Five Singaporeans were among nearly 3,000 suspected victims of human trafficking rescued during by the Philippine police during a raid at a compound in a city south of Manila. The victims are believed to have been lured to the Philippines with the promise of employment with...
Police Captain Michelle Sabino, who is the spokesman for the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group, said the authorities are still trying to determine who are the victims, and who were those involved in the human trafficking scheme.
She said: “They were recruited via Facebook and they knew they were going to work in the Philippines. The suspected victims were found in a compound owned by Xinchuang Network Technology, which Philippine authorities suspect of being involved in fraudulent activities, similar to another operation in Mabalacat city, about 90km north of Manila that unravelled in May.
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