Leviste, 6 others charged with human trafficking over alleged plot vs. Recto
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed a complaint for qualified human trafficking against Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste and six others over an alleged plot to offer women and their sexual services to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, aiming for character assassination.
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