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| The 2 suspects and their alleged 4 recruits were stopped by Immigration officers at NAIA (File) |
Two Filipinos on their way to Singapore were arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for allegedly attempting to bring four workers to a Pogo (Philippine offshore gaming operator) hub in Cambodia via Singapore.
A press release issued by the National Bureau of
Investigation and reposted on the Department of Migrant Workers Facebook page yesterday,
Dec. 21, identified the alleged human traffickers as Christian Sorio Ubas and
Chelsea Ysaleigh Fenix.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
According to NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago, the
two, along with their alleged recruits, were intercepted by Bureau of
Immigration officers at NAIA Terminal 1 on Dec. 11 because of inconsistencies they made in stating their
travel purpose.
The two suspected illegal recruiters were taken to the Office of the City Prosecutor in Pasay City for inquest proceedings while the four would-be workers were turned over to the NBI office at the airport for investigation.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
During questioning, the offloaded passengers said
they were recruited to work as customer service representatives in a Pogo hub
in Cambodia, but were told to pretend to be tourists on their way to Singapore.
The two suspects were meant to accompany them to
Singapore, and eventually to Cambodia.
Ubas and Fenix were charged with human
trafficking, in violation of Section 6
of R.A. No. 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995) as
amended by R.A. No. 10022 and Section 4 of R.A. No. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in
Persons Act of 2003) as amended.
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Under Philippine laws simple human trafficking is punishable with a maximum jail
term of 20 years and a fine of between P1million to P2million.
Qualified trafficking, which includes acts carried
out by syndicate of at least three persons, or involves three or more victims,
is non-bailable as it carries the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and a
fine of between P2million and P5million.
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