THREE Pasay City residents seeking to find work abroad have filed a human trafficking complaint before the Department of Justice against members of an alleged syndicate in Cavite, whom they accused of operating a recruitment scheme that escalated into forced labor, extortion, and sexual exploitation.
In affidavits subscribed to before Assistant City Prosecutor Arnolfo Sorreda and submitted to the DOJ on September 19, the complainants – two females and one male – alleged that from May to July 2025, they were lured by promises of high-paying jobs in Europe, only to find themselves victimized by what they described as a syndicate posing as an employment placement agency based in Bacoor, Cavite.
The complaint identified the respondents as London-based Italian Adel En Nouri, Raffaela Razon, Krizia Ann Geronda Loyang, Ricardo Evangelista Fernandez, and Joshua Sy Lim.
They are charged for Qualified Trafficking in Persons under Sections 4(a) and 6(c) of Republic Act 9208, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.
A similar complaint was previously filed against En Nouri before the Pasay City Prosecutors’ Office by two Filipino women who claimed that they were forced to appear in online sexual shows by the respondent.
The complainants narrated in their affidavit that they first encountered the recruitment scheme on Facebook through a page called “Nouri International Placement Agency,” which is supposedly hiring Filipinos who want to work abroad as domestic helpers.
The complainants said they sent a direct message through the post’s Facebook page expressing interest in the company’s job offer.
Subsequently, an initial meeting was arranged at a coffee shop in SM City Bacoor, where they allegedly met Razon and Loyang, who introduced themselves as human resources staff of the placement agency.
They said they were promised jobs in Europe with a monthly salary of P80,000.
To prove the “legitimacy” of their job offer, the respondents presented a portfolio of the supposed employer, En Nouri, whom they claimed would administer their final interview.
After that, Razon and Loyang laid down the requirements, which included the need to shell out P100,000 in placement fee, which the applicants agreed to and paid in two installments.
Receipts signed by Razon and prepared by Loyang were issued to the complainants after they were able to pay the full amount.
The respondents also told them that aside from the P80,000 compensation, they would also be given free board and lodging, on the condition that they would help recruit more applicants since the employer needed more than two domestic helpers.
The complainants said they met the other respondents during subsequent meetings where En Nouri’s team assured them that their papers were being processed.
On June 25, another meeting was held with Razon and Loyang who introduced En Nouri to the complainants through a video call on the Messenger app.
The foreign employer told the victims to start packing up their things as the job slots were already reserved for them.
To secure their supposed deployment, the complainants were later required to pay an additional P50,000 each for airfare.
On July 8, the victims were told to proceed to the agency’s office located at the Queens Row West Bacoor on Sampaguita St. in Bacoor City, Cavite.
However, upon their arrival at the said address, they were surprised to discover that the supposed office was actually a residential house where they were forced to do household and office chores under threat of losing their “slots.”
Aside from doing household chores, the complainants claimed they were also allegedly forced to perform sexual acts on camera with En Nouri as the sole audience.
The lewd performances, according to the victims, were staged all at gunpoint by a certain Joshua Sy Lim.
On July 8, the complainants said they were able to escape from the place.
