Mr Lee Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 According to THIS STORY pretty bad. Some quotes from it below. Former labor under secretary Rene Ofreneo recently said that the number of Filipinos engaged in the sex trade was likely about the same size as the country's manufacturing workforce of around 850,000 workers, with around half of them under the age of 18. The Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), meanwhile, warned that the Philippines could soon rival Thailand as a sex tourism capital, including for globe-trotting pedophiles. A recent Deutsche Welle special report claimed that the Philippine sex industry was the fourth-largest contributor to gross national product (GNP). But as US ambassador Thomas suggested in his hotly contested remarks, official complicity is part of the problem. A growing number of public officials have been accused as enablers or patrons of the trade in underage girls. For instance, Zamboanga congressman Romeo Jalosjos was recently convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl who was offered to the politician by a pimp, according to court proceedings. Another former congressman, Manolet Lavides, was recently fingered for involvement in the prostituting four high school students at the Manila-based Novaliches High School. Two mayors, meanwhile, were recently accused having sex with minors. Binan mayor Bayani Alonte has been charged with raping a 16-year-old high school student who was reportedly doing modeling jobs on the side. Angeles City mayor Ed Pamintuan has been accused of being involved in the case of another 16-year-old model who was prostituted by her so-called "talent" manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 HmmmI wonder where they get their figures? Two or three stories is nothing.At least instead of blaming everyone else this time they noted problems from their own people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sibbick Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 I don't know where they get their figures from either.And where do they hide all 850,000 sex workers.The main centres for sex tourism are Manila, Angeles, Cebu and Davao. With Angeles City being the main drawcard for sex tourists. I have never been there but I am told there is about 100 bars in Angeles City. Even if every bar employed 100 girls, that is only 10,000. 10,000 in the main sex capital of the Philippines. Cebu City has half the bars and certainly do not employ close to 100 per bar. But still, you may be able to come up with another 5000 inside the bars and clubs. On the streets in Cebu City, the main locations for freelancers are Pelaez Street and Fuente Osmena. Usually only half a dozen girls hanging around at each place.Regards: Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 I have no idea but below is what is in the article. So I am guessing there is a lot more of it going on than many of us even know about. A leaked US diplomatic cable identified a number of Philippine sex tourism hubs, including Sabang Beach in Puerto Galera, Mindoro province. Sex workers, or "sexcorts", interviewed by this correspondent noted that the cities of Cebu, Davao and Angeles City and Boracay island were easy places to find work. Cash allure Many young Filipino girls end up in so-called KTV bars, nightclubs, seedy restaurants and massage parlors, a number of which are fronts for prostitution dens where customers can have sex for a fee ranging from US$20 to $50. Cash-strapped students are also turning to prostitution to pay their tuition bills or earn extra money to cover their weekly expenses, according to Asia Times Online interviews. Internet-based sexual services are also extending the trade into once remote rural areas, warned the CBCP. MJ, a pseudonym, got hooked on cyber-sex because of the easy money, considerably more than the 2,000-4,000 pesos she could earn as a domestic servant. She said she enticed some of her other friends working as maids to perform sex acts and strip online part time. Others she knows are advertising massage services online and are offering "extra service" for additional fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 GUYS!!!!! How many times do I have to say this.... It is READING AND COMPREHENSION !!!Now, everyone go back up to the top of the page and read EXACTLY what Lee wrote....... yes, EXACTLY what he wrote..... Then you may want to write your response heheheheheheheheheheOn a clinical note... while sex with those under 18 is a crime, it may not be 'pedophilla', which is sex or attraction sexually to PREpubecent kids...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 A leaked US diplomatic cable identified a number of Philippine sex tourism hubs, including Sabang Beach in Puerto Galera, Mindoro province. Sex workers, or "sexcorts", interviewed by this correspondent noted that the cities of Cebu, Davao and Angeles City and Boracay island were easy places to find work. Some of the above places I do not know much about but Davao from my understanding certainly is not a foreigner's sex tourist destination so if they say it is it must cater for Filipino sex tourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugs Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) :oFrom the BossNotice to all membersPost with only one word or emoticons only are a waste of space and the moderators have been instructed to delete them in future.Some members may not have much to say but smoke signals would be better in this situation. Forum ManagerTom Edited December 22, 2011 by Jollygoodfellow Notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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