The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Monday, Aug. 26, assured it will work on airtight cases against those behind human trafficking activities at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City. Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, IACAT...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Thursday, Aug. 22, launched its barangay (village) information drive in Antipolo City "to empower and engage communities to join the fight against human trafficking." The IACAT, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), said the...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Four persons, who were allegedly involved in the trafficking of human organ, were arrested in San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan. During the operation conducted by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last July 15, rescued...
A criminal case has been filed in court against a 23-year-old mother who sold her two-month-old baby for P60,000 in Catarman, Northern Samar last June 1, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said on Tuesday, June 4. The mother, whose name was withheld, was charged with violation of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to crack down on the rampant selling of babies online, particularly on Facebook. In a press briefing, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Authority on Child Care (DSWD-NACC) Executive...
A man and his wife have been charged with human trafficking for attempting to send three Filipinas to Dubai, United Arab Emirates last April 8. The couple, whose names were withheld by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), were arrested while escorting their three "victims" at the...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has begun looking into how it can stop the country's backdoor from being used as escape route in human trafficking. In a statement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said an IACAT delegation headed by Undersecretary-in-Charge Felix L. Ty recently...
Money laundering complaints have been filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against those arrested last May 4 during a raid of alleged cryptocurrency scam operations at the Sun Clark Valley Hub Corporation located at the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Mabalacat City in Pampanga....
A Filipino woman, who posed as an employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ), was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Tuesday, Oct. 10, before she could leave for Singapore. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said the woman, whose name was withheld, was intercepted by...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Wednesday, Sept. 20, expressed its dismay over the lack of cooperation from companies running messaging applications in helping the government's fight against human trafficking. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas L. Ty, the Department of...
An American has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Cagayan de Oro City regional trial court (RTC) for human trafficking and sexual abuse of three minors, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said on Sunday, Sept. 10 In a statement, IACAT identified the American as Sebastian...
A Philippine-based research firm hailed the decision of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), led by the Department of Justice (DOJ), to suspend the implementation of the 2023 Revised Guidelines on Departure Formalities for Internationally-Bound Filipino Travelers. “We...
