DAVAO
CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) XI
Network has officially ended the month-long celebration of the Human
Trafficking Awareness Month with the theme “Pagmatngon, Pagpakabana,
Pagpahigmata, Batukan ang Human Trafficking”.
Almost
1,000 delegates from the government agencies in Region 11 and private sectors
here in Davao City participated the “March for Freedom”. The parade started
6:00 in the morning, the march started at the Freedom Park, Roxas
Avenue towards People’s Park.
Davao-based
Global Impact Philippines Foundation hosted the event, in partnership with
IACAT XI. Hon. Antoinette Principe Castrodes, Former Davao City Mayor, Atty.
Sara Duterte-Carpio and Evelyn Laviña of Soroptimist International Davao were
invited to impart their insights regarding human trafficking.
Castrodes
said that the mayor has been supportive on the advocacy that there is already a
proposed ordinance which will serve as the localized version of the Republic Act
No. 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking Law.
The
localized version of the said law is a more comprehensive and full-forced
ordinance that covers from the different barangays, schools and up to different
organizations.
We
cannot totally eliminate the cases of human trafficking, but, at least, we can
lessen it if we help each other, said Former Davao City Mayor, Atty. Sara
Duterte-Carpio.
The
event was formally closed by a prayer led by Bishop Tommy Smith of New Hope
Philippines.
Participants
were gathered for one reason; to fight human trafficking (PIA/EM Pacana intern)
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