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The South African Police Service (SAPS) wants the public to be aware of the dangers of human trafficking, which “a crime and a reality” in the country.

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → May → 22 → Truth-tagging? | Courts junk cases vs red-tagged activists, peace consultants Truth-tagging? | Courts junk cases vs red-tagged activists, peace consultants Ironically, cases against red-tagged individuals are being dismissed by government courts for lack of probable cause or because of insufficient evidence. Motions to quash search warrants were also granted by the courts, declaring whatever so-called evidence the police have ...

SunStar + May 19, 2021 NATIONAL Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy said the “Bakwit School 7,” whose criminal charges were dismissed, must not “celebrate” yet. Badoy said in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, May 18, 2021, that they will assist the Lumad parents, whose children were reportedly kidnapped and brought to the retreat house of the Societas Verbi Divini Philippines Southern Province, University o...

The 23-year-old man was arrested after hitting a garda while officers broke up the party last night.

QC court convicts human trafficker Philippine Information Agency 15 May 2021, 16:38 GMT+10 CALOOCAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) today announced the conviction of a woman for human trafficking by a Quezon City Court. In a 28-page decision rendered by Branch 86, Regional Trial Court of Quezon City on April 7, 2021, the Court sentenced Jenniffer Pestano y Chua a.k.a. Jennylyn to life imprisonment and to pay the fine of P5 million. The Court also ordered Jennely...

CEBU CITY – The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Davao del Norte has ordered the release of the seven persons who were arrested last February following a controversial police operation involving a group of Lumad children at a retreat house here.

Published May 14, 2021, 4:44 PM CEBU CITY – The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Davao del Norte has ordered the release of the seven persons who were arrested last February following a controversial police operation involving a group of Lumad children at a retreat house here. Complaints for alleged violation of the Child Abuse Law, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, and kidnapping and serious illegal detention that were filed against the seven persons collectively known as “Bakwit Scho...

SunStar (Photo from NUPL Cebu Chapter) + May 14, 2021 THE Office of the Provincial Prosecutor (OPP) of Davao del Norte in Tagum City has ordered the immediate release of the "Bakwit School 7" after it dismissed the criminal charges filed against them by the Philippine National Police Anti-kidnapping Group (AKG). The respondents Chad Errol Booc, Segundo Lagatos Melong, Benito Dalim Bay-ao, Moddie Langayed Mansimoy-at, Esmelito Oribawan, Roshelle Mae Porcadilla, and Jomar Benag, coll...

AG lays pepper spray legislation in Senate Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. - Legislation for pepper spray has been introduced to the Senate as an amendment to the Firearms Act. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi, who returned to the Senate after being in isolation since April 27, piloted the Firearms Amendment Bill 2021 on Tuesday. Al-Rawi said the bill would amend the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:01 to define pepper spray as “any inflammatory agent which when applied on the body of an individual m...

14 children rescued, 4 suspects nabbed in Camarines Sur town