More underage women are trying to leave the country using falsified identities and fraudulent travel documents, says the Bureau of Immigration.
For the past three months, a total of 114 girls below 21 years old have tried to leave the country to become overseas Filipino workers (OFW) causing alarm for the officials at the immigration, reported the Inquirer.
Port Operations Division Chief Marc Red Mariñas suspects that the women were victimized by syndicates who are illegally flying them to other countries.
Just last week, four female minors were rescued on a flight bound to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although their passports indicate they are in their late 20s, the women have admitted that they are actually below 21.
All of the intercepted women were turned over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking.
Galing ng Immigration magsalita sa mga menor de edad na lumalabas. Oo sangayon ako na wag palabasin ang mga under age, pero ano naman ang ginagawa ng immigration sa pinas, humihingi sila ng malaking pera para lang payagan ka nilang makalipad. 50,000php to 70,000php ang hihingin nila sayo, ke under age ka or nasa legal age ka hindi ka nila papayagan umalis kung hndi ka magbabayad sa tinatawag nilang ESCORT sa immigration. Sana ito ang ibalita ng THE FILIPINO TIMES AT NG INQUIRER, ng matapos na ang kurakot sa immigration. Basta Visit visa ka, magbabayad ka muna ng 50,0000php to 70,000php bago ka makalipad. Sa Pangulo po natin Rodrigo Duterte sana bigyan nyo pong pansin ang malaking corrupt sa Philippine Immigration.