Trafficking in Persons

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora, Dec 18, 2018 MANILA — The Philippines staying in Tier 1 status at the United States Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, as well as its initiatives against the issue, show that the government is “proactive in fighting human trafficking,” an executive of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said Tuesday.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Eight Filipinos leaving for Cyprus guised as tourists were saved by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from suspected human trafficking at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Saturday, the agency said Monday.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, Dec 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Two minor girls who were victims of human trafficking were rescued while the suspect was apprehended during an entrapment operation in Taguig City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said.

By Philippine Canadian Inquirer, Nov 24, 2018 Four teenage girls, whose age ranges from 14 to 17 years old, were rescued by the authorities after it raided a prostitution den in Navotas City.

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) – Nov 16, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently intercepted six women believed to be victims of a human trafficking syndicate at the Clark International Airport.

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Sept 23, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has repatriated 27 Filipinas rescued from a sex trafficking syndicate in Malaysia last month.

by Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News, Sep 18, 2018 Daanan ng human trafficking ang Palawan, ayon sa Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) na pinangungunahan ng Department of Justice (DOJ).

by Jennifer P. Rendon, Sep 17, 2018 AN AUSTRALIAN national and his Filipino live-in partner were arrested after authorities swooped down on an alleged cyberporn hub in Pavia, Iloilo, morning of Sept 15, 2018.

By Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, Sep 6, 2018 The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested three persons engaged in the sex trade while 10 females including two minors (both 17 years old) were rescued in Antipolo City.

by Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News, Sep 01 2018 MANILA—Four minors were rescued in Pateros on Friday after a mother allegedly subjected her child and her neighbors’ children to a live online sex show catering to foreign pedophiles.

Inquirer Mindanao, Aug 27, 2018 DAPITAN CITY – Twenty-three individuals, believed to be victims of illegal recruitment, were rescued in Bakkungan island of Tawi-Tawi on August 20 while on board motor vessel Fatima Raiza.

The women are smuggled into Sabah and forced to work as waitresses, domestic workers or as bar girls. They eventually flee on a speedboat and are rescued by the police and Philippine Coast Guard near the border of Sandakan and Taganak. by Rappler.com, Aug 20, 2018 TURTLE ISLANDS, Philippines – Policemen from the Turtle Islands…

By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News, Aug 20, 2018 The National Bureau of Investigation has rescued 28 women from a Makati “casa” and arrested five of their supposed traffickers.

By Nonoy Lacson, Manila Bulletin, Aug 17, 2018 ZAMBOANGA CITY – Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 16 persons, including four minors, at the Maluso wharf in Basilan province, Wednesay night, before they could be transported to Tawi-Tawi, and on to Malaysia by a human trafficking syndicate.

by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star) – Aug 15, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — A man arrested for online trafficking four years ago was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Cebu City regional trial court (RTC) on Monday.

By Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, Aug 10, 2018 The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday has warned the public against the modus of withdrawing escrow deposits of recruitment agencies using falsified “certificate of no pending appealed case”.

RAID ON CHINESE-OWNED FISH FARM By: Joey A. Gabieta, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 30, 2018 TACLOBAN CITY — Lured by a P5,000 monthly pay, a 15-year-old boy left his home here to join other male neighbors to work in a province in Luzon to help his family.

By Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Cebu Daily News, Jun 23,2018 CYBERPORNOGRAPHY TRADE IN CORDOVA It was just two years ago when Miriam (not her real name) gave birth to her second son. Without any means of income, the then 20-year-old mother decided to venture into a “home-based enterprise” that would give her enough money to…

By Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, Jun 23, 2018 The Inter-Agency Council Against Human Trafficking (IACAT) was able to rescue in May a total of 176 victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment.

By Jeffrey G. Damicog, Tempo, Jun 1, 2018 Three suspected human traffickers preying on minors for prostitution were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation during an operation in Rizal last May 28.

By Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, May 31, 2018 Three suspected pimps were arrested, while, 12 female victims including 10 minors were rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) during an operation conducted in Rizal.

Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas/KBK, GMA News, May 30, 2018 The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has rescued 12 women, 10 of whom are minors, and arrested three alleged human traffickers in a resort in Pililia, Rizal.

By: Tetch Torres-Tupas, INQUIRER.net, May 24, 2018 More than 40 human trafficking victims have been rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila.

Guevarra commends fiscal in human trafficking case Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra lauded the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) of San Fernando, La Union for convicting a human trafficker.

by DELFIN T. MALLARI JR., Inquirer Southern Luzon, May 12, 2018 LUCENA CITY – Police rescued a 16-year-old girl from three suspected human traffickers in Tiaong town in Quezon province Friday night, police reported.

by Madonna Timbal-Senajon, ABS-CBN News, May 08 2018 Kulungan ang bagsak ng mag-amang suspek na nahaharap sa kasong human trafficking at child abuse matapos na gawing trabahador at abusuhin ang 13 batang Japanese nationals na pinangakuang pagaaralin ng English at karate. Photo courtesy of IGACOS Police IGACOS, Davao del Norte – Nasagip ng awtoridad ang…

by Christell Fatima M. Tudtud (The Freeman) – Apr 9, 2018 CEBU, Philippines — Two sisters were arrested for alleged sex trafficking while their three young victims were rescued during a police operation in a well-known hotel in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City Saturday night.

Minors flee Pampanga farm; QC cops arrest traffickers By: Matthew Reysio-Cruz – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 09, 2018 Two of four minors forced to work as farmhands in Pampanga province escaped on Friday by walking for six hours to get to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) where they got on a bus bound for…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Mar 21, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) warned jobseekers yesterday against fake job offers in London.