Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Rescue Mission
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay has commended members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for the rescue of 13 sexually-exploited women and 18 victims of illegal recruitment in two separate operations in Laguna and Tawi-Tawi.
“I thank all the member-agencies of the IACAT for their unwavering vigilance in going after human traffickers, especially those who exploit our women, children and less fortunate kababayans,” Binay said.
Binay, who sits as Chairman Emeritus of the IACAT, said the latest operations showed “the government’s resolve to end human trafficking in the country.”
The Vice President added that the latest operations would greatly increase the chances of the Philippines to improve its status in the Global Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States State Department.
IACAT members and the Women and Children’s Protection Division (WCPD) of the Biñan Police Station in Laguna rescued 13 women and arrested three suspected pimps at a resort in Biñan late Wednesday night.