Category: Philippines

Day 1 After International Women’s Day – Still Celebrating, Still Advocating

March 9, 2017

At only 17-yr old, Malala Yousafzai was the youngest recipient, at the time in 2014, as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her courageous advocacy of girls education in her home region of Swat District, Pakistan. Blogged for BBC as early as 11-yr old and almost died from being assassinated by a Taliban soldier when … More Day 1 After International Women’s Day – Still Celebrating, Still Advocating

Three Child Soldiers Among 53 Killed in a Week of Fighting with the Philippine Army

February 7, 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by The Frontier Post— “Regional spokesman Colonel Dickson Hermoso said the offensive against members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) group in the strife-torn southern island of Mindanao had resulted in the deaths of 52 rebels, including the children, and one soldier. “They are employing child soldiers with guns … More Three Child Soldiers Among 53 Killed in a Week of Fighting with the Philippine Army

Philippines Tell UN that Addressing Human Trafficking is a Joint Responsibility

October 8, 2013

Country continues to suffer negative image as a perceived source of trafficked persons By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent on September 29, 2013— “Addressing human trafficking is a “joint responsibility of all UN member states”, the Philippines pointed out recently in New York as it called on the world body to step up their respective efforts … More Philippines Tell UN that Addressing Human Trafficking is a Joint Responsibility

PHILIPPINES: Rebels Using Children as Hostages, Soldiers

October 2, 2013

By Carlos Conde on September 20, 2013— “The day before the clashes started, 15-year-old Hassan’s grandfather took him from their village on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines to attend what his grandfather described as a “peace rally” in nearby Zamboanga City. Three days later, I encountered Hassan in a cramped Zamboanga jail cell along … More PHILIPPINES: Rebels Using Children as Hostages, Soldiers

PHILIPPINES: 43 Women Saved and Six Pimps Arrested in Two Cebu City Bars

September 23, 2013

By Davinci S. Maru on September 23, 2013— “Authorities rescued 43 women and arrested six alleged pimps during a simultaneous entrapment in two bars on Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City late Saturday night, in their largest sex-trafficking crackdown this year. The joint operation took place in Club Temptation and Pussycat at 11 p.m. and led … More PHILIPPINES: 43 Women Saved and Six Pimps Arrested in Two Cebu City Bars

PAMPANGA: “International Justice Mission” Helps Rescue Three Girls from Cybersex Den in Residential Neighborhood

September 11, 2013

On July 16, 2013— “Girls as young as 15 were rescued from a cybersex den in Angeles City last Friday. The city is a known destination for sex tourism, with large entertainment clubs and bars where young women are openly sold for sex. But the girls rescued July 12 were being exploited out of a … More PAMPANGA: “International Justice Mission” Helps Rescue Three Girls from Cybersex Den in Residential Neighborhood

Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Nepali Trafficking Survivors Find Power in Numbers

September 6, 2013

By Patricia Esteves (The Philippine Star) on August 30, 2013— “Nepalese Sunita Danuwar was only 14 years old when she was trafficked to India to become a sex slave. “I remember there were two guys who offered me sweets and afterwards, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was in a brothel in Mumbai, raped … More Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Nepali Trafficking Survivors Find Power in Numbers

PHILIPPINES: Cyber-Sex Trafficking: A 21st Century Scourge

August 7, 2013

By Sunshine de Leon for CNN on July 18, 2013— “”Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t want others to see my private parts,” she said. “The customer told me to remove my blouse and … More PHILIPPINES: Cyber-Sex Trafficking: A 21st Century Scourge