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Senator Risa Hontiveros, sponsor of Senate Bill no. 2449, says the swift passage of the measure is an “important milestone in the protection of women, children, and other victims of trafficking.”

Left with only two session days before taking a four-month break, the House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 31 approved on third and final reading a total 18 bills of national significance. House of Representatives facade The harvest of legislative measures included the proposed Magna Carta o

Child Rights Network The Child Rights Network (CRN) prodded Congress to pass the bill that would further amend the country’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 to better protect children from online abuse and exploitation. CRN Convenor Romeo Dongeto said that House Bill No. 10658 which was

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa and a coalition of Civil society Organizations call on the National Assembly in Kenya to ensure the proposed Huduma law promotes the full realization of access to legal identity, the right to privacy and data protection.

Mayor Antonio Alindogan of Juban town in Sorsogon surrenders after learning of his arrest warrant

As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Legarda has supported the increase in the allocation of funds to the Department of Foreign Affairs, for the repatriation of OFWs, and legal assistance fund, and ensured that programs for OFWs are adequately funded. 

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has supported the passage of Senate Bill No. 2449 that would strengthen the country’s law against human trafficking under Republic Act No. 9208 which was enacted in 2003. Senate Bill No. 2449 on Expanded Anti-Trafficking Act

IACAT A total of 657 victims of human trafficking were rescued while 41 suspects were arrested in 2021 during 66 operations conducted by law enforcers. In a report, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said that in 2020 there were 317 operations conducted that resulted in the re

Three women have been rescued after they were allegedly held against their will and forced into a life of sexual exploitation in Benoni.



There were lesser convictions in trafficking-in-persons (TIP) cases in 2021 compared to previous years, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said on Wednesday, Dec. 29. It said that based on reports initially collated, there were 43 TIP convictions and 31 TIP-related convictio