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14 women rescued from sex trafficking; 2 suspects arrested
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|April 9, 2025
Two persons were arrested and 14 females, four of them minors, were rescued from sex trafficking in Taytay, Rizal, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said.
Those arrested last April 3 were identified by the NBI as Roel San Esteban and Maria Antonette Maltos, They were apprehended in two apartelles located on Manila East Road in Taytay.
This story is from the April 9, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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