Act/s

Means

Exploitative
Purpose
(Section 3 [a])
 ELEMENTS (Section 3 [a])
ACTS (still not an exclusive enumeration):
RECRUITMENT, OBTAINING, HIRING,
PROVIDING, OFFERING, TRANSPORTATION,
TRANSFER, MAINTAINING, HARBORING, or
RECEIVING OF PERSONS with or without the victim’s
consent or knowledge , within or across national
borders.

MEANS THREAT, USE OF FORCE, COERCION, ABDUCTION,

FRAUD, DECEPTION, ABUSE OF POWER/POSITION,
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF VULNERABILITY OF
PERSON, GIVING AND RECEIVING OF PAYMENTS

EXPLOITATIVE PROSTITUTION, OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL

PURPOSE EXPLOITATION, FORCED LABOR or
SERVICES/SLAVERY, INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE/DEBT BONDAGE, REMOVAL OR SALE
OF ORGANS, ENGAGEMENT IN ARMED ACTIVITIES
(founds only Sec. 4[h])
Who is a child? (Section 3 [b])

a person below 18 years of

age or one who is over 18
but unable to fully take
care of or protect
himself/herself from
abuse, neglect, cruelty,
exploitation, or
discrimination because of a
physical or mental
disability or condition.
ACTs:
Recruit, Obtain, Hire, Provide, Offer,
Transport, Transfer, Maintain, Harbor,
Receive, Adopt

PURPOSE:
Sexual Exploitation, Exploitation of
Labor or services, Removal or sale of
Organs,Engage in armed conflict
SECTION 4 Acts of trafficking in persons
Section 4-A Attempted Trafficking
Section 4-B Accomplice Liability
Section 4-C Accessories
Section 5 Acts that promote trafficking in
persons
Section 6 Qualified Trafficking
Section 11 Use of trafficked persons for
prostitution
Section 7 Violation of the Confidentiality
Rule
 (Section 4 [a])

a) Recruit, obtain, hire,

d) Undertake or organize sex
provide, offer, transport,
tourism (for sexual
transfer, harbor, provide, or
exploitation)
receive a person (for sexual
exploitation or forced labor *refers to slavery, involuntary
& the like*) servitude or debt bondage
b) Introduce or match for
marriage (for sexual e.) Maintain or hire (for sexual
exploitation or forced labor exploitation)
& the like*)
c) Offer or contract marriage, f) Adopt or facilitate adoption
real or simulated (for sexual (for exploitative purposes)
exploitation or forced labor
& the like*)
g) Adopt or facilitate adoption
(for sexual exploitation or
forced labor & the like)
h) Recruit, hire, adopt,
transport, transfer, obtain,
harbor, maintain, provide,
offer, receive or abduct a
person (for sale or removal
of organs)
j) Recruit, transport, transfer, harbor,
obtain, maintain, offer, hire, provide
or receive a person by means stated in
Sec. 3, for purposes of forced labor &
the like*
k) Recruit, transport, harbor, obtain,
transfer, maintain, hire offer, provide,
adopt or receive a child (for
exploitative purpose or for trading)

i) Recruit, transport, obtain,

transfer, harbor, maintain,
offer, hire, provide, receive (Section 4 [a])
or adopt (to engage in armed
activities)
If found guilty 20 years imprisonment
and fine of P1 to 2 million
If the offender is a *penalty shall be imposed upon the owner,
Corporation, president, partner, manager, and/or any
Partnership, responsible officer who participated in the
Association,
commission of the crime or who shall have
Club,
knowingly permitted or failed to prevent its
Establishment or
any Juridical Person commission

The registration with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) and license to operate shall be
cancelled and revoked permanently. The owner,
president, partner or manager thereof shall not
be allowed to operate similar establishments in a
different name

(Section 10)
Where 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, such overt acts shall be
deemed as an attempt to commit an act of
trafficking in persons. As such, an attempt to
commit any of the offenses enumerated in Section
4 of this Act shall constitute attempted trafficking
in persons.

(Section 4 [a])
Where victim is a child:

1. Facilitate travel abroad

2. of child alone without valid
3. reason and permit (of
4. parents/guardian/DSWD)
5. Execute consent to adopt for consideration
6. Recruit woman to bear child to be sold
7. Simulate birth to sell child
8. Solicit and acquire custody of child to be sold
(Section 4 [a])

If found guilty 15 years imprisonment

and fine of P500,000.00 to 1 million
(Section 10 [b])
Established the liability of persons who knowingly aids or
conspire with the offender to commit trafficking in
persons. (Section 4 [b])

If found guilty 15 years imprisonment

and fine of P500,000.00 to 1 million

In every case, conviction shall cause and carry the

automatic revocation of the license or registration of the
recruitment agency involved in trafficking. The license
of a recruitment agency which trafficked a child shall be
automatically revoked. (Section 10 [c])
Whoever has the knowledge of the commission of the crime, and without
having participated therein, either as principal or as accomplices, take
part in its commission in any of the following manners:

“(a) By profiting themselves or assisting the offender to profit

by the effects of the crime;
“(b) By concealing or destroying the body of the crime or effects
or instruments thereof, in order to prevent its discovery;
“(c) By 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.
(Section 4 [c])

If found guilty 15 years imprisonment

and fine of P500,000.00 to 1 million
(Section 10 [d])
a) Trafficked person is a child

b) Adoption effected through the Inter-

Country Adoption Act

c) Syndicate or large scale

d) Offender is spouse, ascendant,

parent, sibling, guardian or person
with authority over trafficked person

e) Trafficked person recruited for

prostitution with member of military
or law enforcement agency
(Section 6)
 f) Offender is a member of the military or law enforcement
agency

g) Trafficked person dies, suffers mutilation, or is afflicted

with HIV or AIDS

h) Offender commits one or more violations of Sec. 4

over 60 or more days

i) Offender directs or through another manages the

victim in carrying out the exploitative purpose

(Section 6)

If found guilty Life imprisonment

and fine of P2 to 5 million
 PEOPLE vs. LALLI G.R. No. 195419October 12, 2011

Facts:

Ronnie Aringoy informed Lolita

Sagadsad (23 y.o. and single) of a job
opportunity in Malaysia as a restaurant
entertainer.

Lolita was enticed and took her sister’s

passport which she brought with her
when she was introduced by Ronnie to
Hadja Jama Llali and Nestor
Relampagos. She was worried about the
passport but Llali assured her that she
can get away with the passport because
he has connections with the DFA.

*Landmark case for TIP

 When they arrived in Malaysia, Lolita
together with other women were forced to
work as entertainers at Pipen Club in
order for them to pay the amount which
the club paid to Llali and Nestor.

Lolita suffered sexual and physical abuse

from different Customers from June –
July 2005.
Having been able to contact her sister, who was married to an
Indonesian national and was staying in Malaysia, Lolita managed to
escape through the help of her sister’s husband who pretended to be
her customer.

Lolita returned to Zamboanga City and on August 2, 2005, she filed

her complaint.

Issue:
Whether or not there is Trafficking in Persons.
Ruling:
Yes, there is trafficking in persons.

All three elements of trafficking in persons are present:

Act - (illegal) Recruitment

Means - Fraud, Deception
Exploitative Purpose -Prostitution

In the present case, there is QUALIFIED TRAFFICKING IN

PERSONS committed by a syndicate.

All the three accused (Ronnie, Lalli and Nestor) conspired

and confederated with one another to illegally recruit
Lolita to become a prostitute in Malaysia.
Each of the accused is sentenced to suffer the penalty of life
imprisonment and to pay a fine of P2,000,000. They are also
ordered to pay Lolita, jointly and severally, P500,000 as moral
damages and P100,000 as exemplary damages for the
crime of Trafficking in Persons.

In addition, each accused are sentenced to suffer the penalty

of LIFE IMPRISONMENT and to pay a fine of ₱2,000,000 for
illegal recruitment committed by a syndicate under R.A. 8042
(Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995).

*Prosecution under one (R.A. 9208) does not bar

prosecution under the other.(R.A. 8042).
a) Lease or sublease, use or allow to be used any house, building or
establishment

b) Produce, print and issue or distribute unissued, tampered or fake

counseling certificates, registration stickers, overseas
employment certificates or other certificates of any
government agency as proof of compliance with government
regulatory and pre-departure requirements

c) Advertise, publish, print, broadcast or distribute or

cause the advertisement, publication, printing,
broadcasting or distribution by any means of any
brochure, flyer, or any propaganda material

(Section 5)
d) Assist in the conduct of misrepresentation or fraud to facilitate
the acquisition of clearances and exit documents from government
agencies

e) Facilitate, assist or help in the exit and entry of persons from/to

the country at international and local airports, territorial boundaries
and seaports who possess unissued, tampered or fraudulent travel
documents

f) Confiscate, conceal, or destroy 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

(Section 5)
g) Knowingly benefit from, financial or otherwise, or make use of, the
labor or services of a person held to a condition of involuntary
servitude, forced labor, or slavery

(h) 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 under this Act;

“(i) 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; or
(Section 5)
“(j) To utilize his or her office to impede the investigation,
prosecution or execution of lawful orders in a case under
this Act.”
(Section 5)

If found guilty 15 years imprisonment

and fine of P500,000.00 to 1 million

(Section 10 [d]))
Any person who buys or engages the services of a trafficked
person for prostitution*
(Section 11)

*refers to any act, transaction, scheme

or design involving the use of person
by another, for sexual intercourse
or lascivious conduct in exchange
for money, profit or any other
consideration.
(Section 3[c])
 Penalty is now considerably higher.
Probation law cannot apply.

If found guilty 6 to 12 years imprisonment

and fine of P50,000.00 to
100,000.00
If it involves sexual intercourse or lascivious 17 to 40 years
conduct with a child (guilty) imprisonment and a fine of
P500,000.00 to 1 million
If it involves carnal knowledge of, or sexual 40 years imprisonment
intercourse with, a male or female trafficking with no possibility of
victim and also involves the use of force or parole, and a fine of P1 to
intimidation, to a victim deprived of reason or P5 million
to an unconscious victim, or a victim under
twelve (12) years of age

(Section 11)
If user is a After serving his/her sentence--
Foreigner deportation and permanent disbarment from
entering the country
If user is a Public dismissed from service and shall suffer perpetual
Official absolute disqualification to hold public, office, in
addition to any imprisonment or fine received
pursuant to any other provision of this Act

(Section 10)

Note: Specifically for use of trafficked

person only
What is the CONFIDENTIALITY RULE?
(Section 7)

It is the right to privacy of the trafficked person.

Under R.A. 9208, the offender used to be covered under this rule.
Since the amendment…
What does the rule cover?

At any stage (now includes rescue),

law enforcement officers, prosecutors,
judges, court personnel, social
workers and medical practitioners,
and parties must not disclose to the
public the following:
1. Name
2. Personal circumstances
3. Other information
tending to establish
identities of the victim
and his/her family

(Section 7)
Violation of Confidentiality

It shall be unlawful for the ff to cause publicity of name, personal

circumstances, or information tending to establish identity of victim
unless victim makes written waiver:
•Editor, publisher, reporter or columnist (PRINT)
•Announcer or producer (TV or RADIO)
•Producer or director (FILM)
•Any person using tri-media or electronic information technology
(Section 7)

If found guilty 6 years imprisonment and a fine of P500,000.00

to 1 million
(Section 10[f])
Can the rule be waived?

Yes, the Confidentiality

Rule can be waived by:

•The VICTIM
•upon HIS/HER CONSENT

•in a WRITTEN and

NOTARIZED document

(Section 7)
Prosecution of Cases

Who may file complaint

Venue
Prescriptive Period
Confiscation and
Forfeiture
Legal Protection to
Trafficked Persons
Immunity from Suit

No action or suit shall be brought, instituted or

maintained in any court or tribunal or before any
other authority against any:

(a)law enforcement officer;

(b)social worker; or

(c)person acting in
compliance with a lawful
order from any of the
above
(Section 17 [c])
Immunity from Suit

for lawful acts done or statements made during an

authorized rescue operation, recovery or
rehabilitation/intervention, or an investigation or
prosecution of an anti-trafficking case:

Provided,

That such acts shall have been made in good faith.

“The prosecution of retaliatory suits against

victims of trafficking shall be held in abeyance
pending final resolution and decision of
criminal complaint for trafficking.

(Section 17 [c])
Extra-territorial Jurisdiction
This applies if the
offender is:
•The crime is a
continuing offense a Filipino citizen; or

•which commenced a permanent resident of

in the Philippines the Philippines; or

•and other elements Has committed the act

were committed in against a citizen of
another country.
the Philippines.

(Section 26 [a])
Initiation of Investigation

Law enforcement agencies are

mandated to immediately initiate
investigation and counter-trafficking-
intelligence gathering upon receipt of
statements or affidavit from victims of
trafficking, migrant workers, or their
families who are in possession of
knowledge or information about
trafficking in persons cases.

(Section 8 [a])
Who may file complaint?

personal knowledge

(Section 8 [b])
 Affidavit of Desistance

Cases involving trafficking in persons should not

be dismissed based on the affidavit of
desistance executed by the victims or their
parents or legal guardians.
Public and private prosecutors are directed
to oppose and manifest objections to
motions for dismissal.

Any act involving the means provided

in this Act or any attempt thereof for
the purpose of securing an Affidavit of
Desistance from the complainant shall
be punishable under this Act.
(Section 8 [c])
 Where do you file (Venue)? (Section 9)

•Where the offense was committed.

•Where any of its elements occurred.
•Where the trafficked person actually
resides at the time of the offense.

(Section 12) When do you file (Prescriptive Period)?

General Rule
10 years from the day when the victim is delivered or released from the
conditions of bondage (time of escape/rescue) in the case of a child
victim, from the day the child reaches the age of majority,
Exception
20 years applies:
a) if trafficking committed by a syndicate
or in a large scale
b) if victim is a child
Award of Damages

Awards for damages to be taken from the

personal and separate properties of offender,
i.e., not from the property covered by the
forfeiture

If the personal separate property of the

offender is insufficient, then balance to be
taken from the forfeited property.

(Section 14)
What are the legal protections available to
trafficking victims?

•recognized as victims

•will not be penalized for unlawful acts

committed as a direct result of, or as an
incident or in relation to, being trafficked
based on the acts of trafficking
enumerated in this Act or in obedience to
the trafficker’s order in relation to the
trafficking

•The victim’s consent to the exploitation

is irrelevant

(Section 17)
What are the legal protections available to
trafficking victims?

Victims of trafficking for prostitution under Sec. 4

can not be prosecuted or penalized under Art. 202 of
the Revised Penal Code.
(Section 17)
RPC, Art. 202. Vagrants and prostitutes; penalty. — The following are vagrants:
1. Any person having no apparent means of subsistence, who has the physical ability to work
and who neglects to apply himself or herself to some lawful calling; 2. Any person found
loitering about public or semi-public buildings or places or trampling or wandering about the
country or the streets without visible means of support;
3. Any idle or dissolute person who ledges in houses of ill fame; ruffians or pimps and those
who habitually associate with prostitutes;
4. Any person who, not being included in the provisions of other articles of this Code, shall be
found loitering in any inhabited or uninhabited place belonging to another without any lawful or
justifiable purpose;
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For the purposes of this article, women who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual
intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be prostitutes.
Any person found guilty of any of the offenses covered by this articles shall be punished by
arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, and in case of recidivism, by arresto mayor in
its medium period to prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from 200 to
2,000 pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Temporary Custody of trafficked victims

The rescue of victims should be done as much as

possible with the assistance of the DSWD or an
accredited NGO that services trafficked victims
on a reasonable suspicion that a person is a
victim of any offense defined under this Act
including attempted trafficking.
(Section 18)