Furnishing the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking with Copy of Decisions in Trafficking in Persons Cases
OCA Circular No. 20-2018 mandates all judges and branch clerks of Regional Trial Courts in the Philippines to provide the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) with copies of decisions in trafficking in persons cases. This requirement is in line with the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, which aims to establish a comprehensive database for monitoring and data collection on trafficking cases. The decisions must be submitted either via regular or electronic mail to the IACAT office. Compliance with this directive is essential for the efficient storage and integration of trafficking-related data.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 20-2018
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 31, 2018
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 20-2018
| TO | : | All Judges and Branch Clerks of Courts of the Regional Trial Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Furnishing the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (IACAT) with Copy of Decisions in Trafficking in Persons Cases |
Pursuant to Section 16, R.A. No. 10364, otherwise known as the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, which mandates the creation of an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Database and requires "all government agencies tasked under the law to undertake programs and render assistance to address trafficking in persons [to] develop their respective monitoring and data collection systems, and databases, for purposes of ensuring efficient collection and storage of data on cases of trafficking in persons handled by their respective offices, [and which] data shall be submitted to the [IACAT] for integration in a central database system," all judges and branch clerks of court are DIRECTED to furnish the IACAT with copies of decisions in all cases involving violation of R.A. No. 9208, otherwise known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, as amended by R.A. No. 10364.
Copies of the decisions should be sent to the IACAT office, either by regular or electronic mail at the following address:
IACAT SecretariatDepartment of Justice
OR
[email protected]
For strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Furnishing the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking with Copy of Decisions in Trafficking in Persons Cases, OCA Circular No. 20-2018, Jan 31, 2018 (Philippines)
Furnishing the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking with Copy of Decisions in Trafficking in Persons Cases, OCA Circular No. 20-2018 (Phil. 2018)
Related Laws
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- Speedy Disposition of Cases for Violations of R.A. No. 9208 (The Anti-trafficking in Persons Act of 2003) CasesOCA Circular No. 151-10 • Oct 26, 2010 • Supreme Court Issuances
- Submission of Data Regarding Cases on Human TraffickingOCA Circular No. 36-07 • Apr 18, 2007 • Supreme Court Issuances
- Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012Republic Act No. 10364 • Feb 6, 2013 • Statutes
- Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003Republic Act No. 9208 • May 26, 2003 • Statutes
- 2022 Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9208 (The "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003"), as Amended by R.A. No. 10364 (The Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012) and Further Amended by R.A. No. 11862 (The Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2022)IRR of RA 9208 • Implementing Rules and Regulations
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