ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — In less than a week, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 118 here dismissed the human trafficking case filed by the city government against a jeepney driver for allegedly exploiting a group of Badjaos for personal gain. In an order dated May 23, Judge Rene Reyes directed the commander of Police Station 3 to release 57-year-old jeepney driver Daniel Lingad from custody due to a lack of evidence against him, as determined by the court. Judge Reyes said that the inquest prosecutor, in bringing the case to court, heavily relied on the complaint statement, arrest statement, and witness statement provided by officers and personnel from the city's traffic management office and emergency disaster command center.

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