SEN. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros has sought a Senate investigation into the reported 'culture of abuse,' harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts...
SEN. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros has sought a Senate investigation into the reported 'culture of abuse,' harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts .The senator filed a resolution to investigate the alleged gender-based sexual harassment, emotional abuse and other violence experienced by alumni and students of the government-run boarding school.
Hontiveros, principal author of the Safe Spaces Act, said earlier that the victims have come forward and revealed their 'harrowing experiences.'Her office met with some of them and was informed that a PHSA student, a minor, has formally filed a complaint against a PHSA non-teaching staff after being catcalled in November 2019 on campus.
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