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Cops rescue 35 Chinese women from Makati sex den

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SCiDiosU80I?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA (<strong>2nd UPDATE</strong>)—Authorities rescued 35 Chinese women inside a hotel allegedly used as a prostitution den in Makati City late Monday night.</p><p>Police also arrested 21 foreign clients, some believed to be Chinese working in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) sector.</p><p>Makati City police chief Rogelio Simon said they were tipped off that the hotel, which opened in 2018, was a front for prostitution.</p><p>Transactions reportedly took place over social media, where rates could go up to P20,000.</p><p>&quot;They don&#x27;t accept Filipino customers,&quot; Simon said.</p><p>Some 10 Filipino hotel employees, who were also apprehended during the raid, said they were not aware the establishment was involved in the sex trade.</p><p>&quot;We only clean the rooms,&quot; an employee told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>This is the fourth raid on a sex ring involving Chinese in Metro Manila in 2 months. Those arrested will face complaints for violating Republic Act 10364, also known as the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/01/19/30-chinese-women-rescued-from-sex-trade-in-makati-bar">91 Chinese women, 4 Pinay rescued from sex trade in upscale Makati bar</a></li></ul><p>Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rescued some 91 Chinese women and 4 Filipino women inside an upscale KTV bar in Makati City.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/19/more-than-50-foreign-women-rescued-from-prostitution-den-in-paraaque">More than 50 Chinese women rescued from prostitution den in Parañaque</a></li></ul><p>Police also rescued more than 50 Chinese women inside a 3-storey condominium building in Baclaran, Parañaque City on Sept. 16.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/19/cops-rescue-6-vietnamese-women-from-chinese-run-prostitution-den-in-makati">Cops rescue 6 Vietnamese women from Chinese-run prostitution den in Makati</a></li></ul><p>On Sept. 4, some 6 Vietnamese women were rescued inside a condominium unit in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City.</p><div><strong>—Report from Anjo Bagaoisan and Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Authorities rescued 35 Chinese women inside a hotel allegedly used as a prostitution den in Makati City late Monday night.</p>

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Authorities rescued 35 Chinese women inside a hotel allegedly used as a prostitution den in Makati City late Monday night.