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A total of 206 Filipinos who were rescued from scam farm s and rebel groups in Myanmar are scheduled to arrive in Manila starting Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.In an interview with Nimfa Ravelo and Isa Avendano on Super Radyo dzBB, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vegade Vega said 30 Filipinos are scheduled to return on Monday followed by 176 on Tuesday. De Vega said the Filipinos are part of thousands of foreign workers in Myanmar who were forcibly employed in scam farm s.
“Kukunin ang salaysay nila para tignan kung paano mahihinto ang illegal recruitment,” he said.De Vega said there are at least 50 Filipinos who require assistance from Myanmar scam farms. He said the government is talking to Myanmar authorities and believes they will eventually be rescued.Despite these developments, the DFA official said many Filipinos are still being enticed to find work in Myanmar where there is an ongoing civil war.He said recruitment is being done online.
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