THE Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday said it had filed charges against a woman who tried to sell her newborn baby online and the woman who helped her do it in a first move against a thriving black market on social media.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said qualified trafficking and child exploitation charges were filed against Ma. Chariza Rivera Dizon, the baby's mother, and her companion, Arjay Escalona Malabanan, before a Manila regional trial court.

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