TUGUEGARAO CITY –– Ten women, including a 16-year-old girl, were rescued from an alleged prostitution den in separate entrapment operations here over the weekend, the National Bureau of Investigation said. ADVERTISEMENTArrested were bar owner Romeo Soriano and cashiers Michelle Ramos and Amelita Clemente, who received the marked money from the NBI assets who posed as customers. Bongngat said other club workers, who are believed to be minors, managed to run away from the NBI agents. The arrested suspects claimed they did not know that some of their guest relations workers are minors. Bongngat said the suspects are facing charges for violation of the Expanded Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 02, 2020 03:56 UTC