00:00Three suspects will face syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment and qualified human trafficking cases
00:06after being arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation or NBI.
00:11Isaiah Mirafuentes has the details.
00:15As the plane landed at the Tino Aquino International Airport,
00:18these three individuals were immediately arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation.
00:22This came after the NBI confirmed the records and status as illegal recruiters.
00:26The three are among the 10 Filipinos repatriated from Myanmar.
00:30Authorities initially thought the three were among the victims,
00:33but later discovered they were actually the recruiters.
00:36According to the NBI, the three promised their seven recruits
00:39who were later rescued jobs as customer service representative in Thailand.
00:43But upon arrival in Thailand, they were taken to Myanmar and forced to work in a scam hub.
00:48Yung pito po, ang kwento is hindi mo sila nakatanggap ng kahog,
00:53pero at ang nalalata po doon, sila po isinasaktan kung hindi sila makapanloko.
01:00The NBI admits the victims managed to leave the country
01:03even though they presented fake documents to the Bureau of Immigration.
01:06The repatriated individuals were rescued by the Myanmar military
01:10and turned over to the Philippine government.
01:12The three arrested individuals will face charges of syndicated and large-scale legal recruitment
01:33and qualified human trafficking,
01:35while the NBI continues to investigate who the bosses of these illegal recruiters are.
01:39Just recently, another Filipino was also arrested by the NBI for legal recruitment to Cambodia.
01:45Isaiah Mirfuentes from the National TV Network,
01:48Far New and Better Philippines.
