Human trafficking

MNLF tells members: Keep 2026 Bangsamoro campaign respectful

COTABATO CITY (June 6)  — With campaigning expected to intensify ahead of the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro parliamentary elections, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) faction led by Muslimin Sema...

Marcos Leaves Decision on Bonoan to Ombudsman

VANCOUVER (July 5) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the decision on whether former Public Works Secretary Manuel...

NCRPO Deploys Over 6,000 Personnel for VP Duterte Impeachment Trial

MANILA (July 5) – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has deployed more than 6,000 police personnel...

FBI: Scam Hubs, Online Extremism, and Cross-Border Crime Pose Growing Threat to Philippines

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that industrial-scale scam compounds,...

Siargao immigration crackdown targets illegal foreign workers, businesses

SURIGAO CITY (July 3) — A coordinated immigration crackdown on Siargao Island has signaled a tougher government stance...
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3 trafficking victims rescued; facilitator nabbed in Tawi-Tawi

ZAMBOANGA CITY (November 28) — Authorities rescued three women believed to be potential victims of human trafficking and arrested one of their alleged facilitators...

Tawi-Tawi rescue highlights rising trafficking risks in Mindanao

ZAMBOANGA CITY (November 24) —Police rescued two women believed to be trafficking victims after they arrived at Sanga-Sanga Airport in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, on November...

4 minors, including baby, rescued from online sex abuse in Surigao del Sur

BUTUAN CITY (November 14) – Four minors, including an eight-month-old baby boy, were rescued from online sexual exploitation in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, following...

346 Filipino trafficking victims finally flying home from Myanmar scam hubs

MANILA  (November 12) — After months of fear and uncertainty, 346 Filipinos trapped in human trafficking and online scam hubs in Myanmar are finally...

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...
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