Manila, Aug. 25 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the arrival of 24 Filipinos who were repatriated after being rescued from scam hubs in Cambodia.
According to the BI's Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES), the repatriates arrived on Aug. 23 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on board a Philippine Airlines flight from Phnom Penh.
The victims, composed of nine males and 14 females, were rescued with the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia after being forced to work in online scam hubs. They were assisted by the NAIA Task Force Against Trafficking and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) upon arrival.
The Filipinos recounted in a statement how they we...