CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Statistics Office (NSO) 7 is further strengthening its campaign against child trafficking by enforcing strict measures in claiming birth certificates, where only parents and legal guardians are allowed to claim a child’s birth record.

NSO 7 public information officer Noel Rafols said they are joining the inter-agency campaign against human and child trafficking in the country by strictly implementing the rules in claiming birth certificates. He said human traffickers used to get birth certificates easily and then apply for a child’s passport and then bring the child abroad for exploitation.

Recently, Rafols said they learned that child traffickers were able to traffic children through the backdoor and then bring these kids to Malaysia. 

Source:http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/nso-drive-vs-child-trafficking/#.T3lU1WHxqSo