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DOJ Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar (File photo) MANILA - A total of 43 convictions in trafficking in persons (TIP) cases have been recorded last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on Wednesday. Citing the latest figures from the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), DOJ Undersecretary and spokesperson Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said another 31 convictions in other cases related to TIP were also logged last year. She said this is included in the 715 convictions involv...

Trafficker sentenced to serve up to 23 years in prison for Osec

A well-known senior advocate and his co-accused who allegedly trafficked children, groomed them, raped and sexually exploited them have asked the court to relax their bail conditions. 



The Ospital ng Sampaloc in Manila (OsSam) launched its Gender and Development Program on Thursday, Nov. 25 to raise awareness on violence against women (VAW). OsSam’s program titled “The 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women” runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12. It was launched following the sign

The woman was arrested in 2019 for the online sexual exploitation of her own daughter and two other children

Globally, the gruesome issue of Human Trafficking has assumed new dimensions with the onset of Covid-19 pandemic that has caused major unemployment and high inflation. The extreme poverty in various countries has thus made many millions of men,...

Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed on Wednesday, Nov. 24, an ordinance creating the Local Council on Anti-Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children. PHOTO FROM MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Under Ordinance 8788, the council will be tasked to institute policies an

Davao City congressional aspirant calls for probe on sex trafficking charges vs Quiboloy

DAVAO CITY - While the camp of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy is yet to issue a statement on the sex trafficking charges against him by the US Department of Justice, a local candidate here is calling on the Philippine government to "initiate its own investigation" on the matter. "The Philippine governmen

The UK delivered the statement on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 39th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.