CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1 Status Number % Archived 450 16.0 With Standing Warrant of Arrest 135 5.0 Submitted for Decision Decided 14 0.5 313 11.0 2 831 100 Acquittals — 69 (22%) Convictions — 244 (78%) Guilty of offense as charged — 224 (92%) Guilty of lesser offense — 20 (8%) Total Source: DOJ 8.6 Three-year data shows 128 convictions involving 142 persons. More than half of the convictions involved 79 persons who were sentenced to life imprisonment with fines ranging from 2 million to 6 million pesos. Table 4 Trafficking Cases — Convictions Year No. of Convictions No. of Persons Convicted 2013 27 37 2014 55 57 2015 (15 Jan 2016) 46 48 128 142 Total Source: IACAT 8.7 For protective and support services, the Recovery and Reintegration Program of Trafficked Persons (RRPTP) is in place. It has served a total of 5,096 trafficking victims nationwide since 2013, 74% (3,754) of whom were women. Victims are trafficked due to forced labour, sexual exploitation and prostitution. RRPTP services include temporary shelter, financial assistance, Information Communication Technology (ICT) training, auxiliary services for ongoing cases or referrals for employment. 8.8 The Witness Protection Program provides security and protection to victims as well as economic assistance and medical care through enrolment in public insurance program. Policies and procedures for the early identification of victims of trafficking, in particular women and girls 8.9 Since 2015, clearer and stricter rules in inspection and deferment of departure of international bound passengers are in place. A Handbook on International and National Legal Frameworks in Combating Human Trafficking has been developed as reference. 16-06662 11/33