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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbestigahan ng US Federal Bureau of Investigation o FBI ang Kingdom of Jesus Christ o KJC leader na si Apollo Quiboloy dahil sa alegasyon ng human trafficking. Sa report ng Hawaii news, partikular na ini-imbestigahan ng FBI ang natanggap na reklamo hinggil sa umano’y pagpapadala ng mga miyembro nito sa Hawaii para magbenta ng mga pagkain bilang bahagi ng kanilang fund- raising activities. Isang witness at umano’y biktima ang nagsabing […]
TACLOBAN at BILIRAN, Leyte (Eagle News) — Tatlo katao ang naaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation-Anti-Human Trafficking Division sa kasong human trafficking sa Biliran at Tacloban City, Leyte sa isinagawang operasyon noong Pebrero 23 at 24, 2018. Ang tatlong suspek ay kinilala na sila Renelyn M. Perol, Michelle M. Bayonaco at Ariel V. Geraldo. Ang kaso ay nakuha mula sa isang impormasyong natanggap na ang suspek na si Renelyn Medella Perol, ay nag-offer ng mga […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Major US tech firms reversed course Friday and endorsed a proposal in Congress which could hold website owners liable for human trafficking. The Internet Association, which includes giants Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, said in a statement it supported the measure after reaching a compromise with legislative sponsors. The association “is committed to combating sexual exploitation and sex trafficking online” president Michael Beckerman said in endorsing the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). “Important […]
(Eagle News) — Paglapag pa lamang sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 ay hinarang na ng mga operatiba ng Philippine National Police Women’s and Children Protection Center (PNP- WCPC) ang limampu’t walong taong gulang na American national na nakilalang si Robinson Hoyt Alderman. Ito’y matapos syang itimbre ng US Homeland Security sa PNP dahil sa umano’y plano ng suspek na magsagawa ng sexual exploitation sa bansa. Ang impormasyon na ibinigay US-HSI ay mula umano […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippines once again gained the Tier 1 rank in the Trafficking in Persons 2017 report of the United States State Department, recognizing the Philippines’ efforts in fighting human trafficking. “The Government of the Philippines fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore, the Philippines remained on Tier 1,” according to the June […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thai police said Saturday they were hunting for suspected human smugglers who deserted 35 Myanmar nationals in southern Thailand, a key stop on a regional trafficking route. The 28 men and 7 women were found in Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Friday without passports or proper visas, provincial police commander Wancha Akepornpich told AFP. They were bound for Malaysia where they had been promised work on rubber and palm plantations. […]
FRENCH and Romanian authorities, supported by Europol, have dismantled an organised crime network involved in trafficking minors. During the joint operation, 4 houses in France and 10 houses in Romania were simultaneously searched by investigators. Eighteen individuals were arrested and authorities seized almost EUR 25 000, gold, jewellery, luxury watches and TV sets. The network has been the subject of a large-scale international investigation by the French Gendarmerie and the Romanian Police since last year. […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – According to the White House, other than maritime security, United States President Barack Obama and the Association of South East Asian Nations leaders will also tackle issues on climate change and human trafficking. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
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MANILA, July 23 — Twelve Filipino women have been rescued from a human trafficking syndicate who brought them to Manado, Indonesia en route to certain jobs in the Middle East, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Wednesday. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Jesus I. Yabes led a consular team to Manado to look into the situation of the rescued Filipino women who are temporarily being accommodated at the Immigration Detention Center in Manado, North […]
JUNE 5 (Reuters) — Thailand’s prime minister said on Friday (June 5) his government was seriously committed to tackling the illicit trade in people and vowed no letup in its crackdown, announcing June 5 as a “national anti-human trafficking day”. The United States last year downgraded Thailand to its “Tier 3” list of worst offenders – alongside the likes of Iran and North Korea – in its annual ranking of countries by their counter-trafficking efforts. […]
Living conditions for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar should be improved to discourage them from making risky sea journeys at the hands of human traffickers, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State said on Friday (May 22). Antony Blinken made the comments after holding talks with the government in the capital Naypyidaw, to discuss the migrant crisis that has left thousands of people stranded on overcrowded boats in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar’s military chief said […]
