CEBU CITY — At least 41 women, including 10 minors, who were allegedly prostituted by a syndicate, were rescued during two simultaneous operations conducted in Barangays Pajac and Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City last Saturday, October 10, that led to the arrest of five suspects. The said operations were jointly conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7), and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT-7). The NBI-Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO) identified the arrested suspects as Cristofer Añana Matus, Jicky Benalon Makipig, Arjie Barrientos Andrade, Jonerie Espina Tabotabo, and Emerson Siaton. READ: Over […]...

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