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 ==[[Tawi-Tawi News]]==
-'''New Simunul, Tawi—Tawi mayor proclaimed'''
+'''NBI: Illegal human traffickers move to Palawan, islands near Sabah'''
-*Source: http://www.zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/4053-new-simunul-tawitawi-mayor-proclaimed.html
+*Source: http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/news/13-top-stories/9047-nbi-illegal-human-traffickers-move-to-palawan-islands-near-sabah.html
-*Saturday, 10 March 2012 13:55
+*Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:26
-:by  zamboangatimes.ph
+:by  PNA/PIA9-ZBST
-After a protracted and grueling election protest filed by Mayor Benzar N. Tambut against losing Mayor Najif Ahmad B. Abdurahman for mayor of the Municipality of Simunul, Tawi-Tawi in the last May 10 national and local elections, Judge Peter V. Eisma of the Regional Trial Court,
+The regional office here of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that illegal human traffickers and illegal recruiters have transferred their operations to Palawan and island municipalities near Sabah, Malaysia.
+NBI Regional Director Manuel Almendares Jr. disclosed this after their operatives and agents have failed to see alleged illegal recruiters said to be operating in the past in Zamboanga City.
-Branch 5, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, issued a decision finding protestant Benzar N. Tambut the winner with a margin of 396 votes.
+These illegal recruiters have also moved from this city to nearby island provinces, particularly island towns in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, including Taganak Island near Sabah.
-The findings and decision of the court dated February 10, 2012 are testimonials of widespread cheating, stealing and fraudulent manipulation of votes which strangled the electoral system last elections.
+He said that the transfer of operations of these illegal recruiters and illegal human trafficking came after all government law enforcement agencies began strict monitoring of their activities.
-Following the issuance of the said decision and as expression of the people’s support for Mayor Tambut’s crusade for honest fruitful and credible elections, the barangay chairman and kagawad and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan of the (15) Barangays in Simunul signed a manifesto of support for the victory of Mayor Tambut. Likewise, the people of Simunul sre indeed thankful for the Honorable Peter V. Eisma for giving priority to the genuine will and interest of the people of Simunul over and above the interest of one candidate. It is one feather added to his cap. Once again the will and interest of the people are shown to run supreme over personal interest and for this the people of Simunul are giving Judge Eisma the high fives.
+Government authorities have so far intercepted hundreds of victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking in this city. The victims were intercepted as they were about to leave the local port and private wharfs in this city aboard motor launches usually bound for Tawi-Tawi which borders Malaysia.
+There is a relentless drive against human traffickers in Zamboanga and the region and no less than City Prosecutor Darlene R. Pajarito has received the 2011 Global Trafficking-in-Persons Hero Award for prosecuting and jailing human traffickers in this city.
-This is not the first time that Mayor Tambut locked horns with the Abdurahmans in politics. In 2004 Mayor Tambut also filed and election protest for mayor of Simunul against Wasila Abdurahman, wife of losing Mayor Najif Ahmad Abruhaman and won. Now again he won the second time.
+Public Employment Services Officers in the region have taken pro-active roles as advocates implementing workable strategies in their communities and the Federation of PESO Managers in the Zamboanga Peninsula serving as a strategic network to expand the reach of inter-agency efforts to control Illegal Recruitment and Human Trafficking in the area.
-Now, on the shoulders of Mayor Tambut are reposed the dreams and aspirations of the people of Simunul and he will be busy to do more them with the wheels of times closing in on him.
+There is also a task forces on illegal recruitment and human trafficking that is monitoring these activities.
+However, Almendares said that although these illegal recruiters and human trafficking are now operating outside Zamboanga City or Western Mindanao region, the NBI regional office is keeping a close watch on such activities.
+“We are now strengthening and intensifying our intelligence gathering of information of the possible re-entry of these illegal recruiters and human trafficking operations so that they will not be victimizing again innocent applicants for non-existing job opportunities abroad, particularly in Sabah, Malaysia,” the NBI regional director said.
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