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...
Gruesome murder of Filipino maid in Kuwait
Jul 19The Arab Times online edition reported that police detectives in Kuwait found a body of a dead Filipino maid near a horse stable. Upon further investigation, the police obtained a confession from a Kuwaiti couple who employed the household helper. The couple confessed that they maltreated the Filipino woman daily. Fearing that she was dying, the couple decided to bring her to an area near the...
Video against Illegal Recruitment and Human Trafficking
May 13
We had a dinner-forum event last Wednesday, May 12, at Dulcinea in Tomas Morato. We invited several bloggers so that they could meet some of the bus drivers that the Ople Center was able to bring home from Dubai. Bloggers with Bus Drivers, Susan Ople, Carlo Ople, and Former Congressman Willie Villarama Here’s the video that the Blas F. Ople Policy Center produced against Human Trafficking...
Our Press Release on the 137 Filipino Bus Drivers Stranded in Dubai
Apr 12
News Release Blas F. Ople Policy Center April 12, 2009 Filipino community rallies around 137 stranded bus drivers in Dubai; Ople Center seeks immediate probe and suspension of licensed agency involved in their recruitment In keeping with the spirit of Lent, the “bayanihan” spirit was alive and well in Dubai as Filipinos pitch in canned goods, water, toiletries, and other food items to help...
