(1) Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(2) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women;

(3) Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols;

(4) Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families;

(5) Convention Against Transnational Organized Crimes including its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;

(6) International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182, Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour;

(7) Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others;

(8) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;

(9) United Nations (UN) Global Compact for Sale, Orderly and Regular Mitigation; and

(10) All other relevant and universally accepted human rights instruments and other international conventions to which the Philippines is a State Party.

(1) Content Data - the substance, meaning or purport of the communication, or the message or information being conveyed by the communication, other than traffic data; and

(2) Traffic Data or Non-Content Data - any computer data other than the content of the communication, including the communication's origin, destination, route, time, date, size, duration, or type of underlying service.

(1) Internet Service Providers (ISPs);

(2) Data processing and web hosting providers, including domain name registrars;

(3) Internet search engine and portals;

(4) E-commerce intermediaries;

(5) Internet payment system providers, whether supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or not; and

(6) Participative network platform providers or social media intermediaries.

(1) The type of communication service used; the technical provisions taken thereto, and the period of service;

(2) The subscriber's or registrant's identity, postal or geographic network address, billing, and payment information that are available on the basis of the service agreement or arrangement; or

(3) Any other available information on the sire of the installation of communication equipment that is available on the basis of the service agreement or arrangement.

(a) Name, address, age, gender, nationality, ethnicity (i.e., Indigenous People) of the trafficked person, and whether he/she is with or without disability;

(b) Location of the trafficked person and/or where the TIP incident occurred;

(c) Name, address and nationality of the alleged or suspected recruiter or trafficker;

(d) Manner of committing the alleged recruitment or TIP;

(e) Names and addresses of witnesses, if any; and

(f) Social media identifiers, account names and other social media identifiers, account user details, as applicable.

(a) Rescue, protect and assist the trafficked person;

(b) Arrest the suspects in the act of committing an offense;

(c) Seize evidence, which may include objects or properties used in the commission of the offense, to support eventual prosecution of the suspects;

(d) Conduct rescue of trafficked persons with the assistance of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or an accredited non-government organization (NGO) that services trafficked persons, whenever possible; and

(e) Place the trafficked person in the temporary custody of the LSWDO, or any accredited or licensed shelter institution devoted to protecting trafficked persons after the rescue.

(a) Identifying and locating the property and/or asset;

(b) Determining the owner or the person who has control over the property; or

(c) Tracing other financial transactions and activities employed in connection with, or in furtherance of, any of the prohibited acts defined in the Act.

(a) Name and address, if known, of the account holder, or the owner holder or possessor of the property;

(b) Description of the monetary instrument, property or proceeds and its location, if known; or

(c) Evidence showing that the subject monetary instrument, property, or proceeds are in any way related to or involved in any of the prohibited activities defined in the Act.

(a) Any person or entity facing administrative, civil and/or criminal chargers in the receiving country or in the Philippines in connection with the alleged involvement in TIP such as:

(1) Individual persons and entities;

(2) Philippine recruitment/manning agencies with the names of its corporate officers, executive officers, and employees, if known;

(3) Foreign placement agencies with the names of its corporate officers, executive officers and employees, if known; and

(4) Direct employers.

In case the direct employer is a juridical person, the names of its corporate officers, executive officers, and employees, if known.

(b) Any person or entity in the receiving country or in the Philippines identified, through a verified affidavit, by a trafficked person rescued by DFA or DMW.

(1) a detailed report on the rescue operations; and

(2) the verified affidavit of the rescued trafficked person attesting to the act/s of TIP of such recruitment agencies or illegal recruiters involved in the trafficking of the rescued trafficked person, naming and describing the involvement of such agencies or persons.

(a) The identity, such as name and address, if known, of the charged or suspected person whose communications are to be intercepted. If the person suspected of the crime is not fully known, such person shall be subject to continuous surveillance provided there is a reasonable ground to do so;

(b) Identities of the intercepting LEOs, or identifies of individuals or juridical persons who will assist the LEA in carrying out the interception;

(c) The offense or offenses committed or being committed, or sought to be prevented;

(d) That there are reasonable grounds to believe that any of the crimes enumerated under the Act has been committed, or is being committed, or is about to be committed;

(e) That there are reasonable grounds to believe that evidence that will be obtained is essential to the conviction of any person for, or to the solution of, or to the prevention of any such crimes; and

(f) That there are no other means readily available for obtaining such evidence.

(a) Justifiable reasons;

(b) Necessity in furtherance of the investigation; or

(c) Public interest.

(1) Within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of the period fixed in the written order; or

(2) Within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of any extension or renewal.

(1) The number of tapes, disc, and recordings that have been made, as well as the number of excerpts and summaries thereof, and the number of written notes and memoranda, if any, made in connection therewith;

(2) The dates and times covered by each of such tapes, disc, and recordings;

(3) The number of tapes, disc, and recordings, as well as the number of excerpts and summaries thereof and the number of written notes and memoranda made in connection therewith that have been included in the deposit;

(4) The date of the original written authorization granted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the applicant to file ex parte application to conduct the interception, as well as the date of any extension or renewal of the original written authority granted by the authorizing court; and

(5) That no authorized duplicates of the whole or any part of any such tapes, disc, and recordings, excerpts, summaries, written notes, and memoranda have been made, or if made, that all such duplicates and copies are included in the sealed envelope or package, as the case may be, deposited within the authorizing division of the authorizing court.

(a) For opening the sealed envelope or package;

(b) For revealing or disclosing its classified contents;

(c) For replaying, divulging, or reading intercepted communications, including any of the excerpts and summaries thereof and any of the notes or memoranda made in connection therewith;

(d) For using as evidence any of the intercepted communications, including any of the excerpts and summaries thereof and any of the notes and memoranda made in connection therewith.

(a) Counseling;

(b) Temporary Shelter;

(c) Medical Services;

(d) Hospital Visitation;

(e) Reintegration Services;

(f) Repatriation Services;

(g) Legal Services to include provision of lawyers/counsel, jail visitation, provision of legal advice and attendance to court hearings, insurance claims, and compensation claims.

(a) is a Filipino citizen;

(b) is a permanent resident of the Philippines; or

(c) has committed the act against a citizen of the Philippines.

(a) The fullest particulars as to the identity, nationality and location, if known, of the accused or convicted person;

(b) Statement of facts of the offense for which extradition is requested;

(c) Description of the acts or omissions constituting the alleged offense, including an indication of the time and place of the commission of these acts;

(d) Text of the relevant provisions of the law describing the essential elements of the offense, prescribed penalty and any time limit on the prosecution or execution of punishment of the offense; and

(e) Such other documents or information that the DOJ may require pursuant to the extradition law and applicable treaties.

(a) taking of evidence or obtaining statements from persons;

(b) making arrangements for persons to give evidence or facilitating the personal appearance of witnesses;

(c) locating or identifying witnesses and suspects;

(d) effecting the temporary transfer of persons deprived of liberty to appear as witnesses;

(e) effecting service of judicial documents;

(f) examining objects and sites;

(g) providing or receiving information, original or certified true copies of relevant documents, evidentiary items and expert evaluations;

(h) executing searches and seizures;

(i) identifying or tracing proceeds of crime or property;

(j) freezing, recovery, forfeiture or confiscation of property or instrumentality used in the commission of a crime in accordance with related laws, rules and regulations;

(k) restraining of dealings in property or the freezing of property, proceeds or instrumentalities derived from the commission of an offense that may be recovered, forfeited or confiscated; or

(l) any other type of assistance consistent with the objectives of the Act and not contrary to Philippine laws, rules and regulations.

(a) Any person, including a LEO, social worker, or representative of a licensed child-caring institution, who has personal knowledge of the commission of the offense;

(b) The trafficked person;

(c) Parents or legal guardians;

(d) Spouse;

(e) Siblings;

(f) Children; or

(g) At least three (3) concerned citizens who have personal knowledge of the violation and where the violation occurred.

(a) The affidavit of arrest duly subscribed and sworn to before him/her by the arresting officer;

(b) The investigation report;

(c) The sworn statements of the complaint/s and witness/es;

(d) Other supporting pieces of evidence gathered by the LEOs in the course of their investigation of the criminal incident involving the arrested or detained person; and

(e) Copy of the video from the body-worn camera or any video that would show how the respondent was arrested pursuant to the SC Rule on Body-Worn Cameras.

(a) By the filing of a compliant directly with the DOJ or any local prosecution office;

(b) By referral from or upon request of the LEA that investigated the incident involving any offense under the Act;

(c) Upon request of a person arrested or detained pursuant to an arrest without warrant who executes a waiver in accordance with the provisions of Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC);

(d) By an order or upon the directive of the court or other competent authority; or

(e) Upon the initiative of the Council.

(a) An application/petition for issuance of freeze order;

(b) An action for civil forfeiture; and/or

(c) A petition for the issuance of provisional asset preservation order.

(a) The Rule on Asset Preservation, Seizure, and Forfeiture in Criminal Cases under R.A. No. 9160, as amended (A.M. No. 21-03-13-SC), shall govern the procedure in the criminal forfeiture of monetary instruments or properties related to violations of Sections 4 to 6 of the Act.

(b) The trial prosecutor may avail of the provisional remedies in criminal cases to ensure the confiscation, preservation and forfeiture of the said properties.

(c) If the offender is a public officer or employee, the forfeiture of his/her property found to be unlawfully acquired shall be governed by R.A. No. 1379 (An Act Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of the State Any Property Found to Have Been Unlawfully Acquired by Any Public Officer or Employee and Providing for the Proceedings Therefor).

(a) Temporary shelter or appropriate housing. - The government shall ensure that trafficked persons shall have access to temporary shelter. The DSWD and LGUs provide temporary shelter to trafficked persons through the TIP Center or in any DSWD shelters or DSWD-accredited shelters. The MWO shall provide temporary shelter to trafficked persons located abroad.

(b) Counseling. - The DSWD and LGUs shall ensure that trafficked persons are provided with appropriate counseling services.The DOH shall also provide the necessary assistance to trafficked persons to promote their mental health by improving access to quality care and hasten their recovery to participate fully in society.

(c) Free legal services. - Trafficked persons shall be informed of their rights and the procedure for filing complaints, claiming compensation and such other legal remedies available to them, in a language understood by them.

(d) Medical or psychosocial services. - Trafficked persons needing medical and psychological or psychiatric services, particularly those who are assessed to be suffering from or may be vulnerable to psychological injury, shall be referred to appropriate agencies or institutions for such services. The DOH shall make available its resources and facilities in providing health care to trafficked persons which shall, at all times be held confidential.

(e) Livelihood and skills training. - The DOLE, DSWD, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), LGUs, and other government agencies shall facilitate and create access to livelihood, skills training and sustainable employment for trafficked persons and their families.

(f) Education assistance to a trafficked child. - Department of Education (DepEd) shall provide opportunities for trafficked persons in the educational mainstream through the basic education and non-formal education curricula.

(a) The trafficked person may go or be brought to the nearest DSWD, LSWDO or accredited NGO for assistance;

(b) The DSWD, LSWDO or accredited NGO social worker shall conduct an assessment of the psychosocial condition of the trafficked person. Thereafter, an intake interview and initial assessment shall be conducted utilizing a child- or gender-sensitive and trauma-informed interview method to determine the appropriate intervention. On the basis of such assessment, a responsive action through planning and intervention plan shall be prepared;

(c) The DSWD, LSWDO or accredited NGO social worker shall, when necessary, admit the trafficked person to a residential facility for temporary shelter. Upon admission, the head of the center or facility shall immediately inform the local social worker from the trafficked person's origin or place of residence and invite said social worker to the admission conference in order to facilitate the future reintegration process;

(d) Provide comprehensive services or interventions based on the rehabilitation plan, in coordination with appropriate agencies, rehabilitation plan, in coordination with appropriate agencies, including temporary shelter, medical assistance, counseling, psychosocial services, legal, educational assistance, transportation assistance, livelihood and skills training, after-care services, and other appropriate services. The DSWD, LSWDO or accredited NGO social workers shall also monitor implementation and periodically evaluate or update the rehabilitation plan until the trafficked person has been reintegrated with their family and community.

(a) Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs;

(b) Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment;

(c) Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government;

(d) Secretary, Department of Education;

(e) Secretary, Department of Health;

(f) Secretary, Department of Information Communications Technology;

(g) Secretary, Department of Migrant Workers;

(h) Secretary, Department of Tourism;

(i) Secretary, Department of Transportation;

(j) Administrator, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration;

(k) Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration;

(l) Chief, Philippine National Police;

(m) Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard;

(n) Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Women;

(o) Chairperson, Commission on Filipino Overseas;

(p) Chairperson, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples;

(q) Director, National Bureau of Investigation;

(r) Executive Director, Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes;

(s) Executive Director, Council for the Welfare of Children;

(t) Executive Director, National Authority for Child Care;

(u) Executive Director, Anti-Money Laundering Council;

(v) President of the League Provinces of the Philippines;

(w) President of the League Municipalities of the Philippines;

(x) President of the League Cities of the Philippines;

(y) One (1) representative from an NGO representing the women sector;

(z) One (1) representative from an NGO representing the overseas Filipinos sector; and

(aa) One (1) representative from an NGO representing the children sector.

(1) Duly licensed and registered non-stock, non-profit, and non-government organization in the Philippines and accredited by the DSWD listed in its Registry of Social Welfare Development Agencies in the Philippines;

(2) Has a proven track record of implementing anti-trafficking programs or services nationwide for at least five (5) years;

(3) Majority of its clients/beneficiaries belong to the sector it seeks to represent; and

(4) Has no pending criminal, civil, or administrative cases or investigation before any office, court or tribunal.

(1) Has been involved in anti-trafficking work for at least two (2) years; and

(2) has no pending criminal, civil, or administrative cases or investigation before any office, court or tribunal.

(a) Formulate a comprehensive and integrated program to prevent and suppress TIP, utilizing a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the service delivery to, and case management of, trafficked persons and their families, including livelihood opportunities, and the development of school-based and community-based TIP preventive education programs, and psychosocial interventions by a multi-disciplinary team for the trafficked person and their families;

(b) Promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary for the effective implementation of the Act;

(c) Monitor and over the strict implementation of the Act;

(d) Coordinate the programs and projects of the various member agencies to effectively address the issues and problems attendant to TIP;

(e) Coordinate the conduct of massive information dissemination and campaign on the law, the various issues and emerging trends of TIP;

(f) Direct other agencies to immediately respond to the problems brought to their attention and report to the Council on action taken;

(g) Assist in filing of cases against individuals, agencies, institutions or establishments that violate the provisions of the Act;

(h) Strengthen existing programs for the reintegration of trafficked persons in cooperation with DOLE, DSWD, DMW, TESDA, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), LGUs and NGOs;

(i) Secure from any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government or from NGOs and other civic organizations such assistance as may be needed to effectively implement the Act;

(j) Complement the shared government information system for migration established under R.A. No. 8042, as amended, with data on TIP cases and ensure that the proper agencies conduct a continuing research and study on the patterns and scheme of TIP which shall form the basis for policy formulation and program direction.

(k) Strengthen mechanisms to ensure the timely, coordinated, and effective response to TIP cases;

(l) Develop measures to enhance cooperative efforts and mutual assistance among foreign countries through bilateral and/or multilateral arrangements to prevent and suppress international TIP;

(m) Coordinate with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and other NGOs in monitoring the promotion of advertisements that tend to promote TIP;

(n) Adopt measures and policies to protect the rights and needs of trafficked persons who are foreign nationals in the Philippines;

(o) Initiate training programs in identifying and providing the necessary intervention or assistance to trafficked persons;

(p) Regularly assess current data collection on, and the reporting and monitoring system for, TIP, and identify gaps in implementation;

(q) Develop an effective referral system which concerned government agencies and NGOs can use to coordinate the provision of the necessary intervention or assistance that can be provided to trafficked persons;

(r) Conduct periodic studies with other stakeholders, such as LGUs, civil society, and the academe to build more empirical evidence on TIP cases;

(s) Develop an integrated case management system or TIP data sets to facilitate the coordination and monitoring among the members of the Council and ensure the proper recovery and reintegration of the trafficked persons;

(t) Impose administrative sanctions on the violations of the Act and its implementing rules and regulations as well as its order and resolutions; and

(u) Exercise all the powers and perform such other functions necessary to attain the purposes and objectives of the Act.

(a) Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the policies and guidelines promulgated by the Council;

(b) Oversee the various programs and projects initiated and funded by the Council or in partnerships with other government agencies and NGOs;

(c) Maintain and manage a central database on TIP;

(d) Prepare an annual report on TIP and such other reports as may be required by the Council;

(e) Organize forum to share the report among policy makers and other key stakeholders to generate recommendations for policy reform and program development or enhancement;

(f) Organize forum to share the report among policy makers and other key stakeholders to generate recommendations for policy reform and program development or enhancement;

(f) Update manuals, guidelines and other similar instruments as may be necessary to enhance victim identification procedures, protection and assistance to trafficked persons, and investigation and prosecution of cases, and strengthen inter-agency collaboration.

(g) Assist in developing a child-age- and gender-sensitive integrated human resources development program for all government officials and personnel dealing with the issue of TIP;

(h) Provide secretariat, record-keeping and other services to the Council;

(i) Perform such other functions as may be directed by the Council.

(a) Act as secretary of the Council and shall be the technical and administrative head of its Secretariat;

(b) Advise and assist the Chairperson in formulating and implementing the policies, plans and programs of the Council, including mobilization of the member agencies of the Council as well as other relevant government offices, task forces, and organizations;

(c) Serve as principal assistant to the Chairperson in the overall supervision of Council's administrative business;

(d) Oversee and supervise all operations and activities of the Secretariat;

(e) Propose effective allocation and mobilization of resources, including the annual budget for anti-trafficking plans and programs;

(f) Prepare and submit annual and other periodic reports to the Council, the President and Congress on the state of the anti-trafficking campaign in the country; and

(g) Perform such other duties as the Council may assign.

(a) IACAT Operation Center (OpCen);

(b) Tahanan ng Iyong Pag-asa (TIP Center);

(c) Advocacy and Communications Committee (ADVOCOM);

(d) IACAT Cyber-Trafficking in Persons Unit (ICTU); and

(e) Victim-Witness Coordinator (VWC) Program.

(a) The number of cases of TIP, sorted according to status of cases, including the number of cases being investigated, submitted for prosecution, dropped, and filed and/or pending before the courts and the number of convictions and acquittals:

(b) The profile/information on each case;

(c) The number of trafficked persons referred to the agency disaggregated by destination countries/areas and by area of origin; and

(d) Data on trafficked persons and the accused/defendants, disaggregated by age, sex, ethnicity, and type of disability, if any.

(a) Develop the necessary agency child- and gender-sensitive policies and programs supportive and consistent with the objectives of the Act;

(b) Enhance the capability of its officers and personnel involved in TIP issues and concerns, particularly on emerging trends of TIP through appropriate training and staff support programs;

(c) Undertake information, education and advocacy campaigns against TIP, in consultation with the Council and the Secretariat to achieve efficiency and greater impact;

(d) Maintain a database on TIP, disaggregated by age, sex, ethnicity, and type of disability, if any, to be shared among relevant agencies and complement the central database to be established by the Council;

(e) Document good practices as bases for policy formulation and program development;

(f) Undertake regular monitoring and evaluation of their anti-trafficking programs, and submit annual reports for consolidation of the IACAT Secretariat; and

(g) Ensure to provide or include in their annual budget/appropriation funds for the implementation of anti-trafficking programs and initiatives.

(a) Assist government agencies in formulating and implementing policies, programs and information, education and communication (IEC) campaign against TIP.

(b) Assist in capability building activities of government personnel and share their experiences and expertise in handling TIP cases;

(c) Coordinate with concerned government agencies, LGUs and other NGOs in reporting alleged perpetrators, rescuing trafficked persons, and cooperate in conducting investigation/surveillance, if indicated;

(d) Undertake programs and activities for the prevention of TIP, rescue, recovery and reintegration of trafficked persons and other support services for their families;

(e) Document and/or assist in the documentation of TIP cases, including submission of data to the NRRD;

(f) Disseminate guidelines to all its network members, local and international, on policies and programs addressing issues on TIP;

(g) Formulate educational module to address the demand side of TIP;

(h) Consult and coordinate anti-trafficking efforts of other NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs) in accordance with the sector they represent (i.e. children, women, and OFWs) and report the same to the Council through the Secretariat; and

(i) Perform such other tasks as may be agreed upon by the Council.

(a) Ensure that the Violence Against Women and Children desks in all barangays are activated and staffed by trained personnel who are able to provide immediate and appropriate support to trafficked persons;

(b) Organize and ensure the smooth functioning of a sub-committee on TIP as an integral part of the local anti-trafficking in persons council that shall recommend policies and programs aimed at ensuring the protection of children against TIP and grant honoraria to local anti-trafficking in persons committees or council members to ensure total active participation;

(c) Documentation and monitor cases of TIP in their respective areas of jurisdiction, effect the cancellation of licenses of establishments which violate the provisions of the Act, ensure effective prosecution of TIP cases, and prescribe compliance with the Act as requisite for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits to establishments within their respective jurisdictions, including internet service providers, internet content hosts, internet cafes and establishments offering Wi-Fi services, tourism enterprises and malls, transportation services, and financial intermediaries;

(d) Ensure the provision of necessary services to trafficked persons, such as temporary shelter, board and lodging, transportation, counseling and documentation, among others;

(e) Coordinate wit, refer, and endorse to the DSWD all TIP cases;

(f) Undertake an information campaign against TIP through the establishment of the Migrants Advisory and Information Network (MAIN) desks in municipalities or provinces in coordination with the DILG, PIA, CFO, NGOs and other concerned agencies. They shall develop a system for accreditation among NGOs for purposes of establishing centers and programs for intervention in various levels of the community;

(g) Encourage and support community-based initiatives which addresses the TIP;

(h) Enact ordinances to localize and strengthen the implementation of the Act by providing local services and programs to trafficked persons and other exploitative behavior;

(i) Develop a system for accreditation of NGOs and CSOs for purposes of establishing centers and programs for interventions in the community;

(j) Submit regular reports to the Council on TIP cases and programs undertaken to prevent and address TIP; and

(k) Provide livelihood grants to support the economic empowerment of poor household, in order to increase their financial capacities and address household crises which force them to engage in TIP.

(a) Adopt in their terms of services or service agreements with third-party users or creators of contents, products, and services the prohibition of any form of child trafficking, CSAEM or CSAM, or exhibition of any form of sexual exploitation of children in their facilities, infrastructure, server and platforms; Provided, That for foreign internet intermediaries, the terms of service of service agreements of which, whether for one or more contents, products, or services, already incorporate a substantially similar prohibition shall be deemed compliant with this provision; Provided, further, That this requirement applies to terms of service or service arrangements with third-party users or creators of contents, products, and service for, or applicable to, products and services accessible from the Philippines.

(b) Cooperate, as far as practicable, with LEAs for the prosecution of offenders and the preservation of evidence, including the provision of subscriber information, traffic data, or both, of any person or subscriber who has committed, is committing or is attempting to commit any violation of the Act upon formal request of duly authorized LEAs, with no need of warrant, and in accordance with due process, pursuant to Section 9 of the Act.

(c) Compile and maintain a comprehensive list of child trafficking, CSAEM or CSAM, or any form of sexual exploitation of children-related Uniform Resource Locators (URLs); Provided, That the list is updated regularly by partnering or coordinating with, or obtaining memberships in, widely-recognized organizations and coalitions that maintain a comprehensive list of child abuse image content, URL list and image hashes, among others.

(d) Preserve and protect the integrity of all subscribers or registration information and traffic data in its control and possession relating to communication services provided by an internet intermediary, within one (1) year from the date of the transaction for the purpose of the investigation and prosecution of all forms of TIP.

Provided, That, upon notice by the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC, the preservation of such relevant evidence shall be extended for another year as may be deemed necessary: Provided however, That the relevant evidence that needs preservation shall be expressly identified and specified.

For the purpose of extending the preservation of subscriber's or registrant's information and traffic data, the DOJ, PNP, NBI or the DICT-CICC shall coordinate with the internet intermediary.

(e) Immediately block access to, remove, or take down the internet address, URL website, or any content thereof, containing all forms of TIP, CSAEM or CSAM, or any form of sexual exploitation of children, within twenty four (24) hours from notice of the DOJ, PNP, NBO, or the DICT-CICC, or upon knowledge of the existence of an attempt to commit or an actual act of TIP being committed within their control; Provided, That the provision in the preceding paragraph on preservation of subscriber data shall apply and shall be extended as may be deemed necessary by the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC.

"Notice" herein shall mean written notice from the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or DICT-CICC, which states among others:

(1) that it is issued pursuant to Section 9(a)(5) of the Act and Section 145(e) of this IRR;

(2) the name of the issuing agency (i.e. DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC);

(3) the name and signature of the authorized official in accordance with the rules of the agency;

(4) the date on which it was signed;

(5) the reference to the specific provision of the Act alleged to be violated;

(6) the specific internet address, URL, website, or any content to be blocked/removed/taken down; and

(7) such other facts as may be necessary to show the relevance of the request to the prosecution/investigation.

"Knowledge" shall mean actual knowledge of the existence of an attempt to commit or an actual act of TIP being committed within their control, which may include the receipt of reports containing the specific internet access, URL, website, or any content to be blocked/removed/taken down, legal basis for alleged violation with reference to the specific provision of the Act alleged to be violated, and all other facts that the internet intermediaries may deem necessary for them to facilitate a full review of the report. The reports should clearly and distincly state the facts from which it is apparent that the internet address, URL, website, or any content thereof, contains any form of TIP, CSAEM or CSAM, or any form of sexual exploitation of children.

(f) Report to the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC the internet addresses or websites blocked, removed, or taken down, or any form of unusual content or traffic data involving all forms of TIP, child pornography, or any form of sexual exploitation of children that is within three (3) days of the blocking, removal, or taking down of the same; Provided, That in case of foreign internet intermediary is prohibited by its country to share data, the reports filed by such foreign intermediary to the corresponding entity tasked by its government to receive cybercrime reports shall be deemed incompliance with this provision; Provided, however, That the said foreign internet intermediary shall inform the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC of such reporting; Provided, further, That whatever relevant data said foreign internet intermediary is not prohibited to share shall nevertheless be reported to the DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC; Provided finally, That no internet intermediary shall be held civilly liable for damages on account of any notice given in good faith in compliance with this section.

(g) Upon request and notwithstanding the provisions of R.A. No. 10175, and in accordance with R.A. No. 10173, provide the DOJ, PNP, NBI or the DICT-CICC the subscriber information of any person who gained or attempted to gain access to an internet site or internet application which contains any form of child trafficking, CSAEM or CSAM, or any form of sexual exploitation of children; Provided, That the request must particularly describe the information asked for and indicate the relevancy of such information to such case.

The request, which shall be in writing, must:

(1) Be addressed to the custodian of the data;

(2) State that it is issued pursuant to Section 9(a)(6) of the Act and Section 145(f) of this IRR;

(3) State the name of issuing agency (i.e. DOJ, PNP, NBI, or the DICT-CICC);

(4) State the name and signature of the autorized official in accordance with the rules of the agency;

(5) State the date of the request;

(6) State that it is issued pursuant to the prosecution/investigation of a person who is alleged to have committed, is committing, or is attempting to commit a violation of the Act and provide the provision that is alleged to have been violated;

(7) State the specific subscriber or account subject of the prosecution/investigation, by indicating the relevant URL or prosecution/investigation, by indicating the relevant URL or user ID used to identify the particular subscriber or account;

(8) State that the request is for subscriber information;

(9) State the facts necessary to show the relevance of the request to the prosecution/investigation;

(10) Provide the relevant report identification number, if the investigation/prosecution is connected to a report made to an organization tasked by its government to receive cybercrime reports; and

(11) Be submitted pursuant to the process established by the internet intermediary for submitting such requests.

(12) The internet intermediary shall respond to the request in writing including through electronic means.

(a) Every 15^th of November - from municipal/component city to provincial local anti-trafficking committee, if present; or from municipal/component city social welfare and development office to provincial social welfare and development office;

(b) Every 30^th of November - from provincial/highly urganized cities (HUC) provincial social welfare and development committee to DSWD Field Office;

(c) Every 15^th of December - from DSWD Field Office to IACAT Secretariat.

(1) Exclusively handle cases or reports involving TIP;

(2) Develop expertise of its respective members through the conduct of capacity-building and continuos review and updating of training programs for its members;

(3) Coordinate with the other task forces;

(4) Ensure the implementation of the specific roles and responsibilities of the member agency concerned under the Act and these rules and regulations;

(5) Assist in the establishment of similar units in local areas, as may be necessary, and coordinate with these local task forces.

(1) Under the DOJ, the National Inter-Agency Law Enforcement Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NIATFAT) and the Regional Anti-Trafficking task Forces (RATTF) established at various airports and seaports including land-based task forces;

(2) Under the PNP, the Women and Children Protection Centers/Desks (WCPDs) nationwide, and a separate and dedicated anti-trafficking in persons unit (ATIP Unit) at the national and regional levels.

(1) To recruit, obtain, hire, provide, offer, transport, transfer, maintain, harbor, or receive a person by any means, including those done under the pretext of domestic or overseas employment or training or apprenticeship, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, production, creation, or distribution of CSAEM or CSAM, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude, or debt bondage;

(2) To introduce or match for money, profit or material, economic or other consideration, any person or, as provided for under R.A. No. 10906 (Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act), any Filipino to a foreign national, for marriage for the purpose of acquiring, buying, offering, selling or trading him/her to engage in prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;

(3) To offer or contract marriage, real or stimulated, for the purpose of acquiring, buying, offering, selling, or trading them to engage in prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor or slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;

(4) To undertake or organize tours and travel plans consisting of tourism packages or activities for the purpose of utilizing and offering persons for prostitution, pornography or sexual exploitation;

(5) To maintain or hire a person to engage in prostitution or pornography;

(6) To adopt persons by any form of consideration for exploitative purposes or to facilitate the same for purposes of prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;

(7) To adopt or facilitate the adoption of persons, with or without consideration, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage or to facilitate illegal child adoptions or child-laundering, or for other exploitative purposes;

(8) To recruit, hire, adopt, transport, transfer, obtain, harbor, maintain, provide, offer, receive or abduct a person, for the purpose of removal or sale of organs of said person;

(9) To recruit, transport, obtain, transfer, harbor, maintain, offer, hire, provide, receive or adopt a child to engage in armed activities or participate in activites in the context of an armed conflict in the Philippines or abroad;

(10) To recruit, tansport, transfer, harbor, obtain, maintain, offer, hire, provide or receive a person by means defined in Section 3 of the Act for purposes of forced labor, slavery, debt bondage and involuntary servitude, including a scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the person either;

(i) To believe that if the person did not perform such labor or services, he/she or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(ii) To abuse or threaten the use of law or the legal processes;

(11) To recruit, transport, harbor, obtain, transfer, maintain, hire, offer, provide, adopt or receive a child for purposes of exploitation or trading them, including the act of buying or selling a child, or both, for any consideration or barter for purposes of exploitation. TIP for purposes of exploitation of children shall include:

(i) All forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, involuntary servitude, debt bondage and forced labor, including recruitment of children for use in armed conflict;

(ii) The use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production CSAEM or CSAM, for pornographic performances;

(iii) The use, procuring or offering of a child for the production and trafficking of drugs; and

(iv) The use, procuringor offering of a child for illegal activities or work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm their health, safety or morals; and

(12) To organize, provide financial support, or direct other persons to commit to offenses defined as act of TIp under the Act.

(13) To recruit, transport, obtain, transfer, harbor, maintain, offer, hire, provide, receive, or adopt a child for deployment abroad as migrant worker.

(1) To knowingly lease or sublease, use or allow to be used any house, building, tourism enterprise, or any similar establishment; or any vehicle or carrier by land, sea, and air; or any of their computer system or computer hardware, other computer-related devices, or any digital platform and application, for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(2) To produce, print and issue of distribute unissued, tampered or fake passports, birth certificates, affidavits of delayed registration of births, foundling  certificates, travel clearances, counseling certificates, registration stickers, overseas employment certificates or other certificates of any government agency which issues these certificates, decals and such other markers as proof of compliance with government regulatory and pre-departure requirements for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(3) To advertise, publish, print, broadcast, or distribute, or cause the advertisement, publication, printing, broadcasting or distribution by any means, including the use of information technology and the internet, of any brochure, flyer, or any propaganda material that promotes TIP;

(4) To assist in the conduct of misrepresentation or fraud for purposes of facilitating the acquisition of clearances and necessary exit documents from government agencies that are mandated to provide pre-departure registration and services for departing persons for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(5) To facilitate, assist or help in the exit and entry of persons from/to the country at international and local airports, territorial boundaries and seaports, knowing they are not in possession of required travel documents, or in possession of tampered, fake, or fraudulently acquired travel documents, for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(6) To confiscate, conceal, or destroy the passport, travel documents, or personal documents or belongings of trafficked persons in furtherance of TIP or to prevent them from leaving the country or seeking redress from the government or appropriate agencies;

(7) To knowingly benefit from, financial or otherwise, or make use of, the labor or services of a person held to a condition of involuntary servitude, forced labor, or slavery;

(8) To tamper with, destroy, or cause the destruction of evidence, or to influence or attempt to influence witnesses, in an investigation or prosecution of a case under the Act;

(9) To destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate or possess, or attempt to destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate or possess, any actual or purported passport or other travel, immigration or working permit or document, or any other actual or purported government identification, of any person in order to prevent or restrict, or attempt to prevent ot restrict, without lawful authority, the person's liberty to move or travel in order to maintain the labor or services of that person;

(10) To utilize his or her office to impede the investigation, prosecution or execution of lawful orders in a case under the Act;

(11) For internet intermediares to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their internet infrastructure to be used for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(12) For internet cafes, kiosks, and hotspots, including establishments offering Wi-Fi access services to the public, to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their facilities to be used for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(13) For financial intermediaries, including banks and credit card companies and money transfer or remittance cetners, to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their services, online platform and applications, among others, to be used for the purpose of promoting TIP;

(14) To knowingly or by gross negligence facilitate, assist, or help in the entry into the country of persons who are convicted sex offenders whether at international and local airports, territorial boundaries, and seaports for the purpose of promoting TIP; or

(15) To arrange, facilitate, expedite, or cause the introduction or encounter of persons who are suspected or convicted sex offenders in any jurisidction, to a child. The actual introduction or encounter need not occur to be liable under this provision. It is enough that there is a deliberate attempt to cause the introduction or encounter.

(1) Any editor, publisher, and reporter or columnist in case of printed materials, announcer or producer in case of television and radio, producer and director of a film in case of the movie industry, or any person utilizing tri-media facilities or electronic information technology to cause publicity of the name, personal circumstances, or any information tending to establish the identity of the trafficked person except when the trafficked person in a written statement duly notarized knowingly, voluntarily and willingly waives said confidentiality.

(2) Any law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, court personnel, social workers and medical practitioners to whom the complaint has been referred to disclose to the public the name and personal circumstance of the trafficked person or any other information tending to establish the identity of the trafficked person and his/her family shall not be disclosed to the public.

(1) Prision Correccional in its maximum period to prision mayor or six (6) years to twelve (12) years imprisonment and a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00); Provided, however, That the following acts shall be exempted thereto:

(2) If the offense under involves sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct with a child, the penalty shall be reclusion temporal in its medium period to reclusion perpetua or seventeen (17) years to forty (40) years imprisonment and a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00);

(3) If it involves carnal knowledge of, or sexual intercourse with, a male or female trafficking victim and also involves the use of force or intimidation, to a victim deprived of reason or to an unconscious victim, or a victim under twelve (12) years of age, instead of the penalty prescribed in the subparagraph above the penalty shall be a fine of not less than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) and imprisonment of reclusion perpetua or forty (40) years imprisonment with no possibility of parole; except that if the offender knows the person that provided prostitution services is in fact a trafficked person, the offender shall be penalized under Section 10 as a person violating Section 4 of the Act; and if in committing such an offense, the offender also knows a qualifying circumstance for trafficking, the offender shall be penalized under Section 10 for qualified trafficking. If in violating this section the offender also violates Section 4, the offender shall be penalized under Section 10 and, if applicable, for qualified trafficking instead of under this section;

(a) Facilitating the travel of a child who travels along to a foreign country or territory without valid reason therefor an without the rquired clearance or permit from the DSWD, or a written permit or justification from the child's parent or legal guardian;

(b) Executing, for a consideration, an affidavit of consent or a written consent for adoption;

(c) Recruiting a woman to bear a child for the purpose of selling the child;

(d) Simulating a birth for the purpose of selling the child; and

(e) Soliciting a child and acquiring the custody thereof through any means from among hospitals, clinics, nurseries, daycare centers, refugee of evacuation centers, and low-income families, for the purpose of selling the child.

(a) By profiling himself/herself for assisting the offender to profit by the effects of the crime;

(b) By concealing or destroying the body of the crime or effects or instruments thereof, in order to prevent its discovery; or

(c) By harboring, concealing or assiting in the escape of the principal of the crime, provided the accessory acts with abuse of his or her public functions or is known to be habitually guilty of some other crime.

(a) When the trafficked person is a child; Provided, That acts of OSAEC shall be without prejudice to appropriate investigation and prosecution under other related laws;

(b) When the adoption is effected through R.A. No. 8043 (Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995) and said adoption is for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;

(c) When the crime is committed by a syndicate, or in large scale. Trafficking is deemed committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3) or more persons conspiring or confederating with one another. It is deemed committed in large scale if committed against three (3) or more persons, individually or as a group;

(d) When the offender is a spouse, an ascendant, parent, sibling, guardian or a person who exercise authority over the trafficked person or when the offense is committed by a public officer or employee;

(e) When the trafficked person is recruited to engage in prostitution with any member of the military or law enforcement agencies;

(f) When the offender is a member of the military or law enforcement agencies;

(g) When by reason or on occasion of the act of TIP, the offended party dies, becomes insane, suffers mutilation or is afflicted with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS);

(h) When the offender, commits one or more acts of trafficking under Section 4 of the Act over a period of at least sixty (60) days, whether those days are continuous or not;

(i) When the offender or through another, directs or manages the actions of a victim in carrying out the exploitative purpose of TIP;

(j) When the crime is committed during a crisis, disaster, public health concern, pandemic, a humanitarian conflict, or emergency situation, or when the trafficked person is a survivor of a disaster or a human-induced conflict;

(k) When the trafficked person belongs to an indigenous community or religous minority and is considered a member of the same;

(l) When the trafficked person is a person with disability (PWD);

(m) When the crime has resulted in pregnancy;

(n) When the trafficked person suffered mental or emotional disorder as a result of being victim of TIP; or

(o) When the act is committed by or through the use of ICT or any computer system.

(a) Provision for mandatory services set forth in Section 23 of the Act;

(b) Sponsorship of a national research program on TIP and establishment of a data collection system for monitoring and evaluation purposes;

(c) Provision of necessary technical and material support services to appropriate government agencies and NGOs;

(d) Sponsorship of conferences and seminars to provide venue for consensus building among the public, the academe, govenrment NGOs and international organizations; and

(e) Promotion of information and education campaign on TIP.