"(f) When the offender is a member of the military or law enforcement agencies;
"(g) When by reason or on occasion of the act of trafficking in persons, the offended
party dies, becomes insane, suffers mutilation or is afflicted with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS);
"(h) When the offender commits one or more violations of Section 4 over a period of
sixty (60) or more days, whether those days are continuous or not; and
"(i) When the offender directs or through another manages the trafficking victim in
carrying out the exploitative purpose of trafficking."
Section 10. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9208 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 7. Confidentiality. – At any stage of the investigation, rescue, prosecution and
trial of an offense under this Act, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, court
personnel, social workers and medical practitioners, as well as parties to the case, shall
protect the right to privacy of the trafficked person. Towards this end, law enforcement
officers, prosecutors and judges to whom the complaint has been referred may,
whenever necessary to ensure a fair and impartial proceeding, and after considering all
circumstances for the best interest of the parties, order a closed-door investigation,
prosecution or trial. The name and personal circumstances of the trafficked person or
any other information tending to establish the identity of the trafficked person and his or
her family shall not be disclosed to the public.
"It shall be unlawful for any editor, publisher, and reporter or columnist in case of
printed materials, announcer or producer in case of television and radio, producer and
director of a film in case of the movie industry, or any person utilizing tri-media facilities
or electronic information technology to cause publicity of the name, personal
circumstances, or any information tending to establish the identity of the trafficked
person except when the trafficked person in a written statement duly notarized
knowingly, voluntarily and willingly waives said confidentiality.
"Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, court personnel, social workers and
medical practitioners shall be trained on the importance of maintaining confidentiality as
a means to protect the right to privacy of victims and to encourage victims to file
complaints."
Section 11. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9208 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 8. Initiation and Prosecution of Cases. –
"(a) Initiation of Investigation. – Law enforcement agencies are mandated to
immediately initiate investigation and counter-trafficking-intelligence gathering upon
receipt of statements or affidavit from victims of trafficking, migrant workers, or their
families who are in possession of knowledge or information about trafficking in persons
cases.