people, including her family. She feels lesser shame from her trafficking ordeal. She also believes that she can protect herself better now from abuse. Looking back, Jackie admits that it was poverty and her vulnerability as a minor that allowed her to be sexually exploited online by her neighbors. She believes that as a naïve and trusting child back then, the traffickers had accomplished to deceive her. She also expresses gratitude to the agencies and organizations that attended to her needs after she was rescued, particularly the Children’s Legal Bureau (CLB) which represented the trafficking case in court. Other organizations that helped Jackie are Paglaum Training International (PTI) and the government social welfare and development offices. “Dako kaayo nga tabang. Kay kung dili pa sa CLB ug sa rescue team, ambot og asa nako karon o makalingkawas ba ko sa mga abusado (It was a huge help. If it were not for CLB/rescue team, who knows where I would be right now, or if I would even be free from the hands of my abusers),” Jackie says about the organizations that helped her throughout her ordeal. After being rescued, Jackie was placed in a shelter that according to her has taught her good manners and helped her move on from her horrible past. It was inside the shelter that she was able to graduate from her elementary studies. She was able to continue further studies after being referred to PTI. She, however, recounted instances when she missed her family and occupied herself thinking of the trafficking incidents while inside the shelter. She has once thought of committing suicide. Talking about the trafficking case filed against Tessa and Rosa, Jackie believes that her abusers are now paying for their crimes by being imprisoned. Jackie suggests that law enforcement agencies and other competent organizations should continue rescuing minors who have been victims of human trafficking and supporting trafficking survivors. She adds that anti-trafficking seminars for children and the youth shall be conducted to provide awareness of possible abusers in the community. She encourages victims to stay hopeful, to speak out to attain justice, and for the abusers to be held accountable. 54