Human trafficking cases in the Philippines: A Test of Patience
Sep 01(Formal statement of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center as read by Susan Ople, president, during the first hearing of the Senate committee on foreign affairs, September 1, 2010) Thank you for this opportunity to share our insights as a non-government organization on government’s efforts to fight human trafficking. The Blas F. Ople Policy Center is currently monitoring and assisting trafficked...
New Champions VS Human Trafficking
Jul 22Today we had a national dialogue between civil society and leaders in government on the problem of human trafficking. It was a well-attended event. My fellow convenors for this event were Atty. Gwen Pimentel of the Association of Child Caring Agencies in the Philippines, Amina Rasul-Bernardo of Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, and Cecile Oebanda-Flores of the Visayan Forum...
Sunday column: A letter to my father
Jun 21A letter to my father By Susan V. Ople Dearest Amang, Not a day passes that I don’t think of you. When I open the morning paper, I’d skim over news items and think, “How would you have reacted to this and that issue?” You see it’s not just you as my father that I miss, but you as a national leader as well. But today, on Father’s Day, I miss having you as my father to talk and listen...
Ople Center’s Press Release re Trafficking of Filipino women to Malaysia
Mar 25News Release Blas F. Ople Policy Center March 25, 2009 Ople Center seeks end to trafficking of Filipino women to Malaysia The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-government organization engaged in the fight against human trafficking and illegal recruitment, urged the Philippine government to take serious steps in addressing the illegal recruitment and trafficking of Filipino women to Malaysia where...
