Filipino trafficking victims still held in Myanmar scam compounds
According to the police attaché of the Philippine Embassy, from 2022 to 2025, 802 known individuals trafficked to Laos and Myanmar were rescued and repatriated under his watch.…
Eunice Barbara C. Novio
Lured to work in ‘scam centers,’ Filipinos pay for freedom or escape
There are still approximately 500 Filipinos trapped in scam centers in Myanmar, according to authorities.
24 ‘trafficked’ Filipinos rescued in Myanmar
The Filipinos are presently staying in Maesot, Thailand, a border town between Myanmar and Thailand, where they await documentation and processing of their repatriation.