00:00Filipinos working in scamhubs in Myanmar are now back home.
00:04J.M. Pineda of PTV in Balitang Pambansa Live. J.M.?
00:13Naomi, the first batch of Filipinos who were repatriated in the Philippines
00:17were victims of human trafficking in Myanmar
00:19where they were also joined by various people from the government agencies.
00:24The first batch of Filipinos who were repatriated in the Philippines
00:30were joined by various people from the government agencies.
00:35They were also joined by various people from the government agencies.
00:40They were also joined by various people from the government agencies.
00:46The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the situation in Myanmar is difficult
00:50even though they were rescued from the scamhubs
00:52even though they were rescued from the scamhubs
00:56That's the number one challenge. There are many others.
00:58And not all of them can go at the same time because it's just a river.
01:02And it won't be processed in Thailand.
01:05Another thing, Mae Sot is far from Bangkok.
01:08The Mae Sot, the border town of Thailand, is about an 8-hour drive to Bangkok.
01:15The government assured that it is waiting for help from various agencies
01:19such as financial and legal assistance.
01:23They will receive financial assistance.
01:26There are already 50,000 in the DMW and 10,000 in OWA.
01:30Other than that, the legal assistance that we will give is very important.
01:34We also have an integration program
01:36that if they are looking for a good job here in our country,
01:40we can refer them.
01:42Those who want to upskill, there is a test.
01:45Various kinds of frauds are being done to the scamhubs that Filipinos were repatriated.
01:50Among them, there are live scams and cryptocurrency scams.
01:53Based on the information of the DMW,
01:55these companies have a bad reputation
01:58that they also torture employees.
02:00One of the victims in their work told us
02:04that the target is the rich foreigners.
02:08Our work is to pretend that we are rich guys or rich women
02:14and then you will get the client's trust.
02:17If you get the client's trust, you will force them to invest in your platform.
02:32It's really hard there.
02:34They will promise you a high salary
02:38and when you get there, your salary will not be enough.
02:42They will force you.
02:44If you don't reach your quota,
02:46they will force you to work overtime.
02:49There are times when you don't have a morning break.
02:52We work there for almost 17 hours.
02:55We are busy with our work.
02:59Now, there is one more thing that the government promised.
03:01The recruitment of Filipinos to the scamhubs in Myanmar.
03:06It is assured that they are syndicates.
03:10Meanwhile, it is expected that 176 Filipinos
03:14who are victims of the scamhubs in Myanmar will be allowed to go home tomorrow.
03:18That is the latest news in Naya Terminal 3.
03:21Back to you, Naomi.
03:22Thank you very much, JM Tineda.
