Almost 500 victims of trafficking and illegal recruitment attempting to fly abroad were intercepted in different airports in the country during the first three quarters of the year, the Bureau of Immigration reported. | NAMercadoINQ
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 495 victims were rescued from January to September this year at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport , as well as at the airports in Clark, Pampanga, and Cebu.Data from the BI show that 325 were found to be potential victims of trafficking and were turned over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking for investigation and filing of charges against their handlers and recruiters.
Meanwhile, 170 were endorsed to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration for illegal recruitment.
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