TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija – Four women, including two minors, were saved by police from a bar which was allegedly being used as front of prostitution in Barangay Sampaloc here before dawn Tuesday, police said.
Two suspects, identified as Marnitz Siobal, 26, of Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, and Richibier Sibayan, resident of this town, were arrested for human trafficking, said Lt. Col. Alexie Desamito, town police chief.
Rescued were (not their real names) Daniella, 22, of Montalban, Rizal; Jane, 19, of Cabanatuan City; Jade, 16, and Alyana, 15, both of Sto. Domingo town.
Desamito said the operation was hatched after they confirmed that the certain individuals, including the floor manager of Triple C-2 Bar, offered the girls for sexual favor to customers.
“Sa halagang P2,000 ay pwede nang ilabas ang babae,” Desamito said, clarifying that the amount only covered bar fine.
Aside from two of the women were minors, all of those rescued did not have any health card, Desamito said. She recommended the closure of the establishment.
The women, according to Desamito, were only told by their respective recruiters that they would work in a restaurant in this town.
The suspects denied the charges.
