minors over the past two months and intensifying a manhunt for the alleged mastermind behind the operations, a city official said Thursday. Richelle Verdeprado-Mangga, head of the Bacolod City Department of Social