A total of 78 Filipinos previously detained in Myanmar for immigration-related offences were released, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a statement on Saturday, the DFA said the Filipinos had been trafficked for work in scam centres and were serving sentences for illegal entry and residency.
The DFA expressed appreciation to Myanmar authorities for what it described as a “compassionate and humanitarian gesture” made during the Thingyan New Year festival.
Efforts are ongoing to recover and bring home Filipino human trafficking victims still trapped in scam hubs or forced to work in illegal call centres across the region. — Bernama
