EIGHT women including four teenage girls on board a ship at Zamboanga City pier were rescued by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from human trafficking, a report reaching PCG headquarters in Manila revealed on Friday.

Based on the report, the women were already on board M/V Ever Queen of Asia when Coast Guard Station (CGS) in Zamboanga received a report that women, including four teenage girls, were to be victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment.

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