THREE minor Muslim Filipinas had become victims of human trafficking in Syria as illegal recruiters forged their passports to make them look older and qualified for labor deployment overseas.

The minors identified only as alias "Omaima," "Aleah," and "Lenlen," narrated -- through video message -- their ordeal on Tuesday during the resumption of the Senate investigation on human trafficking of Filipinos.

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