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A 54-year-old American from Washington was sentenced by a US court to 12 years in federal prison on Thursday for coercing Filipino minors into doing sexual acts over the Internet.

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Following a two-year CNN investigation, the two-hour documentary The Fighters chronicles Philippine human rights pioneer Cecilia Flores-Oebanda in her journey to protect children from the sex trade and convince the Philippines’ biggest star, Manny Pacquiao, to join her as a fighter in the battle against modern-day slavery.

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Anti-human trafficking advocates yesterday expressed optimism the Philippines will be upgraded to at least Tier 2 in the 2011 United States’ Trafficking in Persons Report.

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“We are not for sale!” This was the strong statement of Ma. Cecilia Flores- Oebanda, president and founder of the Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI), during the commemoration of the World Anti Trafficking Day last December.

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A night of music marks the celebration of the World Anti-Trafficking Day in Cebu with a concert organized by the Movement of Anti-Trafficking Advocates and the Visayan Forum Foundation Incorporated.

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"I really want to become a teacher. I will work on that now. I don’t want to leave again," she told The STAR.

A native of Pila, Laguna, Mendoza is among the 4,600 Filipino workers who have been evacuated from Lebanon since the start of the Israeli offensive a month ago.
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In a statement, Visayan Forum Foundation president Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda said the rights and welfare of household helpers should be promoted and fought for because they work for a living like everyone else.

The group noted the magna carta for domestic workers, or the Batas Kasambahay, is relevant and necessary for the protection of household helpers.
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A night of music marks the celebration of the World Anti-Trafficking Day in Cebu with a concert organized by the Movement of Anti-Trafficking Advocates and the Visayan Forum Foundation Incorporated.

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"I really want to become a teacher. I will work on that now. I don’t want to leave again," she told The STAR.

A native of Pila, Laguna, Mendoza is among the 4,600 Filipino workers who have been evacuated from Lebanon since the start of the Israeli offensive a month ago.
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"I really want to become a teacher. I will work on that now. I don’t want to leave again," she told The STAR.

A native of Pila, Laguna, Mendoza is among the 4,600 Filipino workers who have been evacuated from Lebanon since the start of the Israeli offensive a month ago.
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The group noted the magna carta for domestic workers, or the Batas Kasambahay, is relevant and necessary for the protection of household helpers.
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