Republic Act 9208 Quiz

Definition of Trafficking in Persons

• Trafficking in persons is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, especially women and children, by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, or abuse of power for the purpose of exploitation.

Republic Act 9208

• RA 9208 is a law that addresses the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children.
• It aims to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

Forms of Trafficking Covered by RA 9208

• Sex trafficking: the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons for the purpose of prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation.
• Labor trafficking: the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons for the purpose of forced labor or services, bondage, debt bondage, or slavery.
• Organ trafficking: the removal of organs from a person without their consent, or the sale of human organs.
• Forced marriage: the marriage of one or both parties without their consent, or the marriage of a person to another person for the purpose of exploitation.

Penalties for Trafficking Offenses

• Imprisonment: 15 years to life imprisonment and a fine of not less than 500,000 pesos but not more than 2 million pesos.
• Confiscation of assets: the assets and properties of perpetrators may be confiscated and forfeited in favor of the government.

Rights and Protection of Trafficked Persons

• RA 9208 emphasizes that trafficked persons are victims and should be treated with dignity and respect.
• Protection and assistance: the government is required to provide protection and assistance to trafficked persons, including counseling, legal assistance, and shelter.
• Rehabilitation and reintegration: the government is also required to provide programs for the rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked persons into society.

Test your knowledge of Republic Act 9208 with this quiz. Learn about the key points of the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003" in the Philippines, including the definition of trafficking in persons and its implications.