Former representative Mike Defensor (right) and Atty. Levi Baligod (left) led a press briefing alongside 22 bodyguards assigned to former congressman Zaldy Co at an events venue in Mandaluyong City on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. —INQUIRER PHOTO/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint for qualified human trafficking against former Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor and his wife, Julie Defensor, using a bar and a hotel they allegedly owned in Pasig City in sexually exploiting women.
The complaint filed on Friday at the city prosecutor’s office followed the NBI raid conducted April 21 on Chicago KTV Bar and Bleu Hotel, where more than 50 women were allegedly being exploited.
The NBI said it placed the bar and the hotel under investigation starting April 7 based on a tip from a confidential informant about the activities inside the two establishments.
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