CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A regional trial court (RTC) in Iligan City has sentenced a male offender and his female accomplice from four to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for online sex trafficking of children. In a statement Tuesday, the International Justice Mission (IJM) in the Philippines, said the verdict was meted on February 9 by RTC Branch 2. The male trafficker was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted trafficking under Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. He was ordered to pay a fine of PHP500,000 and civil liabilities amounting to PHP50,000 per complainant. He was also sentenced to serve additional imprisonment ranging from five to 11 years and ordered to pay combined civil liabilities of PHP50,000 per complainant for violations of the Anti-Child Abuse Law and the Anti-Child Pornography Act. His female accomplice, on the other hand, was sentenced to serve four to eight years of impri
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A regional trial court (RTC) in Iligan City has sentenced a male offender and his female accomplice from four to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for online sex trafficking of children. In a statement Tuesday, the International Justice Mission (IJM) in the Philippines, said the verdict was meted on February 9 under RTC Branch 2. The male trafficker was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted trafficking under Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. He was ordered to pay a fine of PHP500,000 and civil liabilities amounting to PHP50,000 per complainant. He was also sentenced to serve additional imprisonment ranging from five to 11 years and ordered to pay combined civil liabilities of PHP50,000 per complainant for violations of the Anti-Child Abuse Law and the Anti-Child Pornography Act. His female accomplice, on the other hand, was sentenced to serve four to eight years of im
IACAT A total of 657 victims of human trafficking were rescued while 41 suspects were arrested in 2021 during 66 operations conducted by law enforcers. In a report, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said that in 2020 there were 317 operations conducted that resulted in the re
IACAT A total of 282 of the 303 members of the Badjao indigenous people (IPs) who were rescued last Friday, June 4, at the Manila North Harbour Seaport will be sent back to Zamboanga City today, June 6. The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), in a statement, said that 21 of
Published May 25, 2021, 11:16 AM
BUTUAN CITY – A police officer assigned at the Highway Patrol Group Team (HPGT) in Agusan del Norte was arrested in an entrapment operation Monday morning, May 24 inside the HPG headquarters in Cabadbaran City.
Brig. Gen. Romeo M. Caramat Jr., director of Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13), identified the arrested cop as PSSg. Ronelo G. Tering-Tering, a resident of Panabo City, Davao del Norte.
“The operation stemmed from the complaint of a businesswoman who disclosed that the aforesaid personnel demanded P20,000 in exchange for the release of her impounded mini-dump truck. After negotiation, the amount was lowered to P5,000.00,” Caramat said in a statement Monday.