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==Human trafficking victims rescued== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2012/01/20/human-trafficking-victims-rescued-201642 | |||
*Friday, January 20, 2012 | |||
:by Bong Garcia | |||
OPERATIVES of the Maritime Police Command have rescued 36 victims of human trafficking aboard a commercial ferry in the province of Tawi-Tawi, an official said. | |||
Inspector Wilfredo Abellon, operations chief of the Maritime regional office, said the victims were rescued Wednesday in the town of Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi province. | |||
Abellon said the victims were rescued aboard a commercial ferry that came from Zamboanga City and was on its way to Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. | |||
The vessel was on a stopover when they rescued the victims, Abellon added. | |||
He said the victims were composed of 27 males, nine females and a minor, who come from Maguindanao, Cotabato, Bicol, and other parts of Luzon and the Visayas. | |||
He said the rescued victims were immediately taken to Zamboanga City and are now in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. | |||
Investigation, aimed unmask the recruiter of the group who was not in the vessel when the victims were rescued, is ongoing, Abellon said. | |||
==Bureau of Immigration to deport 2 foreigners== | ==Bureau of Immigration to deport 2 foreigners== | ||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=65&articleId=768147 | *Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=65&articleId=768147 | ||
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Herbert arrived at the port of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi from Sampona, Malaysia last Oct. 1. He was able to return to the Philippines despite being blacklisted by the BI in March last year for failing to pay his visa extension fees due to financial distress. | Herbert arrived at the port of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi from Sampona, Malaysia last Oct. 1. He was able to return to the Philippines despite being blacklisted by the BI in March last year for failing to pay his visa extension fees due to financial distress. | ||
Hussain refused to divulge how he entered the country and was not able to produce any travel papers. | Hussain refused to divulge how he entered the country and was not able to produce any travel papers. | ||
==Caravan of good governance reaches Eastern Samar, Tawi Tawi== | ==Caravan of good governance reaches Eastern Samar, Tawi Tawi== | ||