STATEMENT OF SEN. NANCY BINAY
on the collective action vs human trafficking, sexual exploitation of children
'Cyberporn, related crimes vs children and women is everybody's fight'

Protecting vulnerable sectors of our society, particularly children and women, is everybody's fight.

I call on every parent to ensure the safety of their children. Lahat po ng ito ay nagsisimula sa ating mga tahanan.

Hindi po matatawaran ng barya ang pangmatagalang pinsala--sikolohikal at pisikal--sa mga kabataan partikular ang masasamang dulot sa ating mga anak dahil sa mga krimeng human trafficking, cyberpornography at pedophilia.

Sa mga lugar na apektado ng bagyong Yolanda, maraming kaso ng prostitusyon at human trafficking ang napaulat na nangyari.

In this light, I urge the various agencies of government, particularly the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), non-government organizations (NGOs), the local government units (LGUs), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and concerned citizens to work hand in hand to curb and dismantle illicit groups operating in the country.

By sharing information and technological knowhow, the telecommunications industry likewise has a big role in the campaign against child pornography, child prostitution and human trafficking.

The advent of new technologies and laws, as exemplified by the virtual 10-year-old girl "Sweetie" has made child traffickers and cyberpornographers easier to track. Pero simula pa lang ito ng matagalang laban sa mga krimen laban sa mga kabataan at mga kababaihan.

Ako ay kaisa sa panawagan na palakasin at palawigin pa ang sakop ng Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012 (RA 10364) upang mas lalong pangalagaan at bigyan proteksyon ang interes ng mga kabataan at kababaihan.

I also urge the Supreme Court to fast-track the decision on the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 so it could help in tracking and arresting cyber offenders.

Sa sama-samang pagkilos, unti-unti nating masasawata ang laganap na kaso ng paggamit ng bata sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na pananamantala, eksploytasyon at iba pang iligal na gawi na sumisira sa moralidad at dignidad ng ating lipunan.