The Child Rights Network (CRN) has called for government action on the alleged sexual abuse, harassment, and other forms of violence suffered by students at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. READ:
at the end of June which revealed the government’s alleged “slapdash approach” in addressing the issue, “enabling the continuation of these horrid abuses.”
“PHSA, just like any other institution, is not perfect,” it said in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday. “But please be assured all our school personnel are working hand-in-hand towards providing our students a safe learning environment, whether online or in Makiling.”
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