Southeast Asian region strengthens alliance against cybercrime, scams
Remulla highlighted advanced regional initiatives, including an ASEAN declaration to protect children from online sexual exploitation — specifically addressing…
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human trafficking
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on human trafficking.
CA denies Alice Guo’s habeas corpus writ appeal
The Court of Appeals has denied former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s motion for reconsideration, upholding the dismissal of her habeas corpus petition while she…
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Cancer-stricken Filipina rescued
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has repatriated a Filipina human trafficking victim with Stage IV breast cancer after she was allegedly lured to…
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BI agents intercept three potential trafficking victims
‘Do not be easily lured by promises of high-paying jobs abroad, especially when the circumstances surrounding the offer are unclear.’
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Trafficking victims still face prosecution
‘It’s not automatic that another country will follow or consider a Filipino a victim of human trafficking and apply the non-punishment principle.’
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DOJ: Trafficking victims prosecuted abroad not automatically shielded
The DOJ said Filipino trafficking victims prosecuted overseas are not automatically protected by the non-punishment principle because foreign laws and policies…
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BI intercepts Romanian sex trafficker at NAIA 3
: Philippine immigration authorities barred Romanian national Razvan Mircea Nedelea from entering the country after flagging his human trafficking conviction…
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Suspected Russia-bound trafficking victims intercepted
Immigration authorities turned all four men over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking for formal investigation.
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Human rights festival marks decade of drug war, renews call for justice and accountability
The Active Vista Human Rights Festival’s 14th edition uses collective memory, film, exhibitions and forums to call for truth, justice and accountability under…
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DoJ won’t relent on Leviste, Robin
The NBI has sought an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order against Leandro Leviste and six others over an alleged plot involving Executive Secretary Ralph Recto,…
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Fight intensified vs child exploitation
The PNP and US Homeland Security Investigations strengthen cross-border coordination to combat human trafficking and online child sexual exploitation.
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Leviste, 6 others get charges reviewed
The DOJ is evaluating the NBI’s human trafficking complaint against Leandro Leviste, Jing Paras and five others over the alleged “honey trap” plot targeting…
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Desistance can’t derail trafficking case — SC
Supreme Court upholds a human trafficking conviction, ruling that a victim’s affidavit of desistance is highly suspect and cannot alone dismiss a trafficking…
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Minor’s consent immaterial in human trafficking
‘The gravamen of the offense is the act of recruiting or using a fellow human being for sexual exploitation.’
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Wanted Canadian nabbed for human trafficking
PNP arrests a Canadian national wanted for alleged human trafficking in Mandaluyong, reinforcing its crackdown on fugitives and enforcement of judicial…
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BI rescues 14 suspected human trafficking victims
Immigration officers rescued 14 suspected human trafficking victims and arrested two alleged recruiters at Manila and Clark airports after uncovering a scheme…
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‘Trafficked’ ex-beauty queen, 5 Russians rescued
The NBI rescued a former beauty queen and five Russian women in a Makati anti-trafficking operation after they were allegedly offered for paid sexual, modeling…
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