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Pia Cayetano seeks Senate inquiry into online selling of babies
Senator Pia Cayetano is pushing for a Senate investigation into the online sale of babies, citing reports from the Commission on Human Rights and the Philippine National Police.
Cayetano emphasized that babies are not commodities and their online sale constitutes a grave violation of their rights and a criminal offense.
She plans to file a Senate resolution to explore the involvement of organized syndicates in these online baby-selling cases.
The resolution will also aim to identify enforcement and regulatory gaps that permit these illicit activities to continue.
The senator highlighted the crucial need for the full implementation of Republic Act 9208, as amended by the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, and Republic Act 11642 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act.
Cayetano authored both laws, which explicitly prohibit the sale of children and aim to simplify legal adoption procedures.
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