Jennifer’s Slippers and Damp Dresses
Jennifer’s Slippers and Damp Dresses Janet S. Braza Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 --- While conducting a follow-up investigation of a vehicular incident where a platoon of the 51 st IB was involved at Brgy Timbangan, Binidayan, Lanao del Sur (a remote baranggay near Malabang), a girl approaches them asking for help. In their conversation, they found out that she was a victim of child trafficking. She revealed that she was brought to Binidayan by a certain Hadji Amer, a businessman who owns a stall in the public market of Malaybalay, Bukidnon. In Binidayan, she was sold to Kali Amerol, a resident of Brgy Timbangan, Binidayan, who then subsequently handed her over to the former’s brother Kabukar Amerol to become his “wife”. In a house where she stayed, she was made to work not only in the home but also in the farm. If she refused to work, she would be told t...