Two Filipino women were stopped at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for attempting to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur.
They revealed that they each paid recruiters Php 75,000 for falsified documents promising jobs in Paris. The Bureau of Immigration apprehended them and handed them over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for further investigation and legal action against the recruiters.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned against engaging with illegal recruiters and urged individuals to follow proper legal procedures for obtaining overseas work permits.
He emphasized the risks associated with illegal recruitment, where many end up returning empty-handed. Tansingco advised, “Don’t gamble your lifelong savings by falling prey to these unscrupulous people whose only motives are to earn money at your expense.”
