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时间 八月二十七日凌晨一点 地点 Bankal 居委会一个招待所， 位置。在新黄金和机场之间。人物 小姐姐六人， 鸡头一人。加上XX一号被抓的34位小姐姐， 近期总计被解救的小姐姐达到四十人。

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Chinese men are always seen visiting a pension house in Barangay Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City at night.

The presence of Chinese nationals there made neighbors suspicious that the area may have been used as a prostitution den, which prompted them to report the matter to the police.

Lapu-Lapu City police rescued six female Chinese nationals and arrested another, who was believed to be a pimp, in an operation at 1 a.m. today, August 27, at the A’s Guest House in Barangay Bankal.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Dexter Calacar, head of the operating team, said that an informant told them that Chinese men would visit the pension house at night to chose a woman companion and pay a certain amount before bringing her out.

“Nag complain nga kada gabie daw naa mag sige abot nga foreign nationals unya murag gina bugaw ang mga baye,” Calacar told CDN Digital.

(The informant raised a complaint on the presence of foreign nationals who would visit the place at nighttime and choose from among  prostituted women.)

Calacar that they managed to confirm the tip given by their male informant when they visited the place at dawn today.  Zhang Huan, 30, was the one who faced the police.

Huan presented herself as the handler of the Chinese women, Calacar told CDN Digital.

“According sa atoa informant daghan diay ni sila nga gi grupo-grupo.  This will be for follow-up nato,” said Calacar.

(According to our informant these Chinese nationals came to Lapu-Lapu City in groups. That will be the subject of our follow up operations.)

Read More: Female Chinese nationals face anti-trafficking charges

Earlier this month, the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Region Office (NBI-7) also rescued 34 Chinese women who were believed to be trafficked in a KTV bar in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City.

During their investigation, Calacar said they found that Zhang rented the A’s Guest House, a two storey pension house that is locate along the Mactan Airport Road in Barangay Bankal.

Zhang and the six other Chinese women, who were under her care, occupy all of the six rooms at the pension house.

Calacar said they arrested Zhang and took custody of the six women whom they will later on turnover to the Chinese Consulate in Cebu.

The woman, he said, were unable to present any work permits and possessed incomplete vacation visas.

Zhang is now detained at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office detention facility while they prepare a complaint for the violation of Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act against her.

Calacar said they will also include the owner of the pension house in their follow up investigation to especially determine if they also have a hand in the prostitution of the Chinese women. | dcb

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时间 八月二十七日凌晨一点 地点 Bankal 居委会一个招待所， 位置。在新黄金和机场之间。人物 小姐姐六人， 鸡头一人。加上XX一号被抓的34位小姐姐， 近期总计被解救的小姐姐达到四十人。

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Chinese men are always seen visiting a pension house in Barangay Bankal, Lapu-Lapu City at night.

The presence of Chinese nationals there made neighbors suspicious that the area may have been used as a prostitution den, which prompted them to report the matter to the police.

Lapu-Lapu City police rescued six female Chinese nationals and arrested another, who was believed to be a pimp, in an operation at 1 a.m. today, August 27, at the A’s Guest House in Barangay Bankal.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Dexter Calacar, head of the operating team, said that an informant told them that Chinese men would visit the pension house at night to chose a woman companion and pay a certain amount before bringing her out.

“Nag complain nga kada gabie daw naa mag sige abot nga foreign nationals unya murag gina bugaw ang mga baye,” Calacar told CDN Digital.

(The informant raised a complaint on the presence of foreign nationals who would visit the place at nighttime and choose from among  prostituted women.)

Calacar that they managed to confirm the tip given by their male informant when they visited the place at dawn today.  Zhang Huan, 30, was the one who faced the police.

Huan presented herself as the handler of the Chinese women, Calacar told CDN Digital.

“According sa atoa informant daghan diay ni sila nga gi grupo-grupo.  This will be for follow-up nato,” said Calacar.

(According to our informant these Chinese nationals came to Lapu-Lapu City in groups. That will be the subject of our follow up operations.)

Read More: Female Chinese nationals face anti-trafficking charges

Earlier this month, the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Region Office (NBI-7) also rescued 34 Chinese women who were believed to be trafficked in a KTV bar in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City.

During their investigation, Calacar said they found that Zhang rented the A’s Guest House, a two storey pension house that is locate along the Mactan Airport Road in Barangay Bankal.

Zhang and the six other Chinese women, who were under her care, occupy all of the six rooms at the pension house.

Calacar said they arrested Zhang and took custody of the six women whom they will later on turnover to the Chinese Consulate in Cebu.

The woman, he said, were unable to present any work permits and possessed incomplete vacation visas.

Zhang is now detained at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office detention facility while they prepare a complaint for the violation of Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act against her.

Calacar said they will also include the owner of the pension house in their follow up investigation to especially determine if they also have a hand in the prostitution of the Chinese women. | dcb