22 Pinoy trafficking victims return from Cambodia

MANILA, Philippines —  Twenty-two Filipinos who were victims of human trafficking in Cambodia returned home on Wednesday.

The repatriates arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on a Philippine Airlines flight from Phnom Penh.

They were accompanied by Department of Migrant Workers Undersecretary Felicitas Bay.

The DMW said the repatriates underwent medical assessment at the airport. Assistance was also provided to them, including transportation and accommodation arranged by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

The repatriation was made possible through the coordinated efforts of the DMW Rapid Response Team in Cambodia, Migrant Workers Office in Singapore and the Philippine embassy in Phnom Penh, according to the DMW.