4.
It is committed by means of threat or use
5. It is done for the purpose of exploitation
What is the ANTI TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS ACT of 2003?
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003,
also known as Republic Act 9208, institutes
government policies to eliminate trafficking in
persons, especially women and children.
It establishes the necessary mechanisms to
protect and support trafficked persons, and
provides penalties for violators.
What is Trafficking in Persons?
Trafficking in persons is an ILLEGAL ACT
and is considered a VIOLATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS and inimical to HUMAN
DIGNITY and NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
It consists of the following elements:
1. It involves the recruitment, transportation,
transfer, harboring or receipt of a person
or persons;
2. It is committed with or without the
victim’s consent or knowledge;
3. It is done within or across national
boundaries;
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of force, or other forms of coercion,
abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of
power or position, giving or receiving of
payments or benefits to achieve the
consent of a person having actual control
over another person; and
such as sexual exploitation, forced labor
or services, slavery, and removal or sale
of organs or other similar acts.
ANO ANG KRIMEN NA
“TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS”?
 Ito ay ang panghihikayat, pagbabyahe,
paglilipat, pamamahala, pagtatago o
pagtanggap ng mga tao,
 may pahintulot man o wala ng biktima
 sa loob man, patungo o palabas ng
bansa,
 sa pamamagitan ng pagbabanta o
puwersa, o anumang uri ng pamimilit,
panlilinlang, pang-aabuso ng
kapangyarihan o katayuan,
pananamantala sa kahinaan ng iba, o
ang pagbibigay o pagtanggap ng
kabayaran o benepisyo
 upang makamit ang pahintulot ng isang
tao na may awtoridad o superbisyon sa
iba, na may layon ng pananamantala at
pang-aabuso,
 kabilang ang prostitusyon, sapilitang
paggawa, at pagbebenta ng parte ng
bahagi ng katawan ng tao.
 Ang pangangalap, pagbabyahe,
pamamahala sa mga bata o pagtanggap
sa kanila mula sa iba na may layon ng
pananamantala ay tinuturing din na
“trafficking in persons” kahit wala ang
mga kaparaanang nakasaad sa itaas.
 What are the three categories of
Trafficking in Persons?

The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003

provides for the punishment of three
categories of trafficking:

1. Acts of trafficking in persons

2. Acts that promote trafficking in persons

3. Qualified trafficking in persons

Acts of Trafficking in Persons

♦ Recruiting, transporting, transferring,

harboring, providing or receiving a person by
any means, including those done under the
pretext of domestic or overseas employment
or training or apprenticeship, for the purpose
of prostitution, pornography, sexual
exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary
servitude or debt bondage;

 Pangangalap, pagbabyahe, pagtataglay,

pagbibigay o pagtanggap ng tao sa
anumang paraan,

 na may pangako ng trabaho,

 lokal man o sa ibang bansa,

 para sa nakatagong layunin ng

prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sapilitang
trabaho o pang-aalipin.

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♦ Introducing or matching for money or other
consideration, any person or, as provided for
under Republic Act No. 6955, any Filipina, to
a foreigner, for marriage for the purpose of
prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation,
forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or
debt bondage;
Ang pagpapakilala o pagpapares para sa kita o
anumang uri ng materyal o ekonomikong
benepisyo, sinuman, kabilang ang babaeng
Pilipina, sa isang banyaga, para sa kasal na
may layong makamtan, mabili, maipagbili o
maipagpalit ang biktima at kalauna’y isangkot
sya sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na
pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o pang-
aalipin.
♦ Offering or contracting marriage, real or
simulated, for the purpose of prostitution,
pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor
or slavery, involuntary servitude or debt
bondage;
Ang pag-aalok ng kasal, peke man o hindi,
upang makamtan, mabili, maipagbili o
maipagpalit ang biktima at kalauna’y isangkot
sya sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na
pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o pang-
aalipin.
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♦ Undertaking or organizing tours and travel
plans consisting of tourism packages or
activities for the purpose of prostitution,
pornography or sexual exploitation;
Ang pagbubuo ng mga tourism packages na
naglalayong mag-alok ng mga tao para sa
prostitusyon, pornograpiya o sekswal na
pananamantala.
♦ Maintaining or hiring a person to engage in
prostitution or pornography;
Ang pagbabayad sa tao para sa prostitusyon o
pornograpiya.
♦ Adopting or facilitating the adoption of
persons for the purpose of prostitution,
pornography, sexual exploitation, forced
labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt
bondage;
Ang pag-aampon o pagtulong sa proseso ng
pag-ampon para sa mga layunin ng
prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na
pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o pang-
aalipin.
♦ Recruiting, hiring, adopting, transporting or
abducting a person, by means of threat or use
of force, fraud, deceit, violence, coercion, or
intimidation for the purpose of removal or sale
of organs of said person; and
Ang pangangalap, pagtanggap, pag-ampon,
paglilipat o pagdukot sa isang tao sa
pamamagitan ng pananakot, puwersa o dahas
upang tanggalan at ibenta ang bahagi ng
katawan ng biktima.
♦ Recruiting, transporting or adopting a child a. All forms of slavery or practices similar to
to engage in armed activities in the slavery, involuntary servitude, debt
Philippines or abroad. bondage and forced labor, including
recruitment of children for use in armed
Ang pangangalap, paglilipat o pag-ampon sa conflict;
isang bata upang siya’y isangkot sa mga
armadong pagkilos, sa loob man o labas ng b. The use, procuring or offering of a child
bansa. for prostitution, for the production of
pornography, or for pornographic
performances;

c. The use, procuring or offering of a child

for the production and trafficking of drugs;
and

d. The use, procuring or offering of a child

for illegal activities or work which, by its
nature or the circumstances in which it is
carried out, is likely to harm their health,
♦ To recruit, transport, transfer, harbor, obtain, safety or morals; and
maintain, offer, hire, provide or receive a
♦ To organize or direct other persons to
person by means mentioned in the preceding
commit the offenses defined as acts of
paragraph for purposes of forced labor,
trafficking.
slavery, debt bondage and involuntary
servitude, including a scheme, plan, or pattern
intended to cause the person either:
Acts that Promote Trafficking in Persons
a. To believe that if the person did not
perform such labor or services, he or she
or another person would suffer serious
harm or physical restraint; or

b. To abuse or threaten the use of law or

the legal processes;

♦ To recruit, transport, harbor, obtain, transfer,

maintain, hire, offer, provide, adopt or receive
a child for purposes of exploitation or trading
them, including but not limited to, the act of
buying and/or selling a child for any
consideration or for barter for purposes of
exploitation.

Trafficking for purposes of exploitation of

children shall include:

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♦ Knowingly leasing or subleasing property
for trafficking purposes;
Ang pagpapagamit o pagpapaupa ng bahay o
kahit anong gusali upang magamit ito sa
trafficking.
♦ Producing, printing, issuing or distributing
un-issued, tampered or fake counseling
certificates, registration stickers and
certificates of any government agency used
for regulatory and pre-departure requirements
for the purpose of promoting trafficking in
persons;
Ang pag-isyu, paglilimbag o pamamahagi ng
mga sertipiko na pawang nagmula sa kahit
anong ahensya ng gobyerno, ito man ay peke o
mga sertipikong hindi pa nagagamit upang ito
ay magamit sa trafficking.
♦ Advertising, publishing, printing,
broadcasting or distributing by any means,
including the use of information technology
and the internet, of any propaganda material
that promotes trafficking in persons;
Ang pag-aanunsiyo, paglalathala, pagbabalita o
pagpapamigay sa anumang paraan ng kahit
anong materyales na nagpo-promote ng
trafficking.
♦ Assisting in the conduct of
misrepresentation or fraud for purposes of
facilitating the acquisition of clearances and
necessary exit documents from government
agencies for the purpose of promoting
trafficking in persons;
Ang pagtulong sa panlilinlang upang makamit
ng mga dokumento na kailangan upang
makalabas ng bansa mula sa mga ahensiya ng
gobyerno na naatasang mag-sagawa ng
registration sa mga taong nais lumabas ng
bansa para sa layunin ng trafficking.
♦ Facilitating, assisting or helping in the exit
and entry of persons from/to the country at
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international and local airports, territorial
boundaries and seaports, who are in
possession of un-issued, tampered or
fraudulent travel documents for the purpose of
promoting trafficking in persons;
Ang pagtulong sa pagpasok o paglabas mula sa
bansa sa mga paliparan o daungan ng mga
taong mayroong huwad na dokumentong
panglakbay upang makatulong sa trafficking.
♦ Confiscating, concealing, or destroying the
passport, travel documents, or personal
documents or belongings of trafficked persons
in furtherance of trafficking or to prevent them
from leaving the country or seeking redress
from the government or appropriate agencies;
and
Ang pag-kumpiska, pagtago o pag-sira ng
pasaporte, o anumang dokumentong
panglakbay at iba pang personal na dokumento
ng mga biktima upang itaguyod ang trafficking
o upang pigilan sila na makaalis o makahingi ng
tulong mula sa gobyerno.
♦ Knowingly benefiting from, financial or
otherwise, or making use of the labor or
services of a person held to a condition of
involuntary servitude, forced labor or slavery.
Ang paggamit sa serbisyo ng isang tao na
sapilitang pinagta-trabaho o inaalipin.
♦ To tamper with, destroy, or cause the
destruction of evidence, or to influence or
attempt to influence witnesses, in an
investigation or prosecution of a case;
♦ To destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate or
possess, or attempt to destroy, conceal,
remove, confiscate or possess, any actual or
purported passport or other travel,
immigration or working permit or document,
or any other actual or purported government
identification, of any person in order to
prevent or restrict, or attempt to prevent or
restrict, without lawful authority, the person’s
liberty to move or travel in order to maintain
the labor or services of that person; and
♦ To utilize his or her office to impede the
investigation, prosecution or execution of
lawful orders in a case.
The R.A. 10364 includes the following as
Acts of Trafficking in Persons:
• Attempted Trafficking in Persons – when
there are acts to initiate the commission of a
trafficking offense but the offender failed to or
did not execute all the elements of the crime,
by accident or by reason of some cause other
than voluntary desistance. As such, an attempt
to commit any of the offenses mentioned in
the preceding paragraph shall constitute
attempted trafficking in persons.
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If the victim is a child, any of the following
acts shall be deemed as attempted trafficking
in persons:
a. Facilitating the travel of a child who
travels alone to a foreign country or
territory without valid reason and
without the required clearance or permit
from the DSWD or a written permission
from the child’s parent or legal
guardian;
b. Executing, for a consideration, an
affidavit of consent or a written consent
for adoption;
c. Recruiting a woman to bear a child for
the purpose of selling the child;
d. Simulating a birth for the purpose of
selling a child; and
e. Soliciting a child and acquiring the
custody through any means from among
hospitals, clinics, nurseries, daycare
centers, refugee or evacuation centers,
and low-income families, for the
purpose of selling the child.
• Accomplice Liability – knowingly aids,
abets, and cooperates in the execution of the
offense by previous or simultaneous acts of
trafficking.
• Accessories – whoever has the knowledge of
the commission of the crime, and without
having participated therein, either as principal
or accomplice, take part in its commission in
any of the following manners:
a. Profiting themselves or assisting the
offender to profit by the effects of the
crime;
b. Concealing or destroying the body of
the crime or effects or instruments in
order to prevent its discovery; and
 c. Harboring, concealing or assisting in
the escape of the principal of the crime,
provided the accessory acts with abuse
of his or her public functions or is
known to be habitually guilty of some
other crime.
Qualified Trafficking in Persons
Qualified trafficking in person is committed
when:
♦ The trafficked person is below 18 years old;
Kung ang biktima ay bata—may gulang na
mababa sa 18 o sinumang 18 pataas ang edad
ngunit walang kakayahang alagaan ang
kanyang sarili laban sa pananamantala sanhi
ng anumang pisikal o mental na kondisyon;
♦ The adoption is effected through Republic
Act No. 8043 or the “Inter-Country Adoption
Act of 1995” and said adoption is for the
purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual
exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary
servitude or debt bondage;
Kung ang pag-aampon ay ginawa sa ilalim ng
“Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995” na may
layong isangkot ang biktima sa prostitusyon,
pornograpiya, sekswal na pananamantala,
sapilitang trabaho o pang-aalipin.
♦ The crime is committed by a syndicate, or in
large scale;
Kung ang krimen ay isinagawa ng sindikato-
isinagawa ng tatlong tao o higit pa na
nagtutulungan o kung malawakan na
isinagawa laban sa tatlong tao o higit pa;
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♦ The offender is an ascendant, parent, sibling,
guardian or a person who exercises authority
over the trafficked person or when the offense
is committed by a public officer or employee;
Kung ang may sala ay kamag-anak, magulang,
kapatid, guardian, o taong may kapangyarihan
sa biktima o kung ito ay opisyal o empleyado
ng gobyerno;
♦ The trafficked person is recruited to engage
in prostitution with any member of the
military or law enforcement agencies;
Kung ang biktima ay dinala sa prostitusyong
sangkot ang pulisya o militar.
♦ The offender is a member of the military or
law enforcement agencies; and
Kung ang may sala ay miyembro ng militar o
pulisya.
♦ By reason or on occasion of the act of
trafficking in persons, the offended party dies,
becomes insane, suffers mutilation or is
afflicted with Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS).
Kung sanhi ng trafficking, ang biktima ay
namatay, nasiraan ng bait, napinsala ang
katawan, o nagkasakit ng HIV o AIDS.
• When the offender commits one or more
violations over a period of sixty (60) or more
days, whether those days are continuous or
not; and
• When the offender directs or through another
manages the trafficking victim in carrying out
the exploitative purpose of trafficking.

When is trafficking considered a large
scale or committed by a syndicate?
Trafficking is deemed committed by a
syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3)
or more persons conspiring or confederating
with one another. It is deemed committed in
large scale if committed against three (3) or
more persons, individually or as a group.
Where to report incidence of Trafficking
in Persons?
Any person who has the personal knowledge
on the trafficking incidence can immediately
report to any of the following:
 Barangay authorities;
 Nearest police or other law
enforcement agencies;
 Local social welfare and development
office;
 Any member agencies of the Inter-
Agency Council Against Trafficking
(IACAT);
 Local anti-trafficking committee or
task force;
 Local council for the protection of
children; or
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 1343 Actionline against Human
Trafficking.
International trafficking in persons can be
reported to the following:
 Philippine Embassy/Consulate which
has jurisdiction over the place where the
trafficking occurred or where the
trafficked person is or may be found;
 All officers, representatives and
personnel of the Philippine government
posted abroad under the leadership of
the Ambassador or the head of mission;
or
 Office of the Undersecretary for
Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) of
the Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA).
Who can file cases for Trafficking in
Persons?
The following persons may file cases of
trafficking in persons:
 Any person, including a law
enforcement officer, who has personal
knowledge of the commission of the
offense;
 The trafficked person or the offended
party;
 Parents or legal guardians;
 Spouse;
 Siblings; or
 Children.
 Where to file cases of Trafficking in What are the penalties for violations of
Persons? R.A. 9208 as amended by R.A. 10364?

A complaint for violation of the Act for the

purpose of inquest or preliminary ACT PENALTY
investigation may be filed with the following: Acts of 20 years
Trafficking imprisonment and a
 Department of Justice - National fine of P 1 Million to
Prosecution Service, or P 2 Million
Attempted 15 years
 Provincial/City Prosecution Office; Trafficking imprisonment and a
fine of P 500,000 to
 where the offense was committed; P 1 Million
Accomplice 15 years
 where any of the elements of the Liability imprisonment and a
offense occurred; or fine of P 500,000 to
P 1 Million
 where the trafficked person resides at Accessories 15 years
the time of the commission of the imprisonment and a
crime. fine of P 500,000 to
P 1 Million
Cases involving trafficking in persons should Acts that 15 years
not be dismissed based on the affidavit of Promote imprisonment and a
desistance executed by the victims or their Trafficking fine of P 500,000 to
parents or legal guardians. Prosecutors are P 1 Million
directed to oppose and manifest objections to Qualified Life imprisonment
Trafficking and a fine of P 2
motions for dismissal. Million to P 5 Million
What is the prescriptive period for filing Violation of Six (6) years
of cases? Confidentiality imprisonment and a
fine of P 500,000 to
Trafficking cases can be filed within 10 years P 1 Million
after they are committed. Use of Imprisonment of
Trafficked Prision Correccional
If trafficking is committed by a syndicate or Person or 6 months and 1
on a large scale or against a child, cases can day to 6 years and
be filed within 20 years after the commission P50,000 to P100,000
fine
of the act.

The prescriptive period is counted from the 1. If involves sexual

day the trafficked person is delivered or intercourse or
released from the conditions of bondage. lascivious conduct
with a child:

Imprisonment of
Reclusion
Temporal in its
medium period to

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 Reclusion disqualification
Perpetua and in addition to
P500,000 to 1 imprisonment
Million fine and fine

2. If involves
carnal Who may be punished for trafficking in
knowledge of, persons?
or sexual
intercourse Any person, natural or juridical, found guilty
with, a male or of trafficking under R.A. 9208 may be
female punished.
trafficking
victim and also If the offender is a corporation, partnership,
involves the use association, club, establishment or any
of force or
juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed
intimidation, to
a victim upon the owner, president, partner, manager,
deprived of and/or any responsible officer who
reason or to an participated in the commission of the crime, or
unconscious who knowingly permitted or failed to prevent
victim, or a
its commission.
victim under 12
years of age: If the offender is a foreigner, he or she shall be
Imprisonment of immediately deported after serving his/her
Reclusion sentence and barred from entering the country.
Perpetua or 20
years and 1 day What are the mandatory services
to 40 years and available for trafficked persons under
1 Million to 5 R.A. 9208 as amended by R.A. 10364?
Million fine
The following services are available for
3. If committed by trafficked persons to ensure their recovery,
a foreigner: rehabilitation and reintegration into the
mainstream of society:
Deportation
after serving the  Temporary housing and food facilities;
sentence and
permanently  Psychological support and counseling;
barred from
entering the  Free legal services;
country
 Medical or psychological services;
4. If committed by
Public Official:  Livelihood and skills training;

Dismissal from  Educational assistance to a trafficked

service, child; and
perpetual
absolute

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  24-hour call center for crisis calls and
technology-based counseling and referral
system.
What protection is given to trafficked
persons?
Legal Protection
The law provides legal protection to victims
of human trafficking. Trafficked persons are
recognized as victims of trafficking and shall
not be penalized for crimes directly related to
the acts of trafficking or in obedience to the
order made by the trafficker. The consent of
the victim to the intended exploitation is
irrelevant
Free Legal Assistance
Trafficked persons shall be provided with free
legal services which shall include information
about the victims’ rights and the procedure for
filing complaints, claiming compensation and
such other legal remedies available to them, in
a language understood by the trafficked
person.
For victims of international trafficking, the
DFA shall provide free legal assistance and
counsel to pursue legal action against his or
her traffickers, represent his or her interests in
any criminal investigation or prosecution, and
assist in the application for social benefits
and/or regular immigration status as may be
allowed by the host country.
Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
Law enforcement officers, prosecutors,
judges, court personnel, social workers and
medical practitioners, as well as parties to the
case, shall protect the right to privacy of the
trafficked person at any stage of the
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investigation, rescue, prosecution and trial.
The name and personal circumstances of the
trafficked person or any other information
tending to establish the identity of the
trafficked person and his or her family shall
not be disclosed to the public.
Witness Protection Program
Under Section 18 of RA 10364, trafficked
victims are entitled to the Witness Protection
and Benefits Program established under RA
6981.
Trafficked persons who will testify or are
testifying or about to testify before any
judicial or quasi-judicial body, or before any
investigating authority, may be admitted to the
Program under the following circumstances:
 The testimony will be used in the
trafficking in persons case or a criminal
offense related thereto;
 The testimony can be substantially
corroborated on its material points; and
 The trafficked person or any member of
the family is subjected to threats or
injury or there is likelihood that he/she
will be killed, forced, intimated,
harassed, harassed or corrupted to
prevent him/her from testifying.
To avail of the Program, the trafficked person
or person acting in his/her behalf may file an
application form at the Secretariat of the
Witness Protection Security and Benefit
Program at the DOJ.
The benefits of the Program may include
security protection, immunity from criminal
prosecution, secure housing facility, assistance
in obtaining a means of livelihood, travel
expenses and subsistence allowance while
acting as a witness, free medical treatment,
burial benefits, free education for the minor
dependent children, and/or non-removal or
demotion in work and payment of full salary
or wage while acting as witness.
Victim Compensation Program
Established by RA 7309, the Victim
Compensation Program provides
compensation to victims of unjust
imprisonment or detention, and victims if
violent crimes. A Board of Claims under the
DOJ is created under the said law to evaluate
and process claims application.
More often than not, a trafficked person is
also a victim of a violent crime which includes
physical and/or psychological injuries,
permanent incapacity or disability, insanity,
abortion, serious trauma, or committed with
torture, cruelty or barbarity. Thus, a trafficked
person who suffered any of the conditions
thus mentioned is entitled to avail of the
benefits of the Program. The trafficked person
or his/her family may file a claim with the
Board at the Secretariat of the Board of
Claims at the DOJ or the Office of the
Regional State Prosecutor.
What happens to the fines, proceeds and
properties derived from trafficking in
persons?
All fines imposed, and the proceeds and
properties forfeited and confiscated pursuant
to R.A. 9208 as amended shall accrue to a
trust fund to be administered and managed by
the IACAT. These shall be used exclusively
for programs that will prevent acts of
trafficking, and will protect, rehabilitate and
reintegrate trafficked persons into the
mainstream of society.
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What programs are established for the
prevention of trafficking?
Advocacy and Communications Committee
(ADVOCOM)
In December 2010, the CFO became an ex-
officio member of the IACAT and was
delegated to head the Advocacy and
Communications Committee (ADVOCOM)
because of its experience in handling the
Presidential Task Force Against Human
Trafficking (TFHT). CFO-TFHT implemented
its anti-trafficking programs from March 2007
to March 2010, covering the four (4) areas of
prevention, protection, prosecution and
reintegration.
The creation of the IACAT-ADVOCOM is in
line with one of the functions of the IACAT as
stipulated in the Section 21 (e) of RA 9208
which is to coordinate the conduct of massive
information dissemination and campaign on
the existence of the law and the various issues
and problems attendant to trafficking through
the local government units, concerned
agencies, and NGOs.
The Rule VIII, Article II, Section 132 of the
Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations
of RA 9208 , as amended by RA 10364, also
stipulated that the ADVOCOM shall be
primarily responsible for the development and
implementation of the IACAT’s
communication program, and the conduct of
research and study on the patterns and
schemes of trafficking in persons for policy
formulation and program direction.
Among its strategies is to engage and mobilize
various stakeholders and target groups such as
the national and local government agencies;
civil society groups;
 • Department of Justice (DOJ), Chair

• Department of Social Welfare and

Development (DSWD), Co-Chair

• Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

• Department of Labor and Employment

(DOLE)

• Philippine Overseas Employment

Administration (POEA)

• Bureau of Immigration (BI)

Specifically, the IACAT-ADVOCOM aims to
: • Philippine National Police (PNP)

1. Implement a comprehensive advocacy • National Commission on the Role of Filipino

and communications strategies that will Women (NCRFW)
help in the elimination of human
• Three (3) representatives from NGOs, who
trafficking incidences and the promotion
shall be composed of one (1) representative
of government services to trafficking
each from among the sectors representing
survivors;
women, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
2. Develop multimedia campaign and and children. These representatives are
publication materials that will create nominated by the government agency
awareness about human trafficking; representatives of the Council, for
appointment by the President for a term of
3. Conduct trainings for specific audiences three (3) years.
to foster participation on anti-trafficking
advocacies; and What programs are established for the
prevention of trafficking and the
4. Implement activities that will promote protection of trafficked victims?
advocacy on anti-trafficking and Programs Implementing
visibility of the IACAT and the Agencies
ADVOCOM. Prosecution of DOJ, POEA, LGUs*
trafficking cases
The Inter-Agency Council Against Reintegration and DSWD, OWWA*,
Trafficking rehabilitation CHED, DepEd*
programs resulting in
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking gender responsive
(IACAT) is the primary body mandated to and anti-trafficking
coordinate, monitor and oversee the oriented activities
implementation of R.A. 9208. It is composed Counseling and DSWD, OWWA
temporary shelter
of the heads of the following
for trafficking victims
departments/agencies:

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Participation in DFA, NCRFW, CFO*, elementary and
bilatera, regional, BI secondary education
international curriculum
initiatives and Integration of anti- CHR
arrangements agains trafficking efforts in
trafficking; the barangay level
protection of and monitoring
integrity of government
Philippine passports compliance with
Pre-marriage, on-site DFA, OWWA, CFO international human
and pre-departure rights treaties
counseling program Addressing issues on CWC*
on intermarriages trafficking of children
Comprehensive POEA, NCRFW, BI, through policy and
community DILG, LGUs, CHR*, program
education, advocacy PIA*, OWWA, DOT*, intervention
and information CFO Prevention and PCTC, NBI
campaign programs detection of
on trafficking trafficking with
Monitoring and DILG, LGUs, DOLE, transnational crime
documentation of OWWA, DOTC* dimensions and
trafficking cases coordination with
Establishment of DILG, LGUs, POEA, international law
database for law PCTC enforcement
enforcement and agencies
prosecutory efforts
Mandatory free legal DOJ, DSWD, POEA,  LGUs - Local Government Units
assistance and CHR, IBP*
 OWWA - Overseas Workers Welfare
services
Administration
Medical, psycho- DSWD, DOH
social services, and  DepEd - Department of Education
temporary shelter
Livelihood, DSWD, OWWA,  CFO - Commission on Filipinos Overseas
educational, TESDA*, DepEd
 CHR - Commission on Human Rights
entrepreneurial and
skills training  PIA - Philippine Information Agency
Educational DSWD, OWWA,
assistance to DepEd  DOT - Department of Tourism
trafficked children
 DOTC - Department of Transportation and
Complaints, PNP, BI, NBI*, CHR Communication
investigation and
apprehension system  PCTC - Philippine Center on Transnational Crime
Monitoring of DOTC, DTI
 IBP - Integrated Bar of the Philippines
trafficking related
activities in the  TESDA - Technical Education and Skills
internet Development Authority
Integration of topics DepEd
on migration and  NBI - National Bureau of Investigation
trafficking in
 CWC - Council for the Welfare of Children

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