"(b) Prosecution of Cases. – Any person who has personal knowledge of the
commission of any offense under this Act, such as the trafficked person, the parents,
spouse, siblings, children or legal guardian may file a complaint for trafficking.
"(c) Affidavit of Desistance. – Cases involving trafficking in persons should not be
dismissed based on the affidavit of desistance executed by the victims or their parents
or legal guardians. Public and private prosecutors are directed to oppose and manifest
objections to motions for dismissal.
"Any act involving the means provided in this Act or any attempt thereof for the purpose
of securing an Affidavit of Desistance from the complainant shall be punishable under
this Act."
Section 12. Section 10 of Republic Act No. 9208 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 10. Penalties and Sanctions. – The following penalties and sanctions are hereby
established for the offenses enumerated in this Act:
"(a) Any person found guilty of committing any of the acts enumerated in Section 4 shall
suffer the penalty of imprisonment of twenty (20) years and a fine of not less than One
million pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00);
"(b) Any person found guilty of committing any of the acts enumerated in Section 4-A of
this Act shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of fifteen (15) years and a fine of not
less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00);
"(c) Any person found guilty of Section 4-B of this Act shall suffer the penalty of
imprisonment of fifteen (15) years and a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00);
"In every case, conviction shall cause and carry the automatic revocation of the license
or registration of the recruitment agency involved in trafficking. The license of a
recruitment agency which trafficked a child shall be automatically revoked.
"(d) Any person found, guilty of committing any of the acts enumerated in Section 5
shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of fifteen (15) years and a fine of not less than
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than One million pesos
(P1,000,000.00);
"(e) Any person found guilty of qualified trafficking under Section 6 shall suffer the
penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of not less than Two million pesos
(P2,000,000.00) but not more than Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00);
"(f) Any person who violates Section 7 hereof shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of
six (6) years and a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
but not more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00);
"(g) If the offender is a corporation, partnership, association, club, establishment or any
juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed upon the owner, president, partner,