NBI arrests Swede, Filipina for child abuse, trafficking

A Swedish national, Heinz Henry Andreas Berglund, suspected of raping a 10-year-old girl and facing multiple charges including child rape and financial fraud, was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Pampanga on April 2.

Berglund arrived in the Philippines on March 18 and was under surveillance until his arrest based on information from the Swedish Police Authority through Homeland Security Investigations.

The NBI's Violence Against Women and Children Division apprehended Berglund who is also facing charges of preparation to rape a child, gross sexual assault of a child, and child pornography under Swedish law.

Meanwhile, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the NBI arrested Priscilla Sunga Tabilog for alleged human trafficking when she was preparing to depart for Thailand with two victims posing as missionary volunteers.

Tabilog is facing criminal charges under Republic Act 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995) and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003), both amended by recent laws.