P22.7B in ‘dirty money’ laundered in PH — Gordon SEN. Richard Gordon on Tuesday bared that since September 2018, at least 47 Filipinos and Chinese had laundered over $447 million or P22.69 billion in “dirty money” into the country. BI to deport 5 Korean, Japanese fugitives Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced yesterday the arrest of five foreign fugitives – four Koreans and one Japanese – in separate operations in the cities of Quezon, Lapu-lapu, and Taguig.

BI says traffickers use minors to bring victims out of PH The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday reported another modus operandi of human trafficking syndicates involving female victims where they pose as nannies of minor children in order to evade immigration scrutiny ASEAN’s child sex trade thriving International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) revealed that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the United States (US) after investigators took down an online paedophilia ring.

Human trafficking issue plagues Southeast Asia KUALA LUMPUR: On a par with the “super drug traffickers” threat, human trafficking is giving Southeast Asian countries a big headache with the recent death of 39 Vietnamese nationals while trying to enter Britain being the latest case in point. Palace predicts ICC junking of motion to probe PHL’s war on drugs Malacañang said Sunday that the International Criminal Court will also decide to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, a motion urging the court to determine whether it is in the position to investigate complaints arising from the Philippines war on drugs. Booming regional…

11 Pinoy seamen abducted by pirates in Togo, W. Africa The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday disclosed that two more Filipino sailors were abducted by pirates in West Africa. The DFA said the latest incident brings to 11 the total number of Filipinos being held in West Africa. 2 Chinese nabbed for smuggling dried seahorses Government agents arrested in Mactan Cebu International Airport two Chinese nationals who tried to smuggle 15 kilos of dried seahorses out of the country. BI agents arrest Italian pedophile Immigration agents arrested an Italian pedophile who was accused of preying on Filipino minors in the…

Panelo: Latest bid vs Duterte at ICC ‘contrary to standard’ Filipino norm A supplemental communication by a Church-backed group asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to admit additional evidence in the crimes against humanity case against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with his war on drugs was “contrary” to Filipinos’ “standard norm and behavior.”