Author Archives: rachel

A Long Time Coming &a Long Way To Go

March 8, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
Over the past seven weeks, I have gone into detail of different types of human trafficking in the Philippines and what measures two non-governmental organizations are doing as prevention and interventions for these injustices. I have only given a small glimpse of what the Filipino government is doing for their people such as R.A 9208, the Anti-Trafficking [...]

The Legacy of Gabriela Silang

March 1, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
This week, I wanted to continue with the conversation of what is being done in the Philippines, and I thought it would be fitting to find an organization for women by women (and allies) to show what other interventions are being done to help Filipino women. Born Maria Josefa Gabriela Carino Silang (March 19, 1731-September [...]

Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. &the Fight Against Human Trafficking

February 23, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
After a variety of Google searches, I was able to find what one group called the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. (VF) in the Philippines was doing to help combat the trafficking of Filipinos that was founded by Cecilia Flores-Oebanda who I quoted in an earlier blog post in regards to what should be done to [...]

What does it mean to be a Filipina?

February 16, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
Now halfway through the course of my blog for the quarter, I have given an introduction to human trafficking, a summary of human trafficking in the Philippines, the case of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), and the story of mail order brides. This week my blog will be about the sex trafficking of Filipinas. To [...]

Filipinas are NOT for sale!

February 9, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
I hadn’t originally planned on writing a blog about Filipina mail-order brides, but while on the topic of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) I think it is important to write a blog about these women. I would also like to state before I continue this blog that an Anti-Mail Order Bride Law (Republic Act No. 6955) [...]

The Grass is Not Always Greener: The Case of the Global Filipino

February 2, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
A Global Filipino, more commonly known as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a Filipino person who migrates to another country, whether for permanent or temporary residence or work. Most OFWs leave the Philippines to find work to support either themselves or their family back home in the Philippines. Approximately 11% of the Filipino population, [...]

An Introduction to Human Trafficking in the Philippines

January 26, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
As I illustrated in my first blog post, human trafficking is a global issue. Because it is a global issue, I wanted to zoom in more on human trafficking in a particular country with hopes of shedding light on this issue in a developing country, but not one we would likely cover in class. The [...]

An Introduction to Human Trafficking

January 19, 2012 in Globalize/Trafficking and tagged by rachel
Though I feel like most have heard of human trafficking or have some idea of what it is, I would first like to formally introduce this general topic of my blog. According to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, which supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational [...]