Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 28 said she can only foresee the Bureau of Immigration (BI) being unable to carry out its promise to fix the long queues at the country’s airports especially if the government refuses to address concerns regarding its new rules for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government agencies to intensify their efforts against human trafficking, and maintain the country's Tier 1 ranking by the US State Department, a Justice official said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
Ten individuals who were alleged victims of human trafficking bound for Malaysia were rescued by joint government forces in Zamboanga City, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Saturday, August 26. Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Western Mindanao The victims were rescued at a wharf in Brgy. Baliwasan,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, August 25 appealed to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) not to “bully” Filipino travelers who are going abroad when it starts imposing stricter regulations starting next month. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Hontiveros made the appeal after...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has discovered that there are still Filipinos being trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations to work as online scammers, among others, despite the many warnings from the Philippine government. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de...
The joint Senate Committees on Justice and Human Rights and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has recommended to impose stiffer penalties against schools that would be involved in hazing-related activities. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Francis Tolentino, in presenting...
New Bilibid Prisons (MB file photo) Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday, August 6 said he will ask authorities of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) why they allowed persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to accept food deliveries through online apps like GrabFood and...
ILOILO CITY – Seventy-one persons were rescued from human trafficking across Western Visayas region by a council under the auspices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2022. “Majority of them were women,” said Xzyrabelle M. Servento, secretariat of the Regional...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday, August 2 assured legislators they are moving to address the gaps in its inspection of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Sen. Risa Hontiveros, head of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and...
Senators on Wednesday, August 2, grilled members of the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) over the alleged lapses in the raid they conducted on a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Las Piñas City last June. Senators Raffy Tulfo and Risa Hontiveros grill...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, August 1 pressed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to require the personal appearance of applicants at consular offices as a non-negotiable prerequisite for some categories of electronic visas or e-visas....
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco has called for heightened vigilance in Philippine waters due to reports of human trafficking victims utilizing the southern backdoor. Tansingco expressed concern over traffickers using small boats to smuggle victims through informal ports and...
