ZAMBOANGA CITY (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippine Coast Guard rescued here on Monday (Feb 24) more than 50 victims of human trafficking about to board a commercial vessel bound for Sandakan in Sabah.
Lieutenant Commander Jesse Guiniling, chief of the Philippine Coast Guard Zamboanga District Station, said 56 women were about to board the MV Antonia 1 of the Aleson Shipping Lines on Monday night when composite units of anti-trafficking agencies rescued them in an operation.
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