by UNTV News and Rescue   |   Posted on Thursday, 6 December 2018 04:57 PM

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MANILA, Philippines – The 2018 Global Slavery Index report shows a significant rise in the number of victims of human trafficking in the Philippines.

Most notable was the incident of 13 minors, including a two-month-old baby, who were trafficked by their own relatives and were rescued in March last year by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation

Read more: Victims of human trafficking in PH spike to over 700,000 – Global Slavery Index