Immigration police in Philippines shocked by trafficking reports.

Immigration police in the Philippines have promised to step-up the fight against human trafficking after a UN report apparently estimated that one in four victims of cross border trafficking are from that country. An International Justice Mission report estimated that 500,000 Filipino women and children become victims of human trafficking every year.
Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan admitted that he had been alarmed by the reports and said;
“This is a very serious problem and we in the Immigration bureau, being the country’s chief gatekeeper, should do our part in stopping this human trafficking menace from victimizing more of our countrymen,” Only 109 cases had been reported to the police between 2003 and 2005.
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