DAVAO CITY --- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it barred close to 12,000 Filipinos from leaving the country last year as a result of the agency’s continued drive against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said immigration officers at the different ports of exit deferred the departure of 11,706 passengers, of which 9,411 were stopped … [Read more...] about Number of intercepted illegal recruits curve during pandemic