Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9208, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 5. Acts that Promote Trafficking in Persons. - The following acts which promote or facilitate trafficking in persons shall be unlawful:

(a) To knowingly lease or sublease, use, or allow to be used any house, building, tourism enterprise, or any similar establishment; or any vehicle or carrier by land, sea, and air; or any of their computer system or computer hardware, other computer-related devices, or any of their digital platform and application, for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(b) To produce, print and issue, or distribute unissued, tampered, or fake passports, birth certificates, affidavits of delayed registration of births, foundling certificates, travel clearances, counseling certificates, registration stickers, overseas employment certificates or other certificates of any government agency which issues these certificates, decals, and such other markers as proof of compliance with government regulatory and pre-departure requirements for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(c) x x x;

(d) x x x;

(e) To facilitate, assist, or help in the exit and entry of persons from/to the country at international and local airports, territorial boundaries and seaports, knowing they are not in possession of required travel documents, or are in possession of tampered, fake, or fraudulently acquired travel documents, for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(f) x x x;

(g) x x x;

(h) x x x;

(i) x x x;

(j) x x x;

(k) For internet intermediaries to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their internet infrastructure to be used for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(l) For internet cafes, kiosks, and hotspots, including establishments offering Wi-Fi access services to the public, to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their facilities to be used for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(m) For financial intermediaries, including banks and credit card companies and money transfer or remittance centers, to knowingly or by gross negligence allow their services, online platform and applications, among others, to be used for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;

(n) To knowingly or by gross negligence facilitate, assist, or help in the entry into the country of persons who are convicted sex offenders whether at international and local airports, territorial boundaries, and seaports for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons; or

(o) To arrange, facilitate, expedite, or cause the introduction or encounter of persons who are suspected or convicted sex offenders in any jurisdiction, to a child. The actual introduction or encounter need not occur to be liable under this provision. It is enough that there is a deliberate attempt to cause the introduction or encounter."