President’s Corner
UN anti-slavery board to support NGO recommendations on child rights
November 29, 2023 · By Francis Bermido Jr., Preda President, PREDA News
Speech delivered during the Dialogue with the UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery Board of Trustees Tuesday, 28 November 2022, 10:00 – 11:00 (Geneva time) By Francis Bermido Jr. President of Preda Foundation, Inc. PREDA News, – The Preda Foundation is a non-government organization founded in 1974 licensed and accredited by the […]
Read More...PRESS RELEASE: Human trafficker convicted and sentenced to life in prison
November 21, 2022 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
PRESS RELEASE Human trafficker convicted and sentenced to life in prison 21 November 2022 by: Francis B. Bermido Jr. Life behind bars is the penalty handed down by the Regional Trial Court Branch 61 in Angeles City, Pampanga for a human trafficker, Allyana Ysabel Fernandez known as “Quenn”. She recruited and lured eleven young girls, […]
Read More...Three life sentences for father who raped his daughter
August 4, 2022 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
Three life sentences for father who raped his daughter Francis B. Bermido Jr. 4 August 2022 After eleven years of being together, the parents of Mady and her two siblings argued for the last time and her mother walked out of the family and abandoned her three children in 2020. The children were shocked and […]
Read More...The Stories of Marla and Precious
July 28, 2022 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
The Stories of Marla and Precious Francis B. Bermido Jr. Preda News In the history of the Preda Foundation since 1974, we have helped thousands of child victims of physical and sexual abuse including incest rape, and human trafficking. The worst case of multiple sexual abuse and rape of young children that were rescued and […]
Read More...Five-year-old rape victim by biological father gets justice
June 15, 2022 · By Francis B. Bermido, Jr.
Five-year-old rape victim by biological father gets justice Francis B. Bermido, Jr. Cristy spent most of her childhood without a father because her father abandoned the family for another woman a few months after she was born. Her mother, Aida, was left alone to support her three children- Jim, Jan, and Cristy. To support her […]
Read More...DepEd Central Office orders immediate dismissal of teacher in Olongapo City
June 2, 2022 · By Preda News
DepEd Central Office orders immediate dismissal of teacher in Olongapo City Francis B. Bermido, Jr. The Central Office of the Department of Education (DepEd) has upheld the decision of DepEd Regional Director May Eclar finding Franco Aranas, a teacher of New Cabalan National High School in Olongapo City, guilty of grave misconduct for sexually abusing […]
Read More...A Canadian Hero Dies
April 8, 2022 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
A Canadian Hero Dies Francis B. Bermido Jr. Preda news 7 April 2022 David Kilgour, a strong and determined advocate of human rights and dignity everywhere, has died at 81. His loss is felt by the Canadian indigenous peoples and child and adult victims /survivors of the residential school system where thousands of Canadian Indigenous […]
Read More...Healing Leads to Justice
February 18, 2022 · By Francis Bermido Jr.
Healing Leads to Justice After almost two years, 13-year old Alyssa finally achieved justice when Judge Gemma Theresa B. Hilario-Logronio found her step-father, Alberto Morales, guilty of lascivious conduct and rape by sexual assault and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of up to 15 years in the first case and reclusion perpetua […]
Read More...Buhay Pag-Asa: Good Practices in Implementing the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Law in the New Normal
December 2, 2021 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
Buhay Pag-Asa: Good Practices in Implementing the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Law in the New Normal Francis B. Bermido Jr. In celebration of the 2021 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness, the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee recognized the Preda Foundation for its best practices in implementing Republic Act (RA) 9344 as amended by RA […]
Read More...The DepEd Must Rid Itself of Child Sexual Abusers
November 9, 2021 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
The DepEd Must Rid Itself of Child Sexual Abusers Francis B. Bermido Jr. Franco N. Aranas, a teacher of New Cabalan High School in Olongapo City who was found guilty of grave misconduct and ordered dismissed from service, is hoping the Regional Director of the Department of Education (DepEd) will reverse, modify and/or set aside […]
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