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The Philippines

The Philippines is a tourist paradise, offering beaches, rich cuisines and colorful festivals across its 7000 islands.

Human trafficking is prevalent in the island nation, a crisis fuelled largely by poverty and a booming tourism industry

Population: 106M

Language: Filipino

TIP: Tier 1

Destiny Rescue is actively fighting child sex trafficking in the Philippines. Working in partnership with law enforcement, our agents find victims of child sex trafficking and coordinate sting operations to rescue children and bring perpetrators to justice.

 

Destiny Rescue Philippines is an augmented assistance program that provides resources and logistics to partnered law enforcement agencies and national government agencies for the purpose of rescuing children from sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Agencies include multiple divisions of the National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

 

In 2022, Destiny Rescue’s work in the Philippines accomplished:

55

RESCUES

3

RAIDS

7

ARRESTS

Sex trafficking
and exploitation

Philippines

Children urgently need rescuing from sex trafficking in the Philippines.

Between 60,000 to 100,000 children are trafficked each year through migration or within the country, according to a report in 2016 by global anti-child exploitation network ECPAT International.

In the Philippines, traffickers typically recruit girls and boys from villages in rural areas by baiting them with a false promise of a job or marriage. They’re then sold for sex in pubs, karaoke bars, nightclubs, on the streets or through social media.

“I’m here for you. You just don’t know it yet.”

Burn Rescue Agent, Philippines

 

Latest rescue missions in the Philippines

11
After months of planning and preparation by our rescue agents and law enforcement, 10 young women and one girl were freed when their trafficker was arrested. During the raid, which can be quite intense as officers rush in to secure the suspect, several of the adult victims showed great compassion when they surrounded and comforted the child until the suspect was secure.
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14
Three girls, five boys, along with five young women, are now free after police–aided by our agents–completed a successful raid!
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Eight of the survivors were children, three of whom were boys.
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Our work in the Philippines

Large-Scale Raids

Our rescue agents collaborate with law-enforcement teams to identify child sex trafficking victims and gather the evidence needed to build a legal case against their traffickers. We collaborate with multiple government agencies to coordinate a sting operation and free victims, arrest offenders and shut down establishments.

Post-Rescue

After a raid, our social workers work alongside government social workers to ensure that the survivors’ immediate needs are met including temporary housing, care and essential items.

Anti-trafficking Expertise

We have helped rescue children, and even adults, from various types of trafficking in the country such as labor and cybersex trafficking. Our team’s expertise is recognised, used, and valued by law enforcement.

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We operate rescue and reintegration programs in multiple countries across the world. Learn more about our mission to help end child sexual exploitation and trafficking in our lifetime.

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Stories from the Philippines