CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called on policemen in the Northern Mindanao region to continuously fulfill their role as defenders of human rights such as the “right to life, personal liberty, security, and poverty, as well as physical and psychological integrity.”...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have rescued a woman who is an alleged human trafficking victim as she attempted to leave the country using a fake marriage claim. The incident occurred on May 14 at NAIA Terminal 3 when the Filipina passenger,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced the successful repatriation of nine Filipino women who allegedly became victims of human trafficking and endured horrifying experiences at the hands of their employers abroad. (File photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) The repatriation process was...
Six Filipinos were rescued from human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar which promised them jobs in Thailand. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who chairs the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), said the six Filipinos—four females and two males— managed to escape...
Majority of the crimes related to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) involved human trafficking cases, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, May 14. Gatchalian said a letter sent by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to his office containing the summary of...
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...
