The Caloocan City government opened on Tuesday, April 21, a “Human Milk Bank” at the Caloocan City Medical Center (CCMC) to support premature and medically fragile infants. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the facility aims to provide free and safe breast milk to babies in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities rescued 15 suspected human trafficking and illegal recruitment victims, including a minor, during an operation on Monday evening, April 20, in a private wharf here. Victims were six women, eight men, and a male minor. Authorities launched the operation following...
DAVAO CITY – The city government is pushing for stronger barangay level action to combat illegal recruitment and human trafficking, citing Department of Migrant Workers data showing that the city accounts for a large share of reported cases in the Davao region. Councilor Rachel Zozobrado,...
The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations Inc. (CREBA) is calling for reforms to the government’s socialized housing framework, citing rising costs and structural inefficiencies that it said could undermine the sector. In a statement on Monday, April 20, CREBA flagged the need to...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, April 18, confirmed the release of 78 Filipinos who had been detained in Myanmar for immigration-related offenses after being trafficked to work in scam centers. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos had been serving sentences for illegal...
Three human trafficking victims have asked the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to help them in seeking the issuance of Interpol Red Notice against a foreign businessman who is facing criminal charges that also include illegal recruitment before a local court. In a...
ILOILO CITY – Former Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel has called out Iloilo City Councilor Rex Sarabia for claiming to be a human rights lawyer while dismissing the violent dispersal of bolanteros (ambulant and informal market) vendors trying to sell outside a privately redeveloped public...
BUTUAN CITY – Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr. lauded police in Dinagat Islands and Davao City for rescuing seven minors, victims of human trafficking, officials announced Wednesday. Based on a report from the Dinagat Islands Police Provincial Office (DIPPO), seven minors – six boys and one girl aged 16...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has issued new guidelines aimed at transitioning government agencies from traditional, process-driven personnel management to a competency-based human resource system to improve public service delivery. Under CSC Resolution No. 2600005, the commission set out...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday, March 26, assured that it will watch closely the country’s international airports and seaports against human trafficking activities that may take advantage of the influx of passengers this Holy Week. “We’re expecting that,” said BI Deputy...
Senator Loren Legarda called for stronger action against human trafficking, as she linked the protection of victims—particularly women and girls—to broader efforts in women’s empowerment. Legarda also stressed the need for reforms that uphold survivors’ dignity and security. “This...
Authorities are investigating the possible identification of human skeletal remains that were found at a vegetated uphill part of Sitio Balso in Barangay Calahan, Cardona, Rizal on Thursday, March 5. The Cardona Municipal Police Station said they received a report about the remains through a call...
