The Bureau of Immigration (BI) hailed the Philippines' retention of its "Tier 1" classification in the United States (US) government’s trafficking in persons (TIP) index. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau fully appreciated the 2021 TIP report of...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, July 9 called on government to move for the adoption of the US State Department’s recommendations to eliminate human trafficking in the Philippines notwithstanding improving its efforts towards this end. Human Trafficking image Nograles, vice...
The affidavits provided by human trafficking victims to the Philippine Embassy in Damascus have led to the arrest of the mastermind believed to be behind the illegal recruitment of Filipinas from Zamboanga to work as undocumented household workers in Syria. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy...
The Philippine government has successfully repatriated the last batch of overseas Filipinos who were victims of trafficking in persons and illegal recruitment from Syria. The last batch of Filipino survivors of trafficking and illegal recruitment from Syria shortly before their departure in...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have reported the interception of several human trafficking victims bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who were given fake itineraries by their recruiters. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from Interpol TV's YouTube video) In their reports to BI...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, May 4, called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to sustain its “one-strike” policy against immigration officers (IOs) and personnel found to be involved in human trafficking activities. Villanueva made the appeal to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente during the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 28, took the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and other government agencies to task for the alleged modus of some government officials facilitating the production of fake passports and aiding human trafficking syndicates to recruit Filipino minors to work...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) should hasten the repatriation of all trafficked Filipinos, especially minors, in Syria, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, May 3. Hontiveros reiterated her call after “Alice,” a trafficked overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose experience came to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 16 said she will investigate the supposed involvement of Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials in the outbound trafficking of Filipino women. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Hontiveros made the commitment after...
