THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed alarm on the rising number of Filipino trafficking victims who leave the country illegally to work for companies abroad akin to the outlawed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado raised the alarm after three trafficking victims—two women and one man—were repatriated from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, aboard a Philippine Airlines plane.
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The victims, who claimed they were forced to work as love scammers, sought the help of the Philippine embassy after they were allegedly beaten up and tortured by their employers.
They were rescued with the help of the National Bureau of Investigation which has launched investigations against the recruiters.