{"id":19764,"date":"2026-04-24T01:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19764"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:44:35","slug":"dmw-steps-up-crackdown-on-scam-hubs-targeting-ofws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/dmw-steps-up-crackdown-on-scam-hubs-targeting-ofws\/","title":{"rendered":"DMW STEPS UP CRACKDOWN ON SCAM HUBS TARGETING OFWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) underscored the government\u2019s intensified efforts to combat human trafficking. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DMW Undersecretary Darlene Pajarito said the government adopts a whole-of-government approach that prioritizes victim protection, rescue operations, and prosecution of traffickers. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAcross government, our focus is on supporting the victims, many of whom are migrant workers,\u201d Pajarito said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe DMW is closely coordinating with the Department of Justice and the Public Attorney\u2019s Office to ensure that rescued individuals receive legal assistance and protection,\u201d she added. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pajarito also warned of emerging tactics such as \u201ccriminal displacement,\u201d where traffickers move victims across borders to evade law enforcement. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She noted that such patterns have been observed in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. She emphasized that many have been rescued and cases have been filed through the efforts of government agencies. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac also underscored that the government is taking decisive action through intensified coordination with law enforcement and international partners. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe are working closely with the Department of Justice, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, the Philippine National Police, and the National Bureau of Investigation,&#8221; he said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cacdac added that DMW has conducted entrapment operations, including at airports, and deployed labor attach\u00e9s and rapid response teams in key hubs such as Bangkok and Phnom Penh to strengthen coordination and ensure immediate assistance to affected OFWs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) underscored the government&rsquo;s intensified efforts to combat human trafficking. DMW Undersecretary Darlene Pajarito said the government adopts a whole-of-government<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19766,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19764\/revisions\/19766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}