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THE ANTITHE ANTI--TRAFFICKINGTRAFFICKING

IN PERSONS ACTIN PERSONS ACT

Rep. Act 9208, July 2003

PINSP JANET J NIEVES, RC


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State PolicyTo support trafficked persons

Ensure their recovery

Ensure their rehabilitationEnsure their reintegration into society

Recognition of UNUDHR, CRC, UN

Convention on Protection of MigrantWorkers and UN Convention againstTransnational Organized Crime


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TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS

Recruitment, transportation, transfer or

harboring, or receipt of persons WITH OR

WITHOUT THE VICTIMS CONSENT ORKNOWLEDGE, within or across national

borders by any means for the purpose of

exploitation (e.g. prostitution, forced labor,

slavery, servitude, removal or sale oforgans)


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UNLAWFUL ACTS

To recruit, transport, transfer, harbor,

provide, or receive a person by any meansfor the purpose of prostitution,

pornography, sexual exploitation, forced

labor, slavery, involuntary servitude ordebt bondage


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UNLAWFUL ACTS

To introduce or match for money, profit or

material, economic or other consideration,any person or any Filipino woman to a

foreign national, for marriage for the

purpose of acquiring, buying, offering,selling,or trading him/her to engage in

prostitution, etc.


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UNLAWFUL ACTS

To offer or contract marriage, real or simulated,

for the purpose of acquiring etc them to engagein prostitution, etc.

To undertake or organize tours and travel plans

consisting of tourism packages or activities for

the purpose of utilizing and offering persons forprostitution, pornography or sexual exploitation


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UNLAWFUL ACTS

To maintain or hire a person to engage in

prostitution or pornography To adopt or facilitate adoption of persons for the

purpose of prostitution etc

To recruit, hire, adopt, transport or abduct a

person by any means to remove or sell organs To recruit, transport or adopt a child to engage

in armed activities here and abroad


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UNLAWFUL ACTS THAT PROMOTE

AND FACILITATE TRAFFICKING

To knowingly lease or sub-lease or allow

any house or building to be usedTo produce in any manner fake certificates

of govt agencies as proof of compliancewith regulatory and pre-departure

requirementsTo advertise by any means propaganda

material


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UNLAWFUL ACTS THAT PROMOTE

AND FACILITATE TRAFFICKING

To assist in misrepresentation or fraud to

facilitate clearances and necessary exitdocuments

To facilitate the exit and entry of persons

from/to the country at international and

local airports and seaports who are in

possession of fake travel documents


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UNLAWFUL ACTS THAT PROMOTEAND FACILITATE TRAFFICKING

To confiscate, conceal, or destroy

passport and other travel documents oftrafficked persons to prevent them from

seeking redress from the appropriate

agencies

To knowingly benefit from the labor or

services of a person held in slavery, etc.


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AGGRAVATING ACTS

When the trafficked person is a child

When adoption is used

When crime committed by a syndicate

When offender is a relative or a personwho exercises authority or is a publicofficer or a law enforcer/military

Prostitution with a military or lawenforcement office

When victim becomes insane or afflictedwith HIV/AIDS


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CONFIDENTIALITY


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PENALTIES

For Trafficking: 20 years and a fine of notless than one million pesos

For Promotion of Trafficking: 15 years anda fine of not less than 500,000 pesos

ForAggravated Trafficking: Life

imprisonment and a fine of not less than 2million pesos


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PENALTIES

For Violation of Confidentiality: 6 years

and a fine of not less that 500,000 pesosCancellation of SEC and other

registrations

Deportation of a foreigner after service ofsentence


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PENALTIES

For Use of Trafficked Person: 6 months ofcommunity service and 50,000 pesos. And

for subsequent offenses, 1 year in prison

and 100,000 pesos


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SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE

TRAFFICKED PERSON

Shelter

Counseling

Free legal aidOverseas Filipino

Resource Centres

Country TeamApproach

Medical orpsychologicalservices

Livelihood andskills training

Educational

assistance to atrafficked child


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