Manila, June 16 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has rescued 10 minors from a suspected online child abuse ring in Concepcion, Tarlac and arrested two sisters, the children's relatives who reportedly run the syndicate.

In a press briefing on Monday NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the June 10 entrapment and rescue operations were a follow-up to the case involving Swedish national and alleged child sexual offender Heinz Henry Andreas Berglund on April 2.

The NBI-Violence Against Women and Children Division (VAWCD) launched an investigation following a referral from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Manila concerning an alleged Filipino female facilitator involved in the production and sale of child sexual abuse and e...