Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (POSE) Fundamentals: A Self-Paced Training for Combatting Online Sexual Exploitation of Children completed its third run on July 31, 2025 with a live meeting hosted by Atty. Nelisa Guevara-Garcia, Director of Capacity Development (formerly Director of National Prosecution Development). Fifty-eight participants successfully completed the training.

(Left to Right) Atty. Maranatha Praise Ladringan-Edejer, Mr. Ferdinand Santos, Atty. Nelisa Guevara-Garcia, Atty. Gelie Erika Esteban, Ms. Marjorie Lumanog, and Ms. Samantha Gayle Santos, part of the IJM team who hosted the live online engagement last July 31, 2025.

POSE Fundamentals’ online module was designed to strengthen the capacity of prosecutors and law enforcement officers in applying trauma-informed and child-protective strategies during the investigation and prosecution of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) cases.

Congratulations to the 58 finishers of the third run of POSE Fundamentals Self-Paced Training.

The third run was officially launched through a hybrid session held on May 21. The participants took the self-paced courses from June 1 to July 31.

As of July 31, 2025, a total of 153 prosecutors and law enforcement officers have been successfully equipped through POSE Fundamentals Self-Paced Training with a strong legal foundation, fundamental investigative skills, and trauma-informed mindset.

National Coordination Center against OSAEC and CSAEM Executive Director, DRP Barbara Mae Flores, acknowledged the significance of this capacity building effort in her keynote message during the closing session:

This training... is a reminder that the threats we face today, especially in the digital space, require us to constantly adapt and level up. OSAEC and CSAEM are evolving quickly, using new tools and new tactics. We must respond with just as much strategy, speed, and innovation.

As the session came to an end, Atty. Nelisa Guevara-Garcia addressed the participants, "I am filled with deep gratitude and renewed hope. Gratitude—for your time, your commitment, and your courage to stand at the frontlines of justice. Hope—for the future we are building together, one where every child is safe, and every perpetrator is held accountable."

Read more about POSE Fundamentals here.