Babies for sale online?! Ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol dito?
Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating birthday girlie, Kapuso sa Batas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
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Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating birthday girlie, Kapuso sa Batas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
Hosted by the country’s top anchors and hosts, 'Unang Hirit' is a weekday morning show that provides its viewers with a daily dose of news and practical feature stories. Watch it from Monday to Friday, 5:30 AM on GMA Network! Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
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00:00Oh my, there are so many options when it comes to online shopping.
00:05But wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:09What's this? Baby for sale?
00:11This is too much.
00:13We've reached the point where even kids are being sold online.
00:17A mother was caught selling her 3-year-old baby online for P30,000.
00:26The police said that the suspect's child was tampered with.
00:29The child was said to be taken from Nueva Vizcaya.
00:33The suspect's child was found in the middle.
00:36The PNP-WCPC immediately transferred the child to the DSWD's shelter.
00:43According to the police, the suspect's cause of death is due to money and poverty.
00:49That's why he was forced to sell his own child.
00:53The mother of the child also thinks that the child's future is better
00:57if they give this to others in exchange for the money they received as a start or payment for the loan.
01:05Oh my, what does the law say about this?
01:09Oh my, ask me. Ask Attorney Gary.
01:13Attorney, if you post online that you're selling your child with an immediate price,
01:18is there a violation of the law?
01:21And what is the penalty for the offerer and the buyer of the child?
01:26Well, buying and selling a child is a form of child trafficking under our laws.
01:32And if the sale of a child is a form of child trafficking,
01:38under our laws,
01:40and if the sale of a child is done through technology such as the internet or using a computer system,
01:48it becomes a qualified child trafficking.
01:52And the penalty is life imprisonment.
01:56And there is also a fine that does not go below two million pesos,
02:00up to five million pesos under the Expanded Anti-Trafficking Act of 2022.
02:06Or the Republic Act 11862.
02:09Both the seller and the buyer of the child are guilty of trafficking.
02:15Because both have the same view of the law here,
02:17they both have a fault,
02:18whether it is the seller of the child and the person who pays and receives the child.
02:25Attorney, in Davao,
02:27a baby boy was placed in a paper bag,
02:29a paper bag that was left with a letter that says,
02:32Sorry for passing our responsibility to yours.
02:36And the child cannot raise the child.
02:39What does the law say about this?
02:43Well, in general,
02:44the abandonment of a mother or the person who has the right to custody of a child
02:49may have a criminal case under Article 276 of the Revised Penal Code for Abandonment of a Minor.
02:57Depending on the circumstances of the abandonment of the child,
03:00especially if it is exposed to danger,
03:03it will be a case of child abuse under Republic Act 7610 or our Child Abuse Law.
03:10Of course, the penalty is higher
03:12if the abandonment of a child will really result in injury or the death of the child.
03:20It was placed in a bag with a love letter,
03:23but if it was left on the side of the road, it will still be dangerous.
03:28Of course, the best way if you have a child
03:32and in your opinion, you cannot take care of and raise it,
03:36the best way is to entrust the child to the DSWD or to a nursing home or child caring agency.
03:44Do not leave anyone because they too,
03:48the one you left has a responsibility to report it to the DSWD
03:53and it can also be to the barangay or to the police.
03:56All of this is so that you will not have a case for abandonment or for child trafficking.
04:02Go through the right process.
04:04If you cannot raise your child,
04:06this is like loving him even if you cannot take care of him.
04:13Remember, we will clarify the laws we discussed
04:16For peace of mind, don't think twice.
04:21Ask me, ask Katerina Gatto.