+ Follow Mike Defensor Tag
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[Title] => Immigration receives travel ban order vs Marcoleta, Defensor, others
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[Title] => Marcoleta, donors barred from leaving Philippines over alleged plunder, bribery
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[Title] => Ombudsman moves to bar Marcoleta, Defensor from leaving Philippines
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[Title] => Pasig shuts down hotel tied to Mike Defensor's family over trafficking claims
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[Title] => Mike Defensor’s wife denies ties to raided Pasig City establishment
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[Title] => Mike Defensor: Family no longer tied to raided hotel
[Summary] => Former lawmaker Mike Defensor asserted that his family had long divested its stake in the company operating the hotel that the National Bureau of Investigation raided last Tuesday for allegedly recruiting and sexually exploiting women.
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[Title] => Mag-ina ni Mike Defensor kinasuhan ng human trafficking
[Summary] => Kinasuhan ng reklamong human trafficking ang asawa at anak ni dating Congressman Mike Defensor kaugnay sa pagmamay-ari ng Chicago Night Club at Bleu Hotel na matatagpuan sa Brgy.Ugong, Pasig City na sinalakay dahil sa pagkakaroon umano ng sexual exploitation at nasagip ang nasa 54 kababaihan.
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[Title] => Anti-trafficking raid in Pasay tied to Mike Defensor’s family – NBI
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[Title] => Trillanes files cyberlibel, perjury raps vs Mike Defensor, others over 'Marines' testimony
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Mike Defensor
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[Title] => Mike Defensor: Family no longer tied to raided hotel
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[Title] => Mag-ina ni Mike Defensor kinasuhan ng human trafficking
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