English: He also recalled how the COVID-19 pandemic increased children's exposure to OSAEC. In 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that it has received more than 2.8 million reports on online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC), more than twice the nearly 1.3 million reports for 2020. The DOJ also reported that for last year, it launched official investigations on 268 OSEC cases, almost four times the 73 cases handled in 2020.
Filipino: Matatandaan ding tumaas ang panganib na kinaharap ng mga kabataan noong kasagsagan ng pandemya. Noong 2021, iniulat ng Department of Justice (DOJ) na may natanggap ito na ng halos tatlong milyon o 2.8 milyong ulat ng online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC), halos doble sa 1.3 milyong naiulat noong 2020. Iniulat din ng DOJ na noong nakaraang taon, naglunsad ito ng opisyal na imbestigasyon sa 268 na kaso ng OSEC, mas mataas ng halos apat na beses sa 73 na isinagawa noong 2020.