LAOAG CITY, Nov 25 (PNA) – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the provincial government and its local government units (LGUs) for the conduct of advocacy against illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

In the crowded condition of evacation centers, women and children become vulnerable to rape, trafficking, prostitution and other forms of exploitation, the party-list group Gabriela warned yesterday, as it urged the government to speed up the provision of basic social services to counter these risks, especially in areas battered by Supertyphoon "Yolanda".

A MANAGER of a high-end strip club in Mandaue City will spend her life in jail after she was found guilty by a court for selling minors as prostitutes.

Convicted on July 3 by Judge Raphael Yrastorza of Mandaue City Regional Trial Court branch 28 was Nicole Cabillan, manager of Club Harem Bar and Restaurant. She was also ordered to pay a fine of P5 million for violating the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.