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BI’s anti-trafficking drive: Over 7,000 barred from leaving in Q1

  MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has barred more than 7,000 Filipinos from leaving the country in the first quarter of the year amid its intensified campaign against human trafficking.   BI Port Operations Division Chief Grifton Medina said that 7,311 Filipino travelers were prevented from leaving the country for failure to comply with requirements for overseas-bound travelers.   "We have been very careful in assessing these travelers as we wanted to ensure that they will not be victimized by human traffickers and illegal recruiters,"Medina said in a statement.   "Passengers whose departures were previously deferred will be a...

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