Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted seven women, believed to be human trafficking victims, who were all bound for Iraq and posing as tourists. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the passengers were disallowed to board a...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a 25-year-old woman for selling nude photos of herself and her siblings online. The woman was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by the Mandaue City Office of the NBI-Central Visayas in Barangay Tisa here. “This...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has decided to make the National Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking (NDPAHT) a yearly event. National Day of Prayer & Awareness Against Human Trafficking (RCAM photo) The Episcopal Commission made the petition for...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the government to thoroughly investigate Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials, saying the Chinese mafia involved in human trafficking of Filipinos may have more connections working within the agency. Hontiveros, at the same time, called for an overhaul of the...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco vowed to show no mercy" to employees involved in human trafficking racket. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender headed by Senator Risa Hontiveros, Tansingco bared that he relieved the...
Senators on Wednesday, January 25 said they see an emerging humanitarian crisis if the recruitment of Filipinos for cryptoscamming operations continue to persist. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, pointed this out...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 sought for a stricter regulation of internet-based recruitment firms as the number of Filipinos falling victim to human trafficking have seemingly increased in the last few months. Hontiveros noted that many Filipinos are getting enticed to accept jobs...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Monday, Jan. 23 that it will be offering more than 70 leadership, foundation, and human resource management (HRM) through the Civil Service Institute (CSI) this year. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, CSC stated that these courses include topics...
Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have intercepted six cryptocurrency trafficking victims who were supposed to go to Cambodia through the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the incident has triggered a an investigation as four of its...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said that Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials, this time, at the Clark International Airport are allegedly involved in the outbound human trafficking of Filipinos to Cambodia. Hontiveros said the information came from one of the Filipinos trafficked to Cambodia to...
Similar to the human trafficking cases in Myanmar, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 said that some Filipinos are also being illegally recruited to work as crypto-scammers in Cambodia. Hontiveros disclosed that Filipinos are being illegally recruited to work in Cambodia and forced to...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) gave the Quezon City government perfect scores in its implementation of measures against human trafficking and violence against women and children (VAWC). In a letter, DILG-NCR Regional Director Maria Lourdes...
