Anti-trafficking seminar in Panabo City

PANABO City, Davao del Norte – The local government under the leadership of Mayor James G. Gamao and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Regional Prosecutor Office 11 through the City Legal Office headed by Atty. Gerle Gay Peloton conducted Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training and Workshop on October 19 at the 3rd Floor Conference Hall, New City Hall Building, this city.

Regional Prosecutor Janet Grace Fabrero said that this is in line with the DOJ-Task Force and Panabo’s thrust in intensifying anti-trafficking activities and one of the advocacies of President Rodrigo Duterte which is to provide a comprehensive services and programs in addressing the problems of human trafficking, she added.

Fabrero added that this activity aims to protect our fellow Filipinos from slavery, bonded labor, organ selling and sex trade. She also expounded the importance of interagency collaborative work which can help minimize such problems especially if we start from the Grassroots participation or within the Barangay levels.

Mayor Gamao stressed the significance of the training workshop which is to strengthen the campaign against human trafficking and will protect women and children rights since they are the vulnerable ones.

Through this activity, stakeholders will enhance their knowledge and skills that enable them to efficiently perform their mandate and duties in enforcing the laws and in advocating its prevention, recovery and reintegration for the Trafficked persons, he further added.

Among the attendees were representatives from Barangay Captains and Councilors, Social Workers, Philippine National Police (PNP) and Security Unit Personnel. Jasmine A. Paras /CIO Panabo