An on-line gambling site in the Philippines was busted by South Korean Officials after making over $100 million over 18 months.  From the AFP: The ring allegedly opened a casino in Manila in February last year. They hired 30 Filipino dealers and webcast baccarat games being staged at the casino to domestic online participants. In order to assure [...]

A law enforcement official in the Philippines stated that hired killings and the use of children as drug smugglers are two key problems in the country.  From the Philippine Daily Inquirer: “Guns-for-hire [groups] have the complete ingredients of an organized crime. It is composed of two or more participants. There are connections with various influential pillars of [...]

Philippines terror organization Abu Sayyaf is said to be selling pirated movies to raise funds, according to movie industry officials.  From the AFP (via Goggle News): Al-Qaeda linked Islamic militants are suspected of rampant intellectual piracy in the Philippines, particularly of Hollywood films, to raise funds, a senior media industry official said Wednesday. The Abu Sayyaf, blamed for [...]

Source: Carolos H. Conde, “Philippines cracks down on illegal kidney trade,” International Herald Tribune, April 29, 2008. 

Filipinos selling their kidneys on the black market can receive between $2,000 to $10,000.  Source: Carlos H. Conde, “Philippines cracks down on illegal kidney trade,” International Herald Tribune, April 29, 2008. 

59 human trafficking victims were recorded in 2005. 125 victims were recorded in 2006.  212 recorded in 2007.  Source: Veronica Uy, “Trafficking of Filipinas in Singapore ‘unabated’-embassy,” Inquirer.net, April 28, 2008.

The World Health Organization and Reuters produced a factsheet stating the top five locations where organ trafficking is prevalent.[2] The countries are as follows: 1. China 2. Pakistan 3. Egypt 4. Colombia 5. Philippines Source: Reuters, “FACTBOX: Five Organ Trafficking hotspots,” Reuters.com, August 6, 2007.

Reuters reports on the organ trafficking market in the Philippines. The Department of Health said the cost of a kidney in the country was estimated at 150,000 pesos ($3,600), with the donor getting only a third of the amount while two-thirds went to middlemen. Several Web sites offer all-inclusive “transplant packages”, ranging from $70,000 to $160,000, [...]

The International Justice Mission has stated that one out of every four victims of forced labor or sexual exploitation is Filipino. According to the Manila Standard: One in every four victims of forced labor or sexual exploitation is a Filipino. This was revealed yesterday by the International Justice Mission in the Philippines, quoting a United Nations report on [...]

According to information by Reuters and the World Health Organization, these are the top five countries where organ trafficking is prevalent. China Pakistan Egypt Colombia Philippines An estimated 10 percent of the world’s transplanted kidneys are believed to involved donors who receive financial compensation for their organs. According to our research, we estimated that at least $50 million dollars is spent [...]