Manila, January 31, 2020 — The U.S. government is supporting the Philippine government’s commitment to end modern day slavery with the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s three-year, Php153 million ($3 million) Strengthening Local Systems and Partnerships for More Effective Counter-Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines project. USAID will partner with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, November 29, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking and the International Justice Mission (IJM) to train 72 prosecutors and investigators in Clark, Angeles City from November 19 to 21. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 29 November, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Prosecuting Online Sexual Exploitation (POSE) trainings
Manila, November 20, 2019 — Senior U.S. and Philippine officials conducted high-level dialogues in Manila and Cebu this week to mark progress in efforts to prosecute and convict child traffickers and provide comprehensive, trauma-informed care for child victims of online child sexual exploitation (OSEC). The dialogues also focused on the progress made in the Philippines ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Justice, IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking
Davao City, June 21, 2019 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the International Justice Mission (IJM) to train 60 prosecutors and investigators in combatting online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) from June 17 to 20 in Davao City. The training was implemented through the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: cybercrime, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Philippine Supreme Court, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Angeles City, December 14, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Philippine Society of Criminologists and Criminal Justice Professionals (PSCCJP) to train 21 NAIA and Clark-based airport investigators and 20 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: cybercrime, IACAT, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)
Manila, November 15, 2018 — Senior U.S. and Philippine officials conducted a high-level dialogue on November 6 to mark progress and outline next steps in the four-year U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership. The dialogue centered on assessing progress toward achieving the CPC Partnership’s goals of improving the government’s capacity to investigate and prosecute cases ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, Department of Justice, human trafficking, IACAT, The U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact Partnership
Manila, October 15, 2018 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), partnered with the Philippine Interagency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and International Justice Mission (IJM) to train more than 70 Philippine cybercrime investigators, prosecutors, and advocates on combatting online sexual exploitation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador, Department of Justice, IACAT, International Justice Mission (IJM), Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Manila, June 6, 2018 — The Philippine and U.S. governments recently reaffirmed their mutual commitment to combat human trafficking of adults and children. In a May 22 meeting with U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Michael Klecheski, Acting Philippine Secretary of Justice Menardo I. Guevarra pledged to prioritize the fight against human trafficking, stating “we are committed ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 June, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, Department of Justice, human trafficking, IACAT, Michael Klecheski
Manila, October 19, 2017 — The U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Philippines’ Department of Justice Interagency Council Against Trafficking in Persons (IACAT) announce the launch of activities to implement the U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, signed in Manila earlier this year by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Michael S. Klecheski and Philippine Secretary of Justice ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: IACAT, Michael Klecheski, The U.S.-Philippines Child Protection Compact Partnership
