The city conducts regular checks at the bar district and has closed around 30 establishments since January.
ANGELES CITY, Philippines — Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. on Friday, March 24 ordered a stepped-up awareness campaign on human trafficking, following the rescue of three minors from a bar on Fields Avenue.
The March 22 check discovered three 15-year-old women working at the Gold Bar, on Fields, which tourists also call Walking Street. “Kung makita ng city social welfare na hindi naman sila in danger sa family nila, may debriefing din yan, we release them to their parents kasi they are safer sa parents nila,”The City Health Office – Sanitation Division, which was also part of the operation, said 27 other workers at the bar did not have the required health identification card.
However, Calaguas noted that bar owners have three days to comply with regulations. They can can reopen once their reapplication has been approved.
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