Trafficking in Persons

Judge Katrina Nora Buan-Factora does not give merit to the defense of Christian Chaneco that he just did his job as a computer technician and acted upon the order of his clients by Jun A. Malig, Rappler, Apr 13, 2019 ANGELES CITY, Philippines – A Pampanga court has sentenced a 26-year-old computer technician to life…

by Sunstar, Apr 10, 2019 A 22-YEAR-OLD pregnant woman was caught offering to sexually abuse her six-year-old daughter and her sisters, ages 18 and 21, and stream live the exploitation in exchange for money from an online predator.

BY RAMON T. TULFO, Manila Times, Apr 9, 2019 FIDEL Mendoza, Erwin Ortañez, Glenn Comia, Bien Guevarra, Den Binsol. These people are middle-level officials at the Bureau of Immigration (BI), but they are all multi-millionaires because they are the leaders of a human trafficking syndicate at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

by Web Report/Philippines, Apr 8, 2019 Scamsters promise high-paying jobs in the emirate. The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned Filipino jobseekers of dubious individuals and agencies who carry out their operations through social media networks such as Facebook, Viber and WhatsApp. These entities have been found to promise jobs in Dubai and…

By Micah Sophia C. Marcellones|Apr 07,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos are advised to be cautious about overseas job offerings from recruitment agencies that operate through the social media like Facebook, Viber or WhatsApp.

By: Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net, Apr 06, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen Filipinos who are victims of human trafficking in Iraq are now under the custody of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.

by Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News, Apr 04 2019 MANILA – Five minors were rescued from a 17-year-old female pimp in Navotas. The suspect, who allegedly offered the children to a pedophile based in the US, managed to escape.

NBI Region 10 Director Patricio Bernales says 10 people – 7 of them minors – were rescued in an operation at a Cagayan de Oro hotel by Bobby Lagsa, Rappler, Apr 3, 2019 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 10 has arrested 4 people, two of them…

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Two victims of human trafficking, one of them a minor, were rescued in a police operation in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.

Three victims paid HK$43,000, HK$20,000 and HK$15,000 respectively to the suspect to get a caregiver job in Canada but it never happened By ASIA TIMES STAFF A 40-year-old Filipina domestic worker was arrested at the Philippine Consulate General in Admiralty for allegedly offering non-existent jobs overseas to three colleagues.

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Mar 30, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Agents of the Bureau of Immigration intercepted Friday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) 18 women and 12 men who are believed to be victims of human trafficking.

By Morexette Marie B. Erram and Futch Anthony Inso|Mar 21,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police arrested five suspected human traffickers, and rescued 11 minors allegedly being used in cyberpornography, including a two-year-old, during three simultaneous anti-human trafficking operations in the cities of Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu on Thursday, March 21.

by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, Mar 20, 2019 The Bureau of Immigration has asked the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation against nine members of the BI-Travel Control and Enforcement Unit assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for allegedly conniving with human trafficking syndicate victimizing Filipino jobseekers wanting to work abroad.

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Mar 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Immigration officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) have been ordered to be on alert as reports surfaced that syndicates are again active in recruiting minors to work abroad.

Between 600,000 and 800,000 people trafficked across borders globally [TRT World NEWS AMERICAS] 5 MAR 2019

By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, Mar 12, 2019 Officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed to work more aggressively and decisively in combating human trafficking and modern slavery in the region. The 78 senior ASEAN officials also agreed to intensify the implementation of the Bohol Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Work Plan.

https://www.trtworld.com/americas/between-600-000-and-800-000-people-trafficked-across-borders-globally-24654 A survey by the UN had found that human trafficking cases have reached a record-high in recent years, with armed conflict and displacement being major drivers of human trafficking. A survey – Global Report On Trafficking In Persons – conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for 2016 has noted…

By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, Mar 4, 2019 With the approval of the first-ever cross sectoral work plan on human trafficking, the Philippine government intends to raise the bar in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) as the country hosts consultative meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-member countries in Panglao, Bohol beginning…

by Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Feb 28 2019 KUALA LUMPUR – British and Australian police are supporting the Philippines’ first center to combat the online sexual abuse of children, launched on Wednesday, as the country becomes a global hotspot for the growing crime.

by Rainier Allan Ronda, The Philippine Star, Feb 16, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A court in Iligan City has sentenced a woman to up to 23 years in prison for offering her minor daughter to online sex predators.

17 human trafficking victims rescued in Zamboanga ABS-CBN News, Leizel Lacastesantos Feb 12 2019 ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities rescued 17 victims of human trafficking in Zamboanga City Monday night. The Philippine Coast Guard, in coordination with law enforcement agencies, intercepted their motorboat en route to Taganak, Tawi-Tawi. Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander, Lt. Cmdr. Jimmy…

By: Julie Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao, Feb 12, 2019 ZAMBOANGA CITY — Forty-eight persons believed to be victims of human trafficking were rescued Monday night at the sea waters of this city.

by Janvic Mateo, The Philippine Star, Dec 30, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has suggested a new way to address trafficking of Filipino migrant workers: Seek the families of illegal recruiters.

by Raymund Catindig, The Philippine Star, Dec 30, 2018 TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan , Philippines — Three girls, aged 15 and 16, were rescued from a sex den in this city yesterday.

By Recto Mercene, Business Mirror, Dec 24, 2019 AIRPORT immigration agents stopped nine Filipinos they suspected as victims of human trafficking who disguised themselves as tourists while attempting to leave for Seoul, South Korea, via Taipei.

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), Dec 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has rescued nine alleged victims of human trafficking at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

by LBG, GMA News, Dec 23, 2018 Philippines Immigration officers have rescued nine South Korea-bound Filipinos at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, believed to be victims of human trafficking syndicate.

By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News, Dec 19, 2018 The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has stopped more than 28,000 Filipinos from leaving the country within the first 10 months of 2018 in what it claims is an outcome of the government’s “intensified” anti-human trafficking campaign.

by Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News, Dec 19, 2018 MANILA – An alleged victim of illegal recruitment and human trafficking filed a complaint against a Makati-based recruitment agency at the Department of Justice on Wednesday morning.

By Ferdinand Patinio, Dec 19, 2018 MANILA — Over 28,000 Filipino travelers have been barred by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from leaving the country from January to October as part of the government’s intensified campaign against human trafficking.