President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government agencies to intensify their efforts against human trafficking, and maintain the country's Tier 1 ranking by the US State Department, a Justice official said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Saturday, Aug. 26 urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to simplify the requirements and process for Filipino travelers going through the immigration...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, August 25 appealed to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) not to “bully” Filipino travelers who are going abroad when it starts imposing stricter regulations starting next month. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Hontiveros made the appeal after...
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) A former Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioner-turned-congressman blasted the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) on Friday, Aug. 25 for imposing stricter rules on Filipino...
A Filipino who was trafficked to Myanmar and forced to work as a cryptocurrency scammer in a Chinese-led syndicate but was rescued by the government was among the 650 workers authorities found in a suspected “scam hub” in Pasay City. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty of the Inter-Agency...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has confirmed that among the modus committed by “scam hubs” is being registered as a “legitimate” Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) business or a service provider for POGOs. Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty, who...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Justice (DOJ), as the lead agencies of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11930, also known as the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered two government bodies to step up and harmonize government and private sector efforts in combating human trafficking, saying it could compromise the country's economy and national security. Marcos said this during his meeting with the Inter-Agency...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 21 bared a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit and lure as many Filipinos to be part of a large-scale human trafficking scheme and investment fraud. Sen. Risa Hontiveros bares a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit Filipinos in a...
A proposal that seeks to amend the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) Act has been approved by the House of Representatives' Committee on the Welfare of Children on Wednesday, August 25. (PIXABAY) The committee consolidated House Bills 5609, 5651, 5684, 8295, 8534, and 1239 that all proposed to...
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...
Despite the Philippines’ retention under the Tier 1 category on the 2021 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report, the US State Department has issued at least 10 prioritized recommendations and among them is to investigate and convict "complicit officials" involved in the scheme. (via US State...
