US launches counter human trafficking efforts project

The US government is supporting the Philippine government’s commitment to end modern day slavery with the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid)’s three-year, P153 million “Strengthening Local Systems and Partnerships for More Effective Counter-Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines” project.

US Ambassador Sung Kim (seated, second from right) and USAid Deputy Mission Director Patrick Wesner (seated, rightmost) join partners in Cebu City at the project launch.