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Human trafficking and the prostitution of children has been a significant issue in the Philippines, often controlled by organized crime syndicates. [1][2] Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. [3] With the Philippines having a large migrant population, men are exploited in fishing, construction, and farming jobs.
Republic Act No. 9262 is known as The Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act of 2004. [21] Recognizing "the need to protect the family and its members particularly women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security", RA 9262 was signed by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 8, 2004.
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9208, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2444 and House Bill No. 4432.It was enacted and passed by Congress of the Philippines' Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines (12th Congress of the Philippines, 2001–2004) assembled on May 12, 2003, and signed into law (List of ...
Under Republic Act No. 7610, [104] a child is defined as a person below 18 years of age and the law reads: Article III, Section 5. Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse.
Chito Gascon. Jose Luis Martin Cosgayon Gascon (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈlwis maɾˈtiŋ ɡasˈkon]; 26 May 1964 – 9 October 2021), also known as Chito Gascon (Spanish: [ˈtʃito ɣasˈkon]), was a Filipino lawyer, civic organizer, and human rights activist. In 2015, he was appointed by then President Benigno S. Aquino III as the Chair of the ...
The Information charged Quiboloy of Qualified Human Trafficking charges under Section 4 (a) of Republic Act No. 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 as amended, before a Pasig court. The charges under Section 5(b) and Section 10(a) of Republic Act 7610, the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and ...
Quiboloy had been charged with alleged child and sexual abuse [23] under Republic Act No. 7610 [24] —both previously dismissed by a Davao City court in 2020 [23] but later refiled; [25] and qualified human trafficking under RA No. 9208, as amended before the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC).
An Act Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Increasing the Age for Determining the Commission of Statutory Rape, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "the Revised Penal Code," Republic Act No. 8353, Also Known as "the Anti-Rape Law of 1997," and Republic Act No. 7610 ...