Six Filipinos were rescued from human trafficking syndicates in Myanmar which promised them jobs in Thailand. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who chairs the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), said the six Filipinos—four females and two males— managed to escape their abductors while they had to endure a tortuous journey by land from Myanmar to Thailand where they were eventually rescued. The victims, whose names were withheld for security reasons, arrived in the country on May 11. They were able to contact Police Col. Dominador Matalang, the police attaché in Bangkok, who then sought the assistance of Undersecretary Gilberto DC Cruz, the executive director of PAOCC, for rescue. They were able to escape by land from KK Park and Century Park Myawaddy to the border crossing of Myanmar and Thailand. They then crossed the Moi River by boat to the other side of the border where they had to travel for another 30 minutes to a hotel in Mae Sot City, Thailand. They stayed for a night in the said hotel before travelling for another eight hours to Bangkok where they stayed for four days to process their travel documents. They claimed the syndicate had taken all of their passports, personal items and other belongings. According to the nationals, they were recruited through social media and were made to believe that they will be working in Thailand as customer service representatives. But upon arriving in Thailand, they were brought to Myawaddy, Myanmar where they were made to work in a "love scam" and cryptocurrency operations. Bersamin said the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Philippine Women and Children Protection Center (PNP WCPC) provided them with the necessary legal, medical and psychological aid upon returning to the country. A day after they arrived in Manila, the six were presented to Bersamin who extended some financial assistance to help them start anew. The Executive Secretary also tasked the PAOCC, PNP-WCPC and IACAT to investigate the case and identify the recruiters in the Philippines for prosecution.