No to Trafficking

By: DJ Yap, Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — After exposing a multibillion-peso scam involving immigration officers taking bribes from Chinese nationals arriving at the airport, the Senate panel headed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros will investigate reports of human trafficking as a third “revenue stream” of corruption in the Bureau…

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 11 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A Malaysian court has convicted the former employers of a Filipino for violation of the country’s anti-trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants law, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.

By Eimor Santos, CNN Philippines, 10 Oct 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 10) — The Malaysian employers of a Filipina human trafficking victim have been convicted in court in their homeland, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs has announced.

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by Gerry Lee Gorit (The Philippine Star), 26 Sep 2020 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY , Philippines — An Australian and a Filipino alleged to be involved in online child sexual exploitation were arrested in Barangay Canitoan in this city on Thursday.

by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), 26 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Four minors believed to be victims of online sexual exploitation were rescued in Taguig City on Thursday.

by Robertzon Ramirez, Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star), 25 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Government agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport ( NAIA) intercepted recently seven Filipinas bound for the United Arab Emirates after they allegedly presented fake working permits.

(Philstar.com), 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Friday backed a Senate bill seeking to intensify the government’s efforts to crackdown on human trafficking.

by Robertzon Ramirez, Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) – 9 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently stopped two Filipinas from leaving for the United Arab Emirates after they presented fake documents, an official said yesterday.

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by Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 15 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld its previous ruling allowing Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker on death row in Indonesia, to testify against her alleged illegal recruiters.

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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Monday its officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently barred three suspect victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment from leaving the country.

by Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News, 5 Aug 2020 MAYNILA — Nagbabala ang National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa malawakang recruitment umano ng mga aplikante sa mga dating app.

by Robie de Guzman, UNTV, 3 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines – Three people suspected of being victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment have been intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday.

by Evelyn Macairan, Rainier Allan Ronda, Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 31 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the 2019 Trafficking in Persons report of the US State Department for the fifth year in a row, according to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente yesterday, highlighting the country’s efforts…

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by Czarina Nicole Ong Ki, Manila Bulletin, 30 Jul 2020 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is urging the government to beef up its efforts against human trafficking particularly at this time with many Filipinos driven to desperation succumbing to the same.

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 30 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country has achieved a “good number” of convictions for human trafficking cases for the first half of 2020, even with the community quarantine imposed since the middle of March amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the government’s Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT).

by Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, 29 Jul 2020 The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has launched a digital management system that allows the tracking of cases involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and coordinated action among government agencies.

by Cherry Ann Lim, Sunstar, 25 July 2020 Filipino children most appealing to global online sex predators (1st of 2 parts) MARA* (real name withheld) was only 11 years old when her female cousin Jade first livestreamed her sexual abuse for a paying customer abroad. Jade’s male live-in partner also sexually abused Mara.

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By: Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Jun 2020 CASTILLEJOS, Zambales–Authorities on Monday (June 30) arrested a Korean national and his girlfriend for alleged illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

Law enforcers are also looking at complaints that the couple may also have victimized over 200 people from Capiz by Randy V. Datu, Rappler, 30 Jun 2020 OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines – A Korean citizen and his Filipina girlfriend were arrested here Monday, June 29, by law enforcers for their alleged involvement in illegal recruitment and…

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 28 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Tier 1 status retention in the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report underlines the country’s seriousness in combating all forms of human trafficking, the Philippine embassy in Washington said yesterday.

By CFO, 27 Jun 2020 MANILA, June 27 — The Commission on Filipinos Overseas welcomes another sustained recognition from the US Government as the Philippines has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the latest 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report of the US Department of State. Tier 1 is the highest-ranking a country can be…

For the fifth year, the Philippines retains its Tier 1 ranking in the US government’s report on human trafficking. According to the 2020 Trafficking in Persons report, the Philippine government fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking as it continues to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period.