Mother arrested after trying to sell own baby online for P45k

• A mother in Tanauan, Batangas was arrested for attempting to sell her two-week-old baby online for ₱45,000
• Police also rescued her one-year-old child during the entrapment operation
• The suspect admitted desperation as a single parent and said she only wanted to pay hospital bills
• PNP-WCPC warned that baby-selling is punishable by life imprisonment, with penalties for both sellers and buyers

A mother was arrested in a hospital in Tanauan, Batangas after attempting to sell her two-week-old infant online for P45,000. 

According to Marisol Abdurahman’s exclusive report on “24 Oras” on Friday, the Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) also rescued the suspect’s one-year-old child. 

“Ang inaalok niya lang talaga ay yung two-weeks-old na baby boy. But then nakita namin na may one-year-old na child-at-risk, so ni-rescue na rin ng aming team,” said PNP-WCPC public information officer Police Major Shari Vanessa Deseo.

The suspect was arrested during an entrapment operation wherein the undercover agent had to pay P25,000 for the hospital bills and P20,000 for adoption of the infant, Deseo said. 

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But the suspect said that she had no choice but to put her baby for sale out of desperation for money. 

“Hindi ko naman po talagang gustong mangyari yan sa anak ko, kasi single parent po ako. Napilitan lang po ako kasi gusto kong mabayaran yung bill namin kasi wala akong mapagkukunan,” she emotionally explained her side. 

For its part, the PNP-WCPC warned that selling babies online is punishable by law. 

“Ang penalty na imposable dito ay pwedeng life imprisonment depende sa gravity ng offense…Hindi lang yung nagbebenta ng baby ang napaparusahan dito, but also yung bumibili ng mga babies na wala po sa proseso,” said Deseo. 

The suspect’s two children are now under the care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Meanwhile, the suspect was also charged with violation of the Tr@fficking in Persons Act, the report said.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh