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Immigration agents foil human trafficking attempt at NAIA

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Immigration officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport claimed on Saturday to have foiled another human trafficking operation following the arrest of a woman who allegedly tried to bring to Malaysia eight undocumented Filipina workers disguised as tourists.

Posted: June 1st, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

US tip leads to cybersex raids

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Instead of protecting her child, a woman in Cordova town, Cebu, made her 13-year-old daughter pose naked and perform lewd acts in front of a computer camera in a cybersex operation that was busted on Sunday.

Posted: May 28th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Envoys to visit Filipino victims of alleged human trafficking in US

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Philippine officials in the United States will visit this week the two Filipino women rescued from a Saudi diplomat’s house in Virginia in a suspected human trafficking case, the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. said on Saturday.

Posted: May 5th, 2013 in Americas,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

PH embassy execs given access to rescued Filipinas

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Officials from the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. are to visit early next week with two Filipino women rescued by American authorities from a Saudi household in the US capital in a suspected case of human trafficking, the embassy said Saturday.

Posted: May 4th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Asean group urged to devise plan to curb human trafficking

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Leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations pose for a group photo section during the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Thursday, April 25, 2013. They are, from left, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Myanmar's President Thein Sein, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Malaysia's Senate President Abu Zahar Ujang. AP FILE PHOTO

An anti- human trafficking group is urging the Asean Experts Working Group, which is now meeting here in the Philippines, to come up with a “regional comprehensive approach” to address this problem in Southeast Asia.

Posted: April 26th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories,Uncategorized | Read More »

5 women set to work as entertainers in S. Korea intercepted at Clark airport

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Immigration officers at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga have intercepted five Filipino women who were bound for South Korea and who were apparently victims of human trafficking.

Posted: April 4th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »

DFA intensifies fight vs passport fraud, human trafficking

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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently held its 2013 Regional Consular Offices Consultation Meeting (RCOCM) to improve its services to the public and its coordination with concerned government agencies.   The meeting, which was attended by the heads of the DFA’s 22 regional offices and National Capital Region extension offices, “discussed [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

American faces child abuse raps

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An American is facing child abuse and human trafficking charges for allegedly recruiting boys whom he gave money for sexual favors.

Posted: February 22nd, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »

12 rescued from cybersex den in Cavite

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The Cavite police on Tuesday broke into an alleged sex den which they believe was part of a larger human trafficking syndicate recruiting young men into the cybersex business.

Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

PH off anti-trafficking watchlist, Palace hopes

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Malacañang expects the Philippines to be stricken off the United States list of countries plagued by human trafficking following the signing of the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2013 by President Aquino on Wednesday.

Posted: February 15th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

UN says human trafficking found in 118 countries

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A new UN report paints a grim picture of the millions of people trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor: They come from at least 136 different nationalities, have been detected in 118 countries, and the majority of victims are women though the number of children is increasing.

Posted: February 13th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

8 PH international airports to get security cameras—CAAP

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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said Wednesday it has allocated P100 million for the installation of closed-circuit television cameras in the immigration areas of eight alternative international airports in the country.

Posted: February 6th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

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