Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 14 Judge Reynerio Estacio sentenced today a labor trafficker to 20 years in prison and P1 million in fines. This fifth conviction since the passing to law Republic Act 9208, otherwise known as the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Law of 2003, made Zamboanga City the highest conviction rates of human traffickers, after it became the first city to convict a human trafficker in 2005.
Third Assistant City Prosecutor Darlene Pajarito handled all the these successful case convictions.
Past Convictions
2005 December 5 RTC branch 16 judge Jesus Carbon Jr. hand two life imprisonments in a proceeding that concluded in a record period of five months.
2007 Again Judge Carbon handed out a life imprisonment with P1 million fine to the guilty accused.
2008 Once again Judge Carbon metted 20 years of imprisonment with P1 million fine to the guilty accused.
2010 August 8 Judge Carbon made the 4th conviction, and the 19th in the country.
Sources
Bong Garcia: "Zamboanga tops in anti-trafficking campaign," SunStar Zamboanga 15 February 2011
