Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, said the proposed law, Senate Bill No. 2449, is dedicated to Filipinos who are victims of trafficking abroad and in the offshore gaming industry in the country or the so-called Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators , including underground online groups in social media.
Once signed into law, law enforcers would have access to additional tools and mechanisms for pursuing human traffickers, particularly when trafficking is done through the Internet and digital platforms. Social media networks, as well as financial and e-commerce intermediaries who knowingly use allow their platforms for human trafficking activities are also bound to face penalties under the proposed law.
The bill also introduces as an additional aggravating circumstance when the crime is committed during a crisis, a public health concern such as a pandemic, a disaster, a humanitarian conflict or emergency situation, or when the trafficked person is a survivor of the same.
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