22 GROs rounded up in Pagadian

MANILA, Philippines — Police rounded up at least 22 guest relations officers (GROs) following a raid on a row of “entertainment houses" in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province Tuesday night. Radio dzXL reported the police, coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the City Health Office, detained all 22 at the city police station. The report said that while the GROs claimed to be between 18 to 33 years old, police are checking their records to see if there are minors who merely misrepresented their ages. Checkups and pap smears were to be administered on the GROs, the report said. - GMANews.TV