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Ahmed Bakari’s ill-fated journey to ‘greener pastures’ started with a social media private message from a stranger back in 2017. The message said an international NGO was recruiting teachers and

(Screengrab from Pilar, Abra LGU Facebook video) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed charges against Pilar, Abra Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Disono and four others following a standoff between the police and her bodyguards after they ignored a checkpoint at the town center last March 30. In a statement on Thursday, PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said complaints for violation of the Expanded Trafficking in Persons Act were filed against Disono and her brother, Pilar town Mayor Ma...

MANILA - The Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) arrested three suspected traffickers and rescued 23 victims, 22 of whom are minors, from trafficking in persons and online sexual exploitation in two successive operations on Tuesday. In a news release, the WCPC said the operations, the product of over six months of case buildup, were the result of international law enforcement collaboration between the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Philip...

Twelve minors, who the police said are victims of trafficking, were rescued by authorities in Taguig City on April 5. They were rescued at about 1:45 p.m. by personnel of the Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Center-Transnational Crime Investigation Task Force (WCPC-TCITF)

Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) says a bill to amend the Violence against Persons Act 2015 to Prohibit Discrimination against Widows and all Forms of Repressive and Degrading Widowhood Practices (HB 1711) has passed second reading in the House of Representatives.

Submission to court about Koreas inter-country adoption program (Part 1)

This bill gives powers to law enforcement agencies with regard to the collection and processing of biometrics of criminal offenders.

(PIXABAY) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed its public appeal to report cases of child trafficking, including the facilitation of illegal adoption of children through various social media sites. The process for legal adoption must start through legitimate child caring

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its appeal to the public to report cases of child trafficking, including the facilitation

Police blamed for not taking fingerprints of corpses picked.