This was before [human] trafficking laws [in the Philippines],” says Oebanda-Pacis. “Girls [were] promised work and a good life in Manila [by traffickers],” then were forced into brothels and ...

Prisons throughout the country were reminded to take measures against the probable onslaught of Typhoon Tino. In a statement Monday, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio ...

NEW YORK -- Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July. He ...

Congestion in jails across the country went down from 296 percent last May to 286 percent last September, according to the ...

The counsel representing victims in the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked its Appeals Chamber to deny the pleading ...