200 trafficked Filipinos rescued

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Jan 26, 2023 12:10 am

THE Philippine embassies in Cambodia and Laos on Wednesday reported that they rescued about 200 trafficked Filipinos who were forced to work as cryptocurrency scammers in these countries.

This information came out during the Senate Committee on Women hybrid public hearing on the alleged illegal recruitment of Filipinos abroad to work in online gambling and cryptocurrency facilities.

Sen. Ana Theresia ‘Risa’ Hontiveros questions Philippine envoys during the Senate public hearing on human trafficking on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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