CEBU CITY – At least 20 women were rescued when agents of the National Bureau of Investigation-Cebu District Office (NBI-Cebdo) raided a bar in Mandaue City that allegedly offered “extra services” to their male customers.
A GROUP of women was rescued from a bar in Mandaue City that was raided by National Bureau of Investigation agents for allegedly offering sexual services. (Contributed photo)
The bar on A.S. Fortuna St., Barangay Banilad, was raided on Friday, June 21.
A woman, who allegedly acted as “mamasang” or pimp of the bar workers, was arrested.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 10364 or the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012 were filed against Riza Novela.
Information that the bar was offering sexual services to customers came from concerned citizens, the NBI-Cebdo said.
Prior to the raid, two poseur-customers went to the bar and were entertained by what the establishment described as customer care assistants (CCAs).
The NBI-Cebdo said it was the mamasang who asked the CCAs to line up to enable the customers to choose who to table with.
For P600, a CCA would “sit, sing, or dance” with a customer.
The undercover agents were able to “take out” two CCAs for dinner before they proceeded to a motel.
Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking were present during the raid.