Two trafficking victims who were recruited through social media have been rescued and are now back in the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Thursday.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the couple arrived in the country on April 25 after working as love scammers in Myanmar.
From Singapore, they flew to Bangkok and were transported by armed men to take a boat to Myanmar. The BI said the couple escaped and was assisted by the Philippine Embassy in Thailand. “Pag wala kayong kasalanan, dedepensahan ko kayo. Pero pag nalaman kong may involvement kayo sa mga kalokohan, tatamaan ka. Wala akong pakiaalam kahit sinong backer mo,” Tansingco said.
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