Immigration says fact-finding probe looking into trafficking of Filipino women to SyriaMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration has rolled out a full blown investigation into the outbound trafficking of 44 Filipino women to Syria, another racket linked to the pastillas bribery scheme hounding the agency. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente told the Senate Committee on Women on Tuesday that they received information that 44 women were victimized by human trafficking syndicates. The lawmaker said last week that certain Immigration officials receive P50,000 per Filipino trafficked out of the country, citing the personal account of one of the victims of a trafficking operation to Syria. "Mendoza's name has repeatedly been given by our whistleblowers as one of the suppliers of trafficked women. "As they bring Chinese criminals into the Philippines, they are driving our women out of the country to ruin," Hontiveros added in Filipino.

Source: Philippine Star March 24, 2021 02:48 UTC