The Department of Justice (DOJ) insisted that the strict implementation of the departure formalities by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) would help protect Filipinos going abroad against human trafficking and other dangers.
While acknowledging the plight of travelers inconvenienced by the immigration process, particularly those who were forced to miss or rebook their flights, DOJ explained that BI, as a member of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking , has responsibility to administer and enforce anti-trafficking, immigration, and related laws to better protect Filipinos.
“The profile of these victims pose a challenge to our implementation of the Departure Formalities as many of them do not share the vulnerabilities of traditional victims of labor trafficking, such as those Filipinos exploited as domestic workers in the Middle East or fishers in the Asia-Pacific region,” the agency said in a statement.
From January to February 2023 alone, the DOJ said the BI deferred the departure of 6,788 out of 1,056,247 Filipinos who exited the international airports. Of this number, 57 were referred to IACAT as likely victims of human trafficking. DOJ said that IACAT is currently processing the revision of the departure formalities to “better reflect current trends and plug the gaps that arose along the way.”
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