“The Philippine Government refuses to idly stand by while this reprehensible crime threatens our children. We have been tenacious in the pursuit to end it in the country by sustaining and scaling all our efforts to address this issue.” This is the strong message of Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, Chair of the Inter-Agency Council Against continue reading : Global Resolve Against Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Global Virtual Summit
September 21-24, 2020 – The International Justice Mission (IJM), in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the United States Department of Justice – Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance (US-DOJ-OPDAT), and the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), trained sixteen (16) Prosecutors on Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation (POSE). This is the fifth in continue reading : Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation (POSE) Training
On 17 December 2020, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) held the 6th Manila International Dialogue on Human Trafficking (The Manila Dialogue) with the theme, “Modern Day Slavery During COVID-19: Challenges, Priorities and Perspectives”. The event was broadcasted live through the IACAT Facebook Page. The Manila Dialogue is a platform for continuing conversations on trafficking continue reading : IACAT intensifies anti-trafficking response online during COVID-19
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) spearheads a wide preventive campaign which raises awareness among local government units and various sectoral bodies through the conduct of the first online Barangay IACAT Information Campaign Against Trafficking in Persons held on 31 July 2020, in commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking (WDAT). Taking advantage of the continue reading : Barangay IACAT Information Campaign Against Trafficking in Persons
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), in partnership with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) of the Supreme Court, with the support of the ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT), conducted a series of Online Focus Group Discussions (FGD) onTrafficking in Persons Cases, that aims to increase knowledge in the continue reading : Focus Group Discussion on Trafficking in Persons Cases