Northern Luzon cities see mixed human rights progress
A two-year assessment of Human Rights Cities in Northern Luzon found that meaningful progress in Baguio, Tabuk, Santiago and San Fernando depends on sustained…
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ASEAN Human Rights delegates tour Makati infrastructure
Makati City hosts ASEAN and European delegates for a two-day human rights conference, highlighting local governance initiatives through visits to youth…
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Trafficked workers from Malaysian cybercrime hubs repatriated
Six Filipinos trafficked into illegal online scam operations in Malaysia have returned to the Philippines after police raids in Kuantan and Kota Kinabalu…
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Makati mayor opens 2nd ASEAN Human Rights Cities Forum
Makati Mayor Nancy Binay welcomed Southeast Asian and European Union delegates to the 2nd Regional Forum on Human Rights Cities in ASEAN, highlighting the…
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Broad strategy vs slavery out
The Philippines retains its Tier 1 trafficking status for the 11th consecutive year as the government strengthens its whole-of-nation campaign against digital…
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Makati hosts 2nd ASEAN Human Rights cities forum
Makati City will host the 2nd Regional Forum on Human Rights Cities in ASEAN on 3 and 4 November, bringing together international human rights delegates, local…
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BI warns OFWs against illegal recruitment schemes targeting Russia
The Bureau of Immigration warns Filipinos against suspicious Russia job offers after intercepting a man allegedly recruited as a K9 handler. Authorities urge…
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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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NCRPO standardizes victim protection protocols
The National Capital Region Police Office is strengthening protocols to identify, protect, and refer human trafficking victims rescued during police operations…
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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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