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Overseas Filipino workers trafficked to Syria as domestic workers filed a complaint against former Charges d’Affaires Alex Lamadrid and four other Filipino diplomats who were posted at the embassy in Damascus over allegations of abuse and neglect.
Former Philippine charge d'affaires to Syria Alex LaMadrid denies the claims
Press Release Hontiveros: Fake passports fuel trafficking of underaged Filipino women to Syria Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday revealed three accounts of Filipino Muslim girls who were trafficked to Syria as minors, revealing yet another dimension to the breadth and depth of human trafficking in the country. During the Senate Committee hearing, the women attested that their passports were fabricated to hide the fact that they were underaged, ensuring a seamless outbound transaction at the airport gates. Hontiveros presented video clips of the girls, namely Omaima, Aleah, and Lenlen (not h...