VOL 1, N0 8
MAY 2017
The Filipino
martial art of
Bakbakan is
kept alive by
its founder
~ in the ACT
suburb of
Monash.
Picture: REY
GALANG
by MARILIE
BOMEDIANO
THE MASTER GETS YOU READY
It’s never too early or too late
to learn how to defend oneself
from physical attack. In our
midst is a Filipino martial arts
master who can take us through
the defence mindset and tactics
to blunt an assault ~ with or
without weapons.
For full story
turn to Page 3
NEWS
‘Sextortion’ exists even in judges’ chambers: Justice
FILIPINO DELEGATE AT WOMEN JUDGES’ CONFERENCE EXPOSES THIS SOCIAL MENACE
By MARILIE
BOMEDIANO
A VISITING Filipino judge explained
“sextortion” as a social menace in
schools, hospitals, police stations ~
even in judges’ chambers.
Associate justice Teresita de
Castro was speaking at the Asia
Pacific Regional Conference of the
International Association of Women
Judges (IAWJ) in conjunction with
National Conference of the Australian
Association of Women Judges
(AAWJ) held in Sydney last month.
She defined sextortion as a social
menace by a predator who could be
a government official, school teacher
Justice de Castro
explains dynamics
of power, control
or administrator, supervisor in a
governmental or private institution,
prosecutor, church official, jail
warden, immigration officer, police,
health officer, and other persons in
authority.
Justice de Castro was one of several
speakers from different countries, and
the only delegate from the Philippines
to speak at the conference
Many vital topics that concerned
humanitarian interests were
thoroughly discussed during her
presentation.
At the start of her presentation, she
explained the dynamics of power
and control, the abuse of authority to
extract from unwilling women, which
is the abuse of power for purposes of
sexual exploitation. n