Sen. Risa Hontiveros has so far received no answer from the Chinese Embassy in Manila to that question. Letter to HuangIn a letter to Huang on Feb. 17, Hontiveros sought the embassy’s views on ways to provide for the needs of the prostituted Chinese women. “A clear policy gap that has been identified during our first hearing is the postrescue care of Chinese women who were victimized by prostitution rings,” Hontiveros said in her letter to Huang. ADVERTISEMENTShe said NBI agents had also reported a seeming lack of action on the part of the Chinese Embassy to help the rescued women. Later, a group of Chinese Embassy officers visited the NBI and said they wanted to collaborate with the agency in dealing with transnational crimes, said De Guzman.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 03, 2020 20:26 UTC