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Tag: Trafficking

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    U.S. lauds PH gov’t efforts against human trafficking; first Southeast Asian country to reach Tier 1

    Aug 04, 2016 2:30 PM

    By NICOLE-ANNE LAGRIMAS AND PAUL JOHN DOMALAON SILENCE was the name of the game when Jane* was forced into prostitution. Threatened by her traffickers that they would “ruin her life,” […]

    cybercrime, human trafficking, Trafficking

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    Au pair abuse continues despite stricter guidelines

    Jul 30, 2015 10:52 AM

    By VERLIE Q. RETULIN It was Aug. 2, 2014 when Ron, 27, arrived in Norway. Her host family welcomed her warmly at the airport and then took her to their […]

    au pair, Trafficking

  • Categories Top Stories

    U.S. to PH: Punish gov’t officials involved in trafficking

    Jul 29, 2015 11:52 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO CITING reports that some public officials are “complicit in trafficking or allow traffickers to operate with impunity,” the United States Department of State has urged the Philippine […]

    2015 TIP Report, Trafficking

  • Categories News

    Counter-trafficking efforts to involve public

    Jul 04, 2015 9:28 PM

    By YVETTE B. MORALES What does a trafficking victim look like? A female who hails from a far-flung area, came a quick answer from the audience. Tara Dermott, project leader […]

    IOM X, Trafficking

  • Categories ARMM Watch Top Stories Yahoo

    Maguindanao town police warn residents vs trafficking modus

    Jan 14, 2015 12:50 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO UPI, Maguindanao–The local police here warned residents against accepting job offers to work as housekeepers in Marawi City due to reported cases of exploitation there. The Upi […]

    human trafficking, maguindanao, Trafficking

  • Categories News Top Stories

    More than 2,000 trafficked Filipinos trapped in Syria

    Dec 18, 2014 11:19 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO A top foreign affairs official said some 2,000 overseas Filipino workers, all of them victims of human trafficking, remain trapped in Syria three years after civil unrest […]

    human trafficking, ofws, Syria, Trafficking

  • Categories Top Stories Yahoo

    Bangsamoro law to address human trafficking, PWD issues

    Dec 03, 2014 2:40 PM

    By JAKE SORIANO HUMAN trafficking is a “big concern” in Mindanao, and will be firmly addressed by the proposed Bangsamoro in the south, one of the drafters of the law […]

    ARMM, Bangsamoro, PWDs, Trafficking

  • Categories Banner Yahoo

    Sex traffickers prey on ‘Yolanda’ children

    Nov 10, 2014 6:00 AM

    Text and photos by AVIGAIL M. OLARTE TACLOBAN CITY – On the bed is where she could end it, she thought. She’s 16, he’s six months old. Alyssa (not her […]

    Children, Tacloban, Trafficking, Yolanda

  • Categories Top Stories

    Philippines poor in prosecuting trafficking cases—US gov’t

    Jul 14, 2014 9:21 AM

    By VINCE NONATO DESPITE the Philippine government’s efforts to combat human trafficking, the United States’latest global Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report said it its overall number of convictions remained low. “The […]

    Pampanga, Philippines, Trafficking

  • Categories News

    Slow prosecution of human trafficking cases worries expert

    May 25, 2014 3:32 PM

    By JANE DASAL THE Philippines has strong laws penalizing human trafficking, but the slow prosecution of cases remains a huge barrier in the campaign against traffickers and their cohorts, an expert […]

    IACAT, Philippines, Trafficking

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