December 27, 2011
An official of the Bureau of Customs were now facing charges following the complaint filed by a massage therapist before the office of the Ombudsman.
In her sworn affidavit dated November 17, 2011, obtained by The Manila Times, Liberty Felipe of Tarlac sued Maj. Ramon Policarpio and Asi Dexter Binuya et. al. of the Enforcement Security Group of the bureau for grave misconduct, grave abuse of authority, grave coercion, unjust vexation and sexual harassment. Read the rest of this entry »
November 17, 2011
A college professor of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is facing charges of sexual harassment before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office after one of her female students lodged a complaint at the Manila Police District Station 8 Women’s and Children’s Concern Division (WCCD) in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Read the rest of this entry »
July 4, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday asked employers to have clear policies on sexual harassment in their workplaces to prevent this “from disrupting workers’ efficiency and productivity.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 16, 2011
CEBU CITY, Philippines—A local daily in Cebu on Wednesday filed an administrative complaint of misconduct against a police official before the Police Regional Office (PRO 7) for allegedly making sexual advances on a female correspondent of the paper. Read the rest of this entry »
October 31, 2010
BOCAUE, Bulacan —The principal of the night shift high school department of a college school here will spend All Saints’ Day behind bars after police arrested him when an 18 years old female student accused him of allegedly sexually molesting her. Read the rest of this entry »
October 31, 2010
A HIGH ranking official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been charged with sexual harassment at the Sandiganbayan’s third division. Read the rest of this entry »
March 31, 2010
A reader asks for advice about a male office supervisor who makes her uncomfortable with his excessive praises over her physical appearance. She says that when he says things like “that blouse shows off your curves and cleavage magnificently” especially in the presence of co-workers, she feels that he is undressing her mentally. Worse, she feels that statements like that suggest to her co-workers that she and the supervisor are intimate and, ergo, the relationship entitles him to make very personal comments. I don’t normally dispense legal advice in my column but I’ll make an exception in this case as it presents an opportunity to discuss a very imperfect law. Read the rest of this entry »
February 20, 2010
A new study conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) showed an alarming increase in the number of male students being sexually attacked in schools. Read the rest of this entry »
November 25, 2009
THE board of the Philippine Hospital Association took the unprecedented task of suspending for two years its immediate past president for having allegedly sexually harassed two association employees. Read the rest of this entry »
September 2, 2009
BACOLOD CITY: A supervisor of a fast food giant in Bacolod City is in hot seat for alleged sexual harassment filed by two female service crew workers while another victim may follow suit with an additional case. Read the rest of this entry »
