BI 7 steps up drive vs human trafficking.
BI 7 Director Reynaldo Almaden said his office has the power to stop passengers from leaving if there is a hold- departure order from the court, if he or she is in the watchlist, or if he or she is a threat to national security. Almaden said...

Dutch Prince rallies gov't to help stem tide of migration.
In an interview with reporters after his speech at the Makati Business Club, the visiting Prince cited the Philippine support for the well-being of Filipinos abroad and called the government's effort "exemplary". "In some ways, the government's support to Filipinos abroad are exemplary," he said. ...

'Second generation human rights'.
At the ecumenical prayer during the Supreme Court's forum on "Increasing Access to Justice," Fr. Archie Casey, SX, quoted from a reflection written by the late Sr. Asuncion Martinez, ICM. I was struck by the fact that the human and physical conditions that existed when it was written in...

Business and Society.
The inauguration of the new consulate, whose newly arrived Consul General is Mr. Eduardo Jose de Vega (also fluent in Spanish), coincided with the 110th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. Secretary Romulo highlighted the significance of having a Philippine consulate in the very progressive City of Barcelona. He referred to...

Around The Nation.
Australia hiring skilled foreign workers, Filipinos Filipinos seeking to work in Australia are warned to be wary of illegal recruiters taking advantage of the recent announcement that the country has 120,000 job openings for skilled foreign workers. Many Australian companies have been given authority by...

Forum held today on how to improve access to judicial system.
The forum will be held at the Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila starting at 8 a.m. and will be simultaneous via teleconferencing in Cebu City for the Visayas, and in Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao. Dubbed the "Forum on Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps...

Libanan pushes Int'l Magna Carta for Migrant Workers.
Libanan aired the suggestion recently in his talk at the forum "Initiative for Policy Dialogue" on international migration organized by the Columbia University in New York City attended by 25 experts on migration from several countries. Libanan said that while efforts have been exerted in creating a strong global...

Analysis.
Nearby were joggers, romantic couples, picnicking families but hardly any of Dubai's Muslim Arab citizens. Across the waterway in the Deira district, thousands of young Asian workers were out on the streets, drinking tea, shopping or just chatting. Some were calling family back home, shouting into mobile...

The rights of irregular migrants.
In the contemporary politics of immigration, few issues are more contentious than the question of how democratic states should respond to the presence of people who have settled without official authorization. Too often discussions of this topic go nowhere because the participants adopt radically different starting points and make...

SAUDI ARABIA - June 25 - Saudi Arabia Detains 520 Terror Suspects.
Saudi Arabia has detained 520 people suspected of involvement in terrorism. General Mansour al-Turki, interior ministry spokesman, told the Financial Times that 701 people had been arrested during the past six months for alleged terror activities. Of these, 181 had been released. Those still held were organised in what...