00:00The number of Filipinos who are seeking rescue in Cambodia is increasing
00:04following the closure of Pogos in the Philippines.
00:07The details are in the national news of Bea Gaza de Guzman of Radyo Pilipinas.
00:14With the closure of Pogos in the Philippines,
00:19we have observed an increase in cases of Filipinos seeking rescue
00:26from scamming facilities here in Cambodia.
00:29This is what the Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia, Flery Daan Kamilmayo,
00:34wrote in a statement of Radyo Pilipinas World Service.
00:38According to a report by the Embassy on Assistance to Nationals or ATN,
00:4475% of the cases are related to human trafficking or are involved in online scamming jobs.
00:50They are often victims of illegal recruitment for online customer support agents
00:56who are being forced to work for online scamming.
01:00They are being asked to pay a high salary and receive a free board and lodging.
01:06A total of 300 Filipinos in Cambodia who are victims of human trafficking
01:11have been rescued and sent back to the Philippines since 2021.
01:17Since 2021, around 300 have been rescued and sent back from trafficking situations.
01:34The Filipino community is also active in reaching out to the Philippine Embassy
01:39to turn over the concerns raised by Filipinos in need of help in Cambodia.
01:46This is a blessing for our community here.
01:49Because if there is a problem like this, it is very easy for our Embassy to reach out.
01:54Just one message or just one call.
01:56They are really helping, so we don't have a problem.
02:00The Philippine government continues through the Embassy and Consulate
02:06to become the Department of Migrant Workers or DMW
02:09and the Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA
02:11in providing assistance to Filipinos wherever they are around the world.
02:16From PBS Radyo Pilipinas, Bea Gaza de Guzman for Balitang Pambansa.
