Government officials led by DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia and DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega, meet with 30 Filipino human trafficking victims as soon as they arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Tuesday, March 25. (photo: DMW) The Philippine government has repatriated 30 Filipinos who...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chaiman is calling for a more vigorous collaboration among countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
CEBU CITY – A couple here sold their 22-day-old baby for P30,000 to be able to allegedly buy illegal drugs. THE baby sold by her parents for P100,000 in Cebu City. (Contributed photo) The live-in partners from Barangay Duljo-Fatima here are facing serious charges for the offense which was...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Authorities rescued three minor human trafficking victims in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija on Thursday, March 13. Police Col. Ferdinand Germino, Nueva Ecija police chief, said that a 12-year-old girl reported to the Gapan City police that she was a victim of human...
The National Bureau of Investigation recently raided a videoke bar allegedly being used as front for prostitution in Sual, Pangasinan. The agency conducted a surveillance after receiving reports that the nightspot is pimping women to customers for P2,000. These reports were confirmed and an...
CEBU CITY – Two female siblings were rescued from online human trafficking allegedly orchestrated by their 33-year-old mother in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu province. POLICE arrest a mother for trafficking her two daughters online in Lapu-Lapu City. (Contributed photo) Their mother...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for a continued and stronger crackdown on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). He said this amid the observance of National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Gatchalian previously filed a resolution...
CEBU CITY – An Australian was arrested after he was caught in the company of a group of female minors in San Remigio town, northern Cebu province on Feb. 4. Personnel of the Tourist Police Unit rescued six girls aged between 15- and 17-years-old. The suspect was apprehended at the port of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twelve would-be human trafficking victims were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard during an operation here on Monday. WOULD-BE trafficking victims rescued in a private wharf in Zamboanga City with the police. The PCG disclosed that a Vessel Safety Enforcement...
The United States has entered into a partnership with a Philippine council and an organization to help counter human trafficking in Cagayan Valley. USAID Philippines Deputy Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks (rightmost) and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Region 2 Co-Chairperson...
The 13 Filipino surrogates convicted for human trafficking in Cambodia were granted royal pardon and arrived in Manila on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. A general view of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2024. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images) In a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to make an accounting of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are facing legal woes or languishing in jail abroad. Escudero said the successful return of Mary Jane Veloso last Wednesday,...
