Tag: Human Trafficking

President Bongbong Marcos orders intensified efforts vs human trafficking

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered intensified efforts against human trafficking. Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano said in a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Office that the President also wants the country to maintain its Tier 1 ranking when it comes to addressing the transnational crime. The ranking, the PCO said, indicates that a country fully complies with the minimum standards for the eradication of trafficking and is actively working to address the same. […]

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Immigration bureau: Beware of human trafficking syndicates

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration renewed its warning against human trafficking syndicates who illegally deploy women and children to the Middle East. Immigration Chief Jaime Morente issued the warning anew following international news about Indians who were trafficked and rescued in inhumane conditions in Kuwait. According to Morente, human traffickers typically lure unsuspecting victims with supposedly lucrative jobs, without securing for them legal documentation. “As a result, those victims of human trafficking are led to […]

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Immigration bureau: Five human trafficking victims intercepted at NAIA

(Eagle News) — Five Filipinos victimized by human traffickers were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration said on Saturday, March 12. According to the bureau, the victims were stopped at  Terminal 2 following an attempt to depart via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Thailand. The victims reportedly fell in line separately, with three of them having been initially cleared for departure. Bureau Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) […]

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Immigration bureau: Almost 500 illegal recruitment victims intercepted since January

(Eagle News) –The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted almost 500 illegal recruitment victims since January. According to the bureau, a  total of 8,413 passengers were also not allowed to leave the Philippines for not having the proper documentation. The bureau made the statement as it hailed the rescue of what it said was another illegal recruitment victim and the arrest of a man it said was posing as an accredited liaison officer in Pasig City. […]

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Six suspected human trafficking victims prevented from leaving for UAE

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Sunday, Aug. 8, said it stopped six suspected human trafficking victims from leaving for the United Arab Emirates. The bureau said the six, all women, were intercepted at the immigration departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Wednesday after it was found the UAE visas pasted on their passports were counterfeit. “During primary inspection, they claimed that they were balik-manggagawa, or overseas Filipino […]

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DFA: First batch of Filipino human trafficking victims from Syria repatriated

(Eagle News) — The first batch of Filipino human trafficking victims housed in the Philippine embassy shelter in Syria have been repatriated. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the six Filipinas were scheduled to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday afternoon. The DFA said they were among the 38 Filipinas currently housed at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus who ran away from their employers due to harsh working conditions. They are […]

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DFA warns public vs trafficking schemes involving use of social media

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its warning to the public against human trafficking schemes that involve the use of social media. The DFA issued the reminder following  human trafficking cases  in Baghdad, Iraq. According to the DFA, ten human trafficking victims are under custody of the embassy since January 19. They were apart from the  trafficking victim detained at Basra Prison in Iraq for the last three months who was released for […]

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BI intercepts 3 women who planned to work as household workers in Saudi without meeting age requirement

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted three women who planned to work as Overseas Filipino Workers in Saudi Arabia even without meeting the required age for household workers. In a statement on Thursday, March 21, BI port operations division chief Grifton Medina said that the three, whom he did not identify, were apprehended in Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 last Sunday. Under the law, it is prohibited to reveal […]

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Recruitment agency, inireklamo dahil sa human trafficking

(Eagle News) – Isang babae ang nagpasaklolo sa Department of Labor and Employment upang ireklamo ng human trafficking ang kaniyang recruitment agency na Joseline International Manpower Corporation. Kuwento ng biktima na si Genie, pinangakuan sila ng trabaho sa Hong Kong bilang isang domestic helper pero hindi ito nangyari dahil sa halip na asikasuhin ang kanilang papeles ikinulong sila sa isang apartment, kinumpiska ang kanilang mga pasaporte at hindi pinapayagang gumamit ng cellular phone. Ayon kay […]

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Palace on Locsin’s defense of Satur Ocampo: That’s Locsin’s personal opinion

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Dec. 3, distanced itself from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., who called the filing of human trafficking charges against Satur Ocampo “idiotic.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the Palace views Locsin’s comment as “a personal sentiment given the fact that he and former Congressman Satur Ocampo are friends and were both together in (the House of Representatives).” Ocampo and Locsin were members of the House of Representatives […]

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Trafficking charges filed vs Satur Ocampo, others

(Eagle News) — Trafficking charges and charges for alleged violation of a law protecting children against abuse were filed on Thursday, Nov. 29, against former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro and 17 others. Information from the group of Ocampo said they were assisting lumads  who were affected by the supposed forced padlocking of a community center in Talaingod, Davao del Norte by a paramilitary group when they were […]

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BI arrests German for alleged human trafficking

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a German national who allegedly attempted to take with him to Germany four Filipinas who were “made to lie about the circumstances of their travel.” In a statement, the BI said one Herbert Joseph Vogt, 72, was nabbed on Monday, Aug. 21, as he and the four attempted to board a flight to Doha, Qatar at the Clark International Airport. Immigration officer in charge Deputy Commissioner […]

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