“Practical, accessible, and forward‑looking.”

This was how DRP Barbara Mae P. Flores, OIC‑Executive Director of the National Coordination Center Against OSAEC and CSAEM, described POSE Fundamentals: A Self‑Paced Training for Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation of Children during the launch of its fourth cohort on February 4, 2026.

Now on its fourth run, POSE Fundamentals continues to expand the country’s frontline capacity against online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC)—a crime that is evolving rapidly and demands equally adaptive responses.

Strengthening capacity strategically

For this cohort, IJM Philippines welcomes 48 new participants—public prosecutors, law enforcers, and other frontline actors from cities and municipalities where OSAEC is estimated to be highly prevalent.

By focusing on areas with the highest urgency, the program ensures that strengthened skills translate directly into safer communities and more child-protective justice outcomes.

Participants will complete the self-paced modules and applied tasks between February 16 and April 17. Each finisher will receive a Certificate of Completion, recognizing their commitment to developing the advanced competencies needed in combatting OSAEC.

A key leap: MCLE-accredited lectures

A significant enhancement in this cohort is the MCLE accreditation of 11 lectures, marking a milestone for the program.

This accreditation not only validates the rigor and relevance of the content—it also incentivizes prosecution partners to complete the full training. By aligning POSE Fundamentals with professional legal requirements, IJM strengthens the long-term sustainability and integration of OSAEC expertise within the justice system.

A pioneering model that continues to grow

POSE Fundamentals is the innovative online iteration of IJM’s Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (POSE) training, which has been equipping frontline actors since 2018. Across all its delivery modes, the POSE program has already trained:

• 245 public prosecutors
• 123 law enforcers
• 8 anti-money laundering personnel

POSE Fundamentals now enters its fourth run with the clear mission of making high‑quality, trauma‑informed, and child-protective training more accessible than ever.

Designed to fit the demanding schedules of justice system workers, the online course provides foundational principles and applied strategies for investigating and prosecuting OSAEC cases—without sacrificing depth, relevance, or practicality.

POSE and its growing impact

While this is already the program’s fourth cohort, its significance has only grown. Each run expands national capacity, deepens the bench of OSAEC‑equipped practitioners, and strengthens the country’s coordinated response to a crime that continues to adapt and proliferate online.

With every group of finishers, the Philippines gains more justice system actors and frontliners who are equipped not only with technical knowledge but with a trauma‑informed, child-protective mindset.

Read more about POSE Fundamentals’ background here.