By JOHN CARLO CAHINHINAN
March 8, 2010, 4:38pm
Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) arrested a suspected illegal recruiter on board a passenger ship and rescued five of her victims after the ship arrived in Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor on Sunday.
In a report submitted by PCG spokesman Lt. Cdr. Armand Balilo, sea marshals onboard MV Super Ferry 12 headed by Petty Officer 3rd class Jeffrey Doctor apprehended the alleged illegal recruiter identified as Girlie Fuentes, 28.
Balilo said the arrest of Fuentes was made following a report made by a certain Villaluz Guido Saldi of Mandaue City to the Coast Guard Station in Cebu last Saturday.
According to Saldi, she was informed by the sister of the suspect that her daughter had already left for Manila together with four others to secure a job in Manila. Saldi said her daughter was illegally recruited by Fuentes and she immediately reported the incident to the Coast Guard.
After receiving the report, personnel of Coast Guard Detachment in Tinago conducted verification on the passenger manifest and confirmed that Saldi’s daughter Angeli Guido Saldi, 19, and four other companions were onboard the vessel.
Upon the arrival of the vessel in Pier 15, operatives quickly apprehended the illegal recruiter and rescued the five victims.
The four other rescued victims were identified as Agnes Bandilao, 21; Irish Sala, 21; Mary Joneten Bronola and a certain Quenie Catampo, 19. The victims all came from Mandaue City. They were later turned over to the Visayan Forum Foundation for proper disposition.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/246818/coast-guard-arrests-illegal-recruit-suspect
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