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For those who have sisters in Japan who works as a japayuki. what can you say about this news.

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By David Dizon, abs-cbnNEWS.com | 06/17/2009 11:15 AM

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The US State Department on Wednesday placed the Philippines in its watchlist of countries suspected of not doing enough to combat human trafficking.

The State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," the first released since US President Barack Obama took office, said the Philippines is a "source, transit and destination country for men, women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor."

It said a significant number of Filipino men and women who migrate abroad for work are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude in places such as Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

"Filipinas are also trafficked abroad for commercial sexual exploitation, primarily to Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Western Europe," the report said.

The US State Department said the Philippines was placed on the Tier 2 watchlist this year for failing to "show evidence of progress in convicting trafficking offenders, particularly those responsible for labor trafficking." The Philippines was previously ranked Tier 2 for the years 2006 to 2008.

"Although there was an increase in the number of trafficking cases filed in court, only four trafficking convictions were obtained under the 2003 anti-trafficking law during the reporting period, and there were no reported labor trafficking convictions, despite widespread reports of Filipinos trafficked for forced labor within the country and abroad," the report said.

It also noted the low number of convictions of sex trafficking offenders in the Philippines "given the significant scope and magnitude of sex trafficking within the country and to destinations abroad."

Inclusion on the watchlist for two consecutive years means that the country can be subject to US sanctions including a ban on non-humanitarian and trade-related aid.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the global financial crisis has increased the worldwide trade in trafficked persons with at least 12.3 million adults and children falling victim to forced and bonded labor and sex slavery each year.

"This is modern slavery, a crime that spans the globe, providing ruthless employers with an endless supply of people to abuse for financial gain. Human trafficking is a crime with many victims: not only those who are trafficked, but also the families they leave behind, some of whom never see their loved ones again," Clinton remarked during the release of the report.

Weak justice system, corruption

The report, meanwhile, said an inefficient judicial system and endemic corruption is hampering the Philippine government's campaign against human trafficking.

"Despite a 2005 Department of Justice circular instructing that all trafficking cases receive preferential attention, trials often take years to conclude because of a lack of judges and courtrooms, high judge turnover, and non-continuous trials, which cause some victims to withdraw their testimony. A high vacancy rate among judges significantly slowed trial times further," the report said.

In 2008, the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) filed 318 administrative cases against licensed labor recruiters who used fraudulent and deceptive offers to entice job seekers abroad or imposed inappropriately high or illegal fees on prospective employees. Of the 318, only seven received convictions under the illegal recruitment law in 2008.

The report said corruption among law enforcement agents "remained pervasive, and some law enforcement and immigration officers were complicit in trafficking and permitted organized crime groups involved in trafficking to conduct their illegal activities."

It said that during the reporting period, there were even reports of immigration officials being involved in the trafficking of Filipinos overseas.

It noted that in September 2008, an immigration officer was apprehended for her alleged role in aiding the trafficking of 17 Mindanao children to Syria and Jordan "but charges against her were dropped due to insufficient evidence."

One case, involving a police officer charged with allegedly trafficking minors for commercial sexual exploitation at his night club in Manila, remained pending four years after the charges against the police officer were filed.

The US State Department recommended several steps to boost the Philippine government efforts to fight human trafficking, namely:

- Significantly improve efforts to prosecute, convict, and punish trafficking offenders, including officials complicit in trafficking;

- Dedicate more resources to efforts to prosecute trafficking cases;

- Assess methods to measure and address domestic labor trafficking;

- Implement antitrafficking awareness campaigns directed at domestic and foreign clients of the sex trade in the Philippines;

- Dedicate increased funding for the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and improve anti-trafficking coordination between government agencies;

- Disseminate information on the 2003 law throughout the country; and

- Train law enforcement officers and prosecutors on the use of the 2003 law.

as of 06/17/2009 12:12 PM

I totally agree on the virgin thing!!! A curious woman is a dangerous woman!

Dangerous?? if she find a much BETTER guy than you? it is dangerous if she enjoying her youth. enjoying her life? sounds double standard eh!.... now, don't get me wrong I don't mean she should be curious to every guy who will come across to her path.

He he they're just teasing i guess,even hubby calls our foods a ####### foods hehe,but i dont take it seriously,as i know he dont really mean it...

of course he did not mean to hurt your feelings. but he mean it that filipino foods are #######. we have term of it " komedya dang tinood"

I want to list here the food that I like but he doesnt want to taste (or taste ever again)...

1. Isaw (chicken intestine)

2. Dinuguan (or what he called chocolate meat)

3. Fish belly

4. Tuwalya (ox tripe).

5. Balot......

Most of this ###### is not fit for human consumption with zero nutritional value. For starters, animal stomach, intestine and blood harbor E Coli.

I eat to fuel my body and choose wisley what I put into it for that purpose. All of what you list, typically end up as pet food ingredients here in the US. That is the disparity between 1st world and 3rd world.

Hi swmbob...

I see that you are on a K-1 visa journey with a Filipina. After reading your comments, I am wondering whether or not you talk to your fiancée about Filipino food and about Filipino culture. It doesn't seem like it to me. I am also wondering where you get your information about nutrition.

All of the food that you commented on has nutritional value. If you don't agree, can you provide me a link that shows otherwise? Do you even know what the term "nutritional value" means?

If that food is not fit for human consumption, do you believe that your fiancée is less than human?

Do you even have a clue why E Coli is a first-world disease? Maybe you should look into that before you make any more ignorant comments about Filipino food.

My cousin worked in the pet food industry for many years here in the USA. He's never heard of those foods being added to the pet food sold here. Where do you get your information?

Did you know that buying pet food is uncommon in the Philippines? Poor Filipinos can not afford it. Most of the middle class (and above) wouldn't think of it. They feed their cats and dogs leftovers from the table. Your pets are likely the ones who are eating food that is unfit for human consumption, including those added extras like melamine from China.

It seems that your Filipina fiancée has her work cut out for her. Thank goodness Filipinas are patient and understanding.

~ Tahoma

Thanks!....some kano are crazy they will take advantages the kindness,patient and understanding of the pinay. they must married to pinay because no american women wants them. bad attitude, old,fat and ugly.

SUSO is snail

has anyone here tried to eat any of these seashell food?

Fresh water snail is from fresh waters and not from salty waters...

yup the snail is from the fresh waters. I'm not sure the clams, I think it depends what kind of clams it is.

at ang suso --ay fresh water snail sa english...

yes, it is thanks...my brain can't function normally since I don't have enough sleep last night for some reason.

CLAMS is tuway

SUSO is snail

has anyone here tried to eat any of these seashell food?

Yes I remember now, TUWAY is a CLAMS.

anyway; I think the tagalog version of bagoong and ginamos is different in visaya.

Eh bat listed sa mga ayaw mong pagkain kung hindi mo pala alam kung ano?ibig kasi sabihin pag ayaw mo eh nakita o alam mo o kaya natikman mo..Di ba?

Sometimes if we dont know the name of the food that we don't like we still know the name of it most especially we always see it in the market. I know what I am talking about. in visaya bagoong is made of shrimp; and ginamos is made of fish.

As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

i dont know what's tuway pero sosu? bka suso un and ginamos is bagoong in tagalog ginamos in bisaya

Ginamos is made of ground fish..bagoong is made of shrimp.. suso or sosu and tuway are food that are in shells. I will tell you later once I remember the english term of it.

is it clams?

Yes I remember now, TUWAY is a CLAMS.

anyway; I think the tagalog version of bagoong and ginamos is different in visaya.

As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

what's tuway and sosu? and ginamos? ngayon ko lang narinig yun

i dont know what's tuway pero sosu? bka suso un and ginamos is bagoong in tagalog ginamos in bisaya

Ginamos is made of ground fish..bagoong is made of shrimp.. suso or sosu and tuway are food that are in shells. I will tell you later once I remember the english term of it.

As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

That could be pinakbet....di kumakain ka rin nang Okra???

Tinatanggal ko yong okra

As a Filipino, there are some food that I don't like and I do not try to eat them since I was a kid.

the following filipino food that I dislike:

---kinilaw na isda or anything kinilaw

--- balut no. 12? the one has almost a chick

---tuway and sosu

--ginamos

---octopus

--anything organ

--- snake meat

---dog meat

---saloyot--- morag sip-on

---okra

Filipino food that I like the most:

--chicken/pork adobo

--bam-e

--lumpia

--I like most fish, especially tuna, either fried,inon-onan, tinula I love it.

--ampalaya with ground pork and eggs in it

--mixtures of different vegetables with bagoong in it ( I forgot the name)

American food that I dislike:

--spaguite

--french fries

--mash potatoe

American food that I like the most:

--roasted turkey

--chicken soup

--waffle and pancake

name='baybylove' post='3027144' date='Jun 15 2009, 05:55 AM']hi may i join here?

my fiance doesnt like oyster, lugaw,(goto) balot at sushi yak

one time na offense ako ng sabi ng fiance ko kahit ano daw kinakain ko at binigay nya sakin yung tissue try ko daw kainin yun... ngak! so i explain that am not picky in food then tampo ako kc na offense ako sa ginawa nya [/color]but then sinuyo naman nyako...

his making joke lang naman... so naging okay na kami...

yun lang po... salamat

Sorry to say this,but that was a poor joke of him. I will think of him that there is a posibility he is a jerk.

you might think I am over reacting to it. or I took it seriously but I will consider it as a red flag. of course this is only me. however I am wishing you a good luck in the future.

Filipino foods that my Kano husband doesnt like

---dinuguan

----balot

---dried fish....and many more

Filipino food that my kano husband most favorate

---porkchop

---chicken/pork adobo with lots of garlic

---lumpia

I cook Filipino food as well as american food.

Hmmmmm.....somebody is starting the fire again??

Tsk Tsk Tsk

Is your Husband Crying Again?

Please remind him his Man Card has been pulled

Oh youre wrong! He is not crying at all:P. How about you? Are you doing OK? Seems that you need some attention again.

maybe not only attention, it also possible....

he must be unhappy with his wife? also it could be his wife family back home is really begging him, asking him money always and thats makes him tired and sick.

California is a community property state.So the house belongs to both of us. Isn't that supposed to be that way between husband and wife, unless you signed a prenup.

what I mean is that you are his wife. in his tone ( based on your post.) he is sounding like you don't have every right what you are suppose to do inside the house. hes threatening you to divorce you because you are eating in the bedroon is a bit harsh. he treated you like a kid, not an adult,and not being his wife either.

Sorry to ask this, but do you think your husband considered you as his equal partner? or pinasakay ka lang niya.

i think you're getting too personal...

im sure her OP was not a very serious thread to start w/... otherwise why would she post it here knowing her hubby is also a member??? dont take it out of context (literally)...

I see, I was probably expecting to that answer. that also what I was thinking the o.p. was not very serious about it. just kinda bored.

California is a community property state.So the house belongs to both of us. Isn't that supposed to be that way between husband and wife, unless you signed a prenup.

what I mean is that you are his wife. in his tone ( based on your post.) he is sounding like you don't have every right what you are suppose to do inside the house. hes threatening you to divorce you because you are eating in the bedroon is a bit harsh. he treated you like a kid, not an adult,and not being his wife either.

Sorry to ask this, but do you think your husband considered you as his equal partner? or pinasakay ka lang niya.

California is a community property state.So the house belongs to both of us. Isn't that supposed to be that way between husband and wife, unless you signed a prenup.

what I mean is that you are his wife. in his tone ( based on your post.) he is sounding like you don't have every right what you are suppose to do inside the house. hes threatening you to divorce you because you are eating in the bedroon is a bit harsh. he treated you like a kid, not an adult,and not being his wife either.

Threatening you to divorce because you are eating in the bedroom is a bit harsh in my opinion.

he could have said : sweet heart please don't eat in the bedroon....

and besides the house is your house too. unless your husband does not think it is.

POOR wives the husbands treated them like a kid and being told by the husband " no food in bedroom".......thats probably one of the reason why they wanted to marry young woman because they're easily to control.... if theyre married to kana these men can't dictate easily to his wife " no coockies in bedroom"...

If I my husband told me he will divorce me because I am eating in the bedroom, I will answer him, I'll be glad to divorce you my jerk husband, I will find a great man.

eating in the bedroom is not my cup of tea. what the use of dining table anyway?

name='jiskat08' date='May 21 2009, 04:22 PM' post='2950668']

Filipina should not go with someone who is really older than you like 30 years older - coz honestly, SOME women changes especially when they already reached USA..... dont get offended but lets face it - its true! Come to think of it - specially for those who are already in USA with their husband who is 30 years older than them... Is there a time that you look at your husband and you tell yourself like i wish i didnt or i wish he is not the one... something like that?

Just answer this in your heart.... GOD bless us all my fellow Filpina...

It takes two to tango....the KANO or Filipina can be change toward each other ONE OF THE MANY REASON; is that they get married soon they don't know enough the character of the person they married. other reason the age, big age gap. people change especially they married too young, they will be more mature and have different prespective about life,realize what they really want; and it has nothing to do whether they are living in America or not...

also,you might be correct; that some people ( kano or Filipina) they married and have different agenda.

Link shows pictures of Janaleze and her lover Albert Dermott of Virginia. He was very hostile to expatriates in the Philippines who were trying to assist Mr. Hunt with medicines. This expatriate group even offered a roundtrip ticket to Janaleze and she refused it.

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2310

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2300

Is that the man who she hugging is her new lover? what about that Filipino guy is he also her BF? I am confused about these thing.........anyway if she only working as a care giver probably the salary is not enough for the 3 of them for her son, and for her old sick hubby. thats probably why she refused to get back her old hubby to the US. she cannot able to take care of him full time because shes busy to earn for a living.... I know that as a wife. she have responsibilities to her husband. she could have try her best to see her hubby atleast even at his last breath. also I am wondering what happened to the other Family of this old man? are they aware of what happened to him in the Philippines. if so, why they never request to bring his dead body to the US. are they heartless too!?

personally,,, I don't want to judge this woman that she is really a good or a bad person because we never heard yet her side. and remember sometimes the news is NOT 100% accurate.

Also, I dont think that its ALL her faults why her husband died. her husband died because of the acute disease; and besides he's too old and its natural people die.

It maybe its her fault because she's not sending some money to buy his medicine and other expenses in the hospital but even then you cannot garantee that the old man can survive.

a little reading info for you. Elder Abuse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_abuse

Are you kidding me!! Where did you get that the old man was abuse?? STOP PUTTING THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH BECAUSE I NEVER IMPLYING THE OLD MAN SHOULD BE ABUSE....NO NEED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT IT because I already know about it long time ago before you know it.

EDIT: YOU MUST BE OLD THEN AND THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IS JUST STOP PROJECTING MY POST INTO YOURSELF....

WOW....

Something got lost in TRANSLATION again.....

Duhh... that is normal sometimes People MISUNDERSTOOD other people what they are trying to say....even the native english speaker can misunderstand to his/her fellow native english speaker.

Link shows pictures of Janaleze and her lover Albert Dermott of Virginia. He was very hostile to expatriates in the Philippines who were trying to assist Mr. Hunt with medicines. This expatriate group even offered a roundtrip ticket to Janaleze and she refused it.

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2310

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2300

Is that the man who she hugging is her new lover? what about that Filipino guy is he also her BF? I am confused about these thing.........anyway if she only working as a care giver probably the salary is not enough for the 3 of them for her son, and for her old sick hubby. thats probably why she refused to get back her old hubby to the US. she cannot able to take care of him full time because shes busy to earn for a living.... I know that as a wife. she have responsibilities to her husband. she could have try her best to see her hubby atleast even at his last breath. also I am wondering what happened to the other Family of this old man? are they aware of what happened to him in the Philippines. if so, why they never request to bring his dead body to the US. are they heartless too!?

personally,,, I don't want to judge this woman that she is really a good or a bad person because we never heard yet her side. and remember sometimes the news is NOT 100% accurate.

Also, I dont think that its ALL her faults why her husband died. her husband died because of the acute disease; and besides he's too old and its natural people die.

It maybe its her fault because she's not sending some money to buy his medicine and other expenses in the hospital but even then you cannot garantee that the old man can survive.

a little reading info for you. Elder Abuse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_abuse

Are you kidding me!! Where did you get that the old man was abuse?? STOP PUTTING THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH BECAUSE I NEVER IMPLYING THE OLD MAN SHOULD BE ABUSE....NO NEED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT IT because I already know about it long time ago before you know it.

EDIT: YOU MUST BE OLD THEN AND THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IS JUST STOP PROJECTING MY POST INTO YOURSELF....

geez, relax. I was not saying you implied the old man should be abused. there are many forms of Elder Abuse. he was penniless in the Philippines. he receives an SS Check that is deposited in a joint account. I didn't see anywhere that said she forwarded any money to him in the Philippines.

no need to respond to your other comments....

Geezzz! sorry for misunderstanding...I was in a hurry to responded to your post; and was not able to read the website you was reffering to, somebody knocked on the door.

yes I agree, what the Filipina wife done to her husband is kinda neglect not only financially but also emotionally.

but we still don't know the "whole story" ............If ever this woman know about this website and shes reading about the issue, I hope she will come out and speak her side, speak the truth about what is really happening.

Link shows pictures of Janaleze and her lover Albert Dermott of Virginia. He was very hostile to expatriates in the Philippines who were trying to assist Mr. Hunt with medicines. This expatriate group even offered a roundtrip ticket to Janaleze and she refused it.

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2310

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2300

Is that the man who she hugging is her new lover? what about that Filipino guy is he also her BF? I am confused about these thing.........anyway if she only working as a care giver probably the salary is not enough for the 3 of them for her son, and for her old sick hubby. thats probably why she refused to get back her old hubby to the US. she cannot able to take care of him full time because shes busy to earn for a living.... I know that as a wife. she have responsibilities to her husband. she could have try her best to see her hubby atleast even at his last breath. also I am wondering what happened to the other Family of this old man? are they aware of what happened to him in the Philippines. if so, why they never request to bring his dead body to the US. are they heartless too!?

personally,,, I don't want to judge this woman that she is really a good or a bad person because we never heard yet her side. and remember sometimes the news is NOT 100% accurate.

Also, I dont think that its ALL her faults why her husband died. her husband died because of the acute disease; and besides he's too old and its natural people die.

It maybe its her fault because she's not sending some money to buy his medicine and other expenses in the hospital but even then you cannot garantee that the old man can survive.

a little reading info for you. Elder Abuse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_abuse

Are you kidding me!! Where did you get that the old man was abuse?? STOP PUTTING THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH BECAUSE I NEVER IMPLYING THE OLD MAN SHOULD BE ABUSE....NO NEED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT IT because I already know about it long time ago before you know it.

EDIT: YOU MUST BE OLD THEN AND THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IS JUST STOP PROJECTING MY POST INTO YOURSELF....

Link shows pictures of Janaleze and her lover Albert Dermott of Virginia. He was very hostile to expatriates in the Philippines who were trying to assist Mr. Hunt with medicines. This expatriate group even offered a roundtrip ticket to Janaleze and she refused it.

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2310

http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/inde...ost&id=2300

Is that the man who she hugging is her new lover? what about that Filipino guy is he also her BF? I am confused about these thing.........anyway if she only working as a care giver probably the salary is not enough for the 3 of them for her son, and for her old sick hubby. thats probably why she refused to get back her old hubby to the US. she cannot able to take care of him full time because shes busy to earn for a living.... I know that as a wife. she have responsibilities to her husband. she could have try her best to see her hubby atleast even at his last breath. also I am wondering what happened to the other Family of this old man? are they aware of what happened to him in the Philippines. if so, why they never request to bring his dead body to the US. are they heartless too!?

personally,,, I don't want to judge this woman that she is really a good or a bad person because we never heard yet her side. and remember sometimes the news is NOT 100% accurate.

Also, I dont think that its ALL her faults why her husband died. her husband died because of the acute disease; and besides he's too old and its natural people die.

It maybe its her fault because she's not sending some money to buy his medicine and other expenses in the hospital but even then you cannot garantee that the old man can survive.