DATU ODIN SINSUAT, MAGUINDANAO โ In response to the plight of 25 trafficking victim-survivors here, the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) intervened through a holistic and integrated approach. An orientation on Human Trafficking and Online Sexual Exploitation on Children, as well as psychosocial activities, were provided to the 20 trafficked women and 5 abused/abandoned children on September 23-24, 2021 in Barangay Kusiong.
During the activity, participants were oriented on human trafficking and the emerging issue of online exploitation, especially in the context of a pandemic. The psychosocial session also allowed the participants to share their experiences and sentiments, which were processed by social workers. De-stressing activities included interactive games and art therapy.
Part of the holistic approach is the provision of livelihood capital of PhP 15,000 through the Bangsamoro Sagip Kabuhayan (BSK) Program, hygiene kits, relief goods for the victim-survivors’ immediate needs, as well as educational and transportation assistance.
MSSD social workers also administered case management, referral for skills training, and family counseling, and worked towards family and community reintegration.
โ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ’๐จ ๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข-๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐ง๐-๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ข๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ,โ said Jan Michelle Agata, MSSDโs Specialist on Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRTP).
The 20 trafficking victim-survivors, aged 17 to 24, come from Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Matanog, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Parang, Buldon, Upi, Barira, Talitay, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Datu Piang, and Talayan.
All the 20 trafficked women were rescued in 2018, with eight of them being taken cared of initially by the Department of Social Welfare and Developmentโs (DSWD) Nayon ng Kabataan in Mandaluyong City, while the rest were repatriated from Syria and accommodated by the Philippine Embassy therein for more than three (3) years.
Prior to the return of the trafficking victim-survivors, MSSDโs RRPTP and Women Welfare Program (WWP) had coordinated with the above-mentioned institutions as well as the Court of Appeals, as some were held in Manila while they stood as witnesses during the hearings against the traffickers.
From January – September 2021, there is a total of 56 documented cases of TIP across the Bangsamoro region, according to an RRPTP report.
โ๐๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐,โ said Agata.
Agata added that โ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ (๐๐๐๐๐จ) ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ, ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ.โ
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