The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) hailed the approval by the Senate of Senate Bill 2625, or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act on its third and final reading last Monday, October 8, 2012.

Justice Undersecretary Jose Vicente B. Salazar, in-charge of IACAT, said the ratification of the bill will further fortify the gains of the government against elements of human trafficking.

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