Manila, Philippines – Seven Filipinos who were victims of human trafficking in Cambodia have been safely repatriated.
This is the first batch of repatriates from Cambodia since the beginning of 2026.
According to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), the plane carrying the Filipinos arrived at NAIA Terminal 1 yesterday morning.
The Filipinos were immediately provided with financial assistance from the inter-agency against trafficking consisting of DMW–NAIA, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), the Bureau of Immigration, the Manila International Airport Authority–Airport Police Division, and the NAIA Task Force Against Trafficking (NAIA-TFAT).
OWWA also arranged the transportation of the returnees for their respective hometowns.
The repatriation was made possible due to the cooperation of the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh and the Migrant Workers Office in Singapore.
The victims are scheduled to undergo the government’s legal, psychosocial, and reintegration programs.
Before the end of 2025, the government has evacuated more than 300 Filipino victims of human trafficking from Myanmar.-Alvin Pelobello, Eurotv News