LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Cindi King-Chan has expressed concern over a viral video allegedly showing a 12-year-old child being abused by her grandmother in Sitio Balanghoy, Barangay Gun-ob.
The Lapu-Lapu City Information Office said in a Facebook Wednesday, July 9, 2025, that Chan immediately ordered the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), in coordination with the Barangay VAWC (Violence Against Women and Children) desk, to look into the matter.
Authorities are now assessing the condition and welfare of both the child and the guardian involved.
Chan reaffirmed the City's strong stance on child protection, saying: “Dili nato pasagdan ang ing-ani nga mga isyu, labi na kung kabataan na ang nalambigit. The safety and welfare of our children is always our top priority.”
She assured the public that the local government is taking steps to ensure the child receives the necessary psychosocial and medical support. (Frances Ibo, VSU intern)