A human trafficking victim on Tuesday said that escorts facilitating the departure of trafficked individuals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport gave them fake exit stamps to bypass the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, Senator Risa Hontiveros presented an individual under the pseudonym "Paulo" who thought he had been recruited to work as a customer service representative in Thailand but found out he was going to be sent to work as a scammer in Myanmar.
"Pinilit ko po sila na ibalik ang passport ko at pinapunta ako sa [coffee shop] sa labas ng airport, at punong-puno ng takot. Nandoon naghihintay ang assistant," he said. "Sa susunod na araw, napag-alaman ko na ang buong plano ay dadalhin kami sa Myanmar. Napag-alaman ko din na may mga nasa Myanmar na na hindi din dumaan sa Immigration, kundi nakalusot sa pamamagitan ng modus operandi na pagpapanggap bilang staff. Napag-alaman ko din na ang buong pangalan ni Laisa ay Laisa Magallanes," he added."Na-contact ko din ang mga nasa Myanmar at may alam ako na kailangang kailangan nila ng tulong.
Looking at the photo of the BI stamp on Paulo's passport in Hontiveros' presentation, Tansingco said the stamp used was "obviously fake."
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