Human trafficking

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more than a livelihood — it is a lifeline for farming families...

SPMC expansion to 2,500 beds clears House, aims to decongest Davao’s largest hospital

DAVAO CITY (March 6)  — The proposed expansion of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) to a 2,500-bed...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked...

Bislig gathers OFW data as Mideast tensions raise evacuation concerns

BUTUAN CITY (March 6)  – The city government of Bislig has begun consolidating information on residents working abroad...

2 Chinese nationals held in Iligan for alleged identity fraud

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 6) – Two Chinese nationals who had reportedly lived and done business in...
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OFW deployment ban in Myanmar stays

MANILA (October 30) — The government still disallows Filipino workers from seeking employment in Myanmar, according to the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration. The OWWA...

US calls out Philippines’ failure to protect victims of human trafficking from POGO hubs

MANILA (October 1)  —According to the US Department of State's 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, the Philippine government has failed to adequately protect human...

3 Filipinos charge recruiter for bogus jobs abroad

MANILA (September 29) — Three Filipino job seekers filed a criminal case for qualified trafficking against five people accused of running a fraudulent overseas...

Trafficked by Sea: The silent crisis along the Philippines’ Southern Border

DAVAO CITY (September 10) — The rescue of 27 women on the shores of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last week has once again exposed how the...

25 human trafficking victims rescued in Tawi-Tawi

DAVAO CITY (June 30) -- Twenty-five alleged victims of human trafficking were rescued last week in separate operations in Tawi-Tawi and have been safely...

Chief Justice Gesmundo calls for safer online space for Filipino children

Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (seventh from left) joins Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines, Her Excellency Hae Kyong Yu (eighth from left); Department...
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