Manila, Feb. 20 -- The Philippine government has repatriated 12 Filipinos who have fallen victim to human trafficking and illegal recruitment schemes in Myanmar.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in a news release Thursday, said the group safely arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 late Wednesday via Cebu Pacific Flight 57864.

The DMW said the victims' rescue was made possible through the coordinated actions of the Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office in Bangkok.

"The victims were recruited through Facebook by a Filipino who offered jobs as customer sales representatives in Myanmar, only to be exploited to work as online scammers without pay or rest days," the DMW said.

"They were phy...