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Davao Region has 53 active trafficking-in-persons cases



DAVAO CITY, May 26 (PIA)—Davao Region has 53 active Trafficking-in-persons cases being heard in courts according to Assistant Regional Prosecutor Gladys Joy Almazan-De Leon, in the first Law Enforcement Quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking held at the Women and Children’s Protection Unit Office at the Police Regional Office XI headquarters in Barangay Buhangin.

 

She said that top-notcher is Davao City with 30 cases, followed by seven cases in Digos City, Davao del Sur and five cases in the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.

 

Almazan-De Leon said Panabo City, Tagum City, Davao de Oro, Mati City, and Davao Occidental have one case each.

 

“If you notice, in our records as of March 2022, there was no TIP case in Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte,” she said.

 

Almazan-De Leon said these TIP cases are currently handled by the law enforcement agencies under the Police Regional Office XI, Talomo Police Station and the National Bureau of Investigation anti-human trafficking division.

 

She said there are case respondents who face two to three cases related to trafficking in persons.

 

Almazan-De Leon bared many other agencies who handle trafficking-in-persons complaints like the Mindanao Field Unit of the Women and Children Protection Unit, PNP-San Pedro Police Station, PNP-CIDG, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Bureau of Immigration, and PNP Igacos.

 

She also revealed that as of March 2022, three cases were referred to the IACAT-Once by the Tambayan Children’s Rights, PNP-CIDG and the Sasa Police Station for case build-up.  (PIA XI- Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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