MANILA – Twenty-six Filipinos rescued from labor trafficking in Malaysia arrived in the country this week, the Bureau of Immigration said Friday. The batch of repatriates, consisting of nine females and 17 males, arrived on March 16 via an AirAsia flight. The BI, in a news release, said majority of the repatriates disclosed that they departed the country through illegal “backdoor” routes, particularly via southern borders, where they were clandestinely transported by boat to Malaysia. READ: Over 13,000 Filipinos among 125,000 trafficking victims worldwide – IOM BI Commissioner Joel Viado said records show that the victims’ departures spanned nearly two […]... Keep on reading: 26 Filipinos rescued from labor trafficking in Malaysia arrive in PH