MYANMAR has released 78 Filipinos who were detained for immigration-related offenses, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The Philippine Embassy in Yangon is facilitating the repatriation of the unidentified Filipinos in coordination with Myanmar authorities, the DFA said Saturday evening.
“All the Filipinos were trafficked for employment in scam centers in Myanmar and had been serving sentences for illegal entry and residency,” the DFA said in a statement.