Online ‘child-selling’ cases rise in PH in 2025, PNP says

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police Women and Children’s Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) flagged a rise in cases of individuals selling infants online in 2025. Eight people were arrested for selling their babies last year, up from five in 2024, WCPC Chief Brig. Gen. Maria Sheila Portento told reporters at Camp Crame on Thursday. “It