Trafficking in Persons

Court admits digital evidence in abuse case

16 women rescued from trafficking Roel Pareño – The Philippine Star  April 26, 2022 | 12:00am ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Sixteen women who were victims of human trafficking were rescued in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Sunday. The women were on board M/V Kristel Jane 3 that was docked at the port of Bongao and was set to…

By Persida Acosta, Manila Times February 21, 2022 300 Dear PAO, I have a 19-year-old neighbor who was persuaded by a certain adult to have sexual intercourse with the latter’s “friend” in exchange for money. When my neighbor refused, this adult asked him to have sexual contact instead with his (my neighbor’s) friend who was…

Ranier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star February 20, 2022 | 12:00am In a decision dated Feb. 15, Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 262 Judge Joy Casihan-Dumlao found Victor Amarillo and Marjorie Imson guilty of two counts of illegal trafficking in persons and two counts of child pornography for sexually abusing the two girls in…

January 25, 2022 5:46 PM VOA News The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated human trafficking, the U.S. State Department said in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report released Tuesday. “This year’s Trafficking in Persons Report sends a strong message to the world that global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and enduring discriminatory policies…

By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter / @NAMercadoINQINQUIRER.net / 11:03 PM January 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on second reading the bill strengthening policies on anti-trafficking in persons by including online abuses, such as pornography, as offenses.

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by RONALD O. REYES, SunStar, 11 Nov 2020 A FORMER child combatant filed a case for human trafficking against two alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who recruited him to join the movement.

by Marje Pelayo, 9 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday (November 8) warned Filipinos departing the country to be vigilant against human traffickers who take advantage of the recent easing of travel restrictions.

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 Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 26 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — During this state of public health emergency, the Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) reported that there has been a 264.63 percent increase in the number of reported online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the country.

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) – 22 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese men were arrested and 22 Chinese women rescued during a raid on a prostitution den at a hotel in Makati City last week, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

By Bernadette Tamayo, with WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL, 17 Jan 2020 MOST of the 13 Filipinos repatriated recently from Iraq were victims of human trafficking, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.

By Jun Ramirez, Manila Bulletin, Jan 12, 2020 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have foiled another human trafficking attempt with the interception of three women illegally recruited to work as bar girls in Hong Kong.

by JOVIC YEE, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Jan 2020 Human traffickers are now using children as cover in spiriting undocumented workers out of the country, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Tuesday.

by Robie de Guzman, 30 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported its operatives have arrested a total of 423 international criminals in 2019 who hid in the country to evade prosecution for their crimes.

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by Neil Arwin Mercado, 24 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Twelve suspected human trafficking victims who were about to leave the country were rescued at the Zamboanga International Seaport (ZIS), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Tuesday.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 24 Dec 2019 34 ‘trafficking victims’ rescued at NAIA – BI MANILA, Philippines — Twelve suspected human trafficking victims who were about to leave the country were rescued at the Zamboanga International Seaport (ZIS), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Tuesday.

by Vito Barcelo, 24 Dec 2019 Immigration officers at the international seaport in Zamboanga City barred from leaving the country 12 suspected human trafficking victims who attempted to leave the county via the southern backdoor.

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by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 8 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Over 70 women suspected victims of sexual trafficking were rescued in a bar raid in Cubao, Quezon City yesterday before dawn.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 5 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-four women suspected of being illegally recruited as household service workers in Saudi Arabia were rescued at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Thursday.

by Robie de Guzman, UNTV News, 21 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported it rescued 17 individuals who were allegedly recruited illegally as household service workers in the Middle East.

By: Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Oct 2019 Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Thursday warned recruiters and their men that they could face life behind bars if convicted for human trafficking.

by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, 11 Oct 2019 Seven suspected victims of human trafficking were rescued by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after they were intercepted for possessing spurious travel documents.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Makati government on Tuesday shut down a local hotel for alleged human trafficking after police found that the establishment was engaged in prostitution.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab (The Philippine Star), 5 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has bared a new modus operandi of a prostitution ring following the arrest of an alleged pimp and two minors in Manila last Tuesday.

Most of the women were foreign nationals. By Lia Savillo, 3 Oct 2019 This article originally appeared on VICE ASIA. Close to 100 women were rescued from suspected sex traffickers yesterday after Philippine authorities discovered a brothel that booked clients through an app.

By: Nikka G. Valenzuela, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Oct 2019 Bar fronts for C MANILA, Philippines — It was the third raid on a prostitution ring in Metro Manila in less than a month, suggesting a thriving business catering to a market made up of mainland Chinese men working in the Philippine offshore gaming operator…