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Same recruitment modus

May 31, 2023 Jun I. Legaspi 135 views

THE latest batch of repatriated Filipinos from Thailand and Myanmar reveal recruitment under the same modus.

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the two batches of trafficked Filipinos were repatriated earlier this week after being rescued by Philippine authorities abroad.

Last May 29, a total of six Filipinos arrived from Bangkok, Thailand. Composed of four males and two females, all in their 20s to early 30s, all were ‘young urban professionals’ coming from good backgrounds.

Another batch of repatriated Filipinos arrived on May 30 from Myanmar. The victims were composed of two males and one female, all in their 20s. Two of them left as registered overseas Filipino workers, while one left as a tourist.

Tansingco said that apart from recruiting professionals in the country, the syndicates are also targeting Filipinos with expiring contracts based in the Middle East.

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