MANILA, Philippines — Six Filipina human trafficking victims in Syria are set to be repatriated to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.
In a statement, the DFA said that the six Filipinas departed Syria on Thursday, and are set to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Saturday afternoon after a layover in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The six are the first batch of the 38 Filipinas that are currently housed at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus. They were all victims of human trafficking as they were illegally hired in Syria from being tourists in Dubai, the DFA said.
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