Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Section 6 of Republic Act No. 9208, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 6. Qualified Trafficking in Persons. - Violations of Section 4 of this Act shall be considered as qualified trafficking:

(a) When the trafficked person is a child: Provided, That acts of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children shall be without prejudice to appropriate investigation and prosecution under other related laws;

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(h) When the offender, commits one or more acts of trafficking under Section 4 over a period of at least sixty (60) days, whether those days are continuous or not;

(i) When the offender, or through another, directs or manages the actions of a victim in carrying out the exploitative purpose of trafficking;

(j) When the crime is committed during a crisis, disaster, public health concern, pandemic, a humanitarian conflict, or emergency situation, or when the trafficked person is a survivor of a disaster or a human-induced conflict;

(k) When the trafficked person belongs to an indigenous community or religious minority and is considered a member of the same;

(l) When the trafficked person is a person with disability (PWD);

(m) When the crime has resulted in pregnancy;

(n) When the trafficked person suffered mental or emotional disorder as a result of being victim of trafficking; or

(o) When the act is committed by or through the use of ICT or any computer system."