Human rights group Karapatan on Friday, May 12 lauded the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima. De Lima, who has been detained for six years, was accused of being involved in a drug trade and was arrested in 2017. The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday acquitted the former Senator...
Recognizing the role of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in upholding a rules-based approach in addressing common concerns, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, May 10, called for the strengthening of regional cooperation in tackling...
Senator Grace Poe has filed a resolution to investigate the alleged human trafficking and cyber fraud operations at the Clark Sun Valley Hub Corporation. "We need to uncover the true scale and roots of human trafficking in the country. This is an insidious crime that must stop," Poe, chairwoman of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 8 said she is pleased to see and hear that the hearings being conducted by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on the various human trafficking and abuses “have been hearing fruit.” Hontiveros, who heads the said...
The Philippine National Police - Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) bared Friday, May 5, that it has rescued around 1,000 workers, including foreigners, who were allegedly forced to work for a cyber fraudulent industry in Pampanga. (Photo: PNP-ACG) The workers who are composed of various nationalities...
BACOLOD CITY – Another sack containing decomposing remains of a person was found along the Economic Highway in Purok Ipil-ipil, Barangay Cabug here on Tuesday, May 2. A SACK containing decomposing human remains was found dumped in a concrete pipe along the Economic Highway in Barangay Cabug,...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco has denounced misinformation on social media that encourages Filipinos to travel abroad as tourists for work purposes. (Courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) Tansingco particularly cautioned the public against certain contents uploaded on video...
BACOLOD CITY – Human remains were found on the Economic Highway in Hacienda Sayson, Barangay Felisa here on Sunday, April 30. Police Major Richard Fajarito, head of Police Station 10, said that human skeletons and a sack containing a decomposing body were found inside a concrete pipe....
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have stopped two Filipinas from going to Dubai at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for allegedly using fake exit stamps given to them by a human trafficking group. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the victims, whose names were withheld for their...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Authorities arrested six suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking and rescued 44 female workers, including a minor, during an entrapment operation in Angeles City, on Monday, April 17. The operation was conducted by the local police and...
BACOLOD CITY – A severed human hand was found in Zone 3, Ilang-Ilang St., Purok Riverside, Barangay Bata here on Monday, April 17. A HUMAN hand was found placed inside a plastic in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City on Monday, April 17, a month after a pair of severed human feet was also discovered in...
The Philippines is currently seeing a continuous increase in the number of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cases are projected to reach 364,000 by 2030, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. HIV epidemic is one of the public health concerns worldwide,...
