REPUBLIC OF THE PHLIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF ___________
_____________ CITY

(Name)
_________________________,
Complainant,
NPS DOCKET NO. ___
-versus - For: QUALIFIED TRAFFICKING IN
(Name) PERSONS
____________________________,
Respondent. Promulgated:
________________
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RESOLUTION

Brought for inquest proceeding is a complaint filed by the National Bureau of

Investigation (NBI) against ______________for qualified trafficking in persons
under R.A. 9208.

(NBI Agents), in their joint-affidavit, allege that they received information that girls,
mostly minors, were being sold to prostitution by a certain___________ and
owner_________ in the____________
Bar located at_________ St. ,______ City. (Undercover agent) started his
surveillance of the said bar in ________. He could only visit the bar with a Chinese
friend who acted as poseur customer as he was told that the bar only accommodates
foreign guests or customers referred directly by travel agencies. The bar personnel
usually expect the foreign guest/customer to be accompanied by a tour guide from the
same travel agency who referred them. In the course of their visits, they were presented
with girls who they can take out for a fee.

On _______, _____________, and a companion, acting as a Chinese client,

went to the bar where_____________ presented them with four (4) alleged minor
females to choose from. The undercover operatives decided not to get the girls at that
time. Thereafter, an entrapment operation was planned.

On___________ at around_______, _______ returned to the bar with the

Chinese customer together with another asset who acted as a tour guide. _____
instructed a driver to fetch_______ and bring them
to____________, Manila. The driver told them that he had been employed by _____
for a long time and that his job was to bring the girls to the hotels and fetch them after
they have finished with their clients.

As per complainants' plan, an undercover NBI operative will act as the guide of the
Chinese tourist while________ will document the transaction with a hidden video
camera. The other NBI operatives would position themselves in strategic places outside
the establishment and wait for the pre-arranged signal. Eight Thousand Pesos
(P8,000.00) comprising of sixteen (16) pieces of Five Hundred Peso bills (P500.00)
were marked and dusted with fluorescent powder for the entrapment operation.

When_________, the asset posing as a Chinese client, and

________ arrived, they were approached by a woman who led them to a parked van
with plate number_______. The driver whom the agent had earlier met was the one
driving the van. The operatives were introduced to some teen aged-looking girls inside
the vehicle. They refused to consummate the transaction inside the van and asked to go
to_______. Thus, they and the woman went inside _______ followed by another
woman and three young girls from the parked van.

While inside the van, _________, the three (3) operatives, transacted with
______ and the three (3) alleged minors. After a couple of minutes,________
accepted and got the fluorescent powder-dusted money. At that juncture, _______
immediately gave the pre-arranged signal, introduced himself as an NBI agent, and
arrested_______ and her companions. The marked money was recovered from
__________.

Upon apprehension, the suspects were informed of their constitutional rights and
brought to the NBI main office where they were booked. At the main office, respondents
were identified as_______.

Respondent ______ was immediately tested for fluorescent powder. She was
found positive of fluorescent powder traces while the recovered marked money was
certified to be the same as those previously marked.

The rescued girls,__________, claimed to be minors during the interview by the

social worker, as corroborated by the findings of NBI Dentist Dr. ________ based on
the normal eruption pattern of human dentition.

The minor victims, in their respective affidavits, claim that they were offered jobs at
__________Bar where respondents _________ told them that their work would
entail having sex with male foreigners.
 Respondents were brought to this office for inquest proceedings on
____________. They opted for a preliminary investigation and signed a waiver of
their rights under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code with the assistance of
Atty.____________.

Respondents, in their counter-affidavit, aver that__________.

We now resolve.

The undersigned finds probable cause to charge respondents______

with two (2) counts of qualified trafficking in persons under R.A. 9208. Respondents'
act of supplying their foreign customers with minors with the understanding that these
girls can be required to perform sexual services falls within the purview of Section 4(a).
The minority of the victims make respondents liable for qualified trafficking under
Section 6(a).

Respondents__________ are likewise liable for another count of trafficking

under Section 4(a) for the recruitment of _______.

WHEREFORE, the undersigned recommends that the attached informations for

qualified trafficking (2 counts), and for trafficking in persons (1 count)
against____________ be filed with the appropriate court/s.

SO ORDERED.
(place), (date).
(Name of Investigating Prosecutor)
(designation)
Recommending Approval:
(Name)
Division Chief

A P P R O V E D:
(Name)
Prosecutor General or
Provincial/City Prosecutor

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