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Earth Vol. 1
The number of prostituted persons in the Philippines is about the size of the country's manufacturing workforce, according to Rene Ofreneo, a former Philippine labor undersecretary and an expert on the sex trade. (Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
There are 400,000 to 500,000 prostituted persons in the Philippines. Prostituted persons are mainly adult women, but there are also male, transvestite and child prostitutes, both girls and boys. (International Labor Organization. Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
In the Philippines, a recent study showed there are about 75,000 children, who were forced into prostitution due to poverty. (Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
There are 400,000 women in prostitution in 1998, excluding unregistered, seasonal prostitutes, overseas entertainers and victims of external trafficking. One fourth of them are children and each year 3,266 more children are forced into the sex industry. (GABRIELA, Diana Mendoza, "RP Has 400,000 Prostitutes," TODAY, 25 February 1998)
There are 375,000 women and children in prostitution in the Philippines. Most of them, aged 15 - 20, are from semi-rural and urban backgrounds and have been victims of incest and sexual abuse. ("375,000 Filipino Women and Kids Are Into Prostitution," Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 July 1997)
There are 300,000 women and children in prostitution in the Philippines. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
There are more than 60,000 children in prostitution. (Welfare officials estimates, Abby Tan, "Sex Case Focuses Concern On Domestic Paedophilia," 21 March 1997)
40,000 Filipino children were involved in child prostitution. (Philippine Foreign Ministry, Jill Serjeant, "Asia to launch joint crackdown on child sex trade," Reuters, 1 April 1998)
There are reports of people prostituting for food or water. (CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia Pacific)
Most of the men buying prostitutes in Pasay City are taxi drivers, laborers, businessmen, foreigners and male teenagers’ eager to lose their virginity. (Joel San Juan, "Poverty still behind world’s oldest profession," TODAY, 26 July 1998)
In Cebu, the number of registered prostitutes increased from 1,557 in 1992, to 2,189 in June 1994, to 2.988 in June 1996. This number does not include the estimated 1.500 non-registered prostitutes. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
In Cebu City, the number of registered prostitutes rose from 1,500 in 1993 to 4,500 in 1997. In Davao City in 1993, there were 80 prostitution establishments, by 1997 there were 135, which increased the number of registered prostitutes by 2,000 and the number of unregistered by 2,000. (GABRIELA, Diana Mendoza, "RP Has 400,000 Prostitutes," TODAY, 25 February 1998)
In Davao, there were 868 prostitutes in 1993 and 1,525 in the first half of 1996. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
Of 500 prostitutes in Angeles City, 75% are children. (Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
The Philippines is fourth among 9 nations with the most children in prostitution, with 60,000 - 100,000. The top five areas for child prostitution and sex tourism are Metro Manila, Angeles City, Puerto Galera in Mindoro Province, Davao and Cebu(UNICEF and non-governmental organizations, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
40,000 Filipino children are in prostitution. (Philippines Foreign Minister, Domingo Siazon, Robin Cook, "Clampdown on child sex tourism," BBC News UK, 4 April 1998)
75% of the estimated 500 prostitutes in the "Area," a ghetto known for child prostitution in Angeles City are children. (Susan Pineda, of Pro-Women Action, "Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
Filipinos are the main users of Filipinas in prostitution. (Women's Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organisation, "Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
Filipino men who buy prostitutes don't care if she is 15 or 25. ("Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
In 1984, there were 7 provinces with child sex rings. Today, they are present in 37 provinces. (UNICEF, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
Children, aged 11 to 15, in prostitution said relatives introduced them to prostitution, or they were recruited by friends. (Institute for the Protection of Children, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
The increase in the exploitation of prostituted children is attributed to the fear of HIV/AIDS. Some people believe children have less risk of having the disease. The sex trade in chidlren is so well established, because of the influx of sex tourists and the existence of sex tours catering to Japanese, European and other Caucasian tourists. (Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
Prostitution and sex trafficking are pervasive in the countryside. According to a study made by various non-governmental organizations led by the Women's Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO), even remote rural areas are becoming favorite sites for sex traffickers and prostitution syndicates. Certain areas in Laoag, General Santos City, Negros, Southern Tagalog provinces, Pinatubo area, and Pagadian, to name a few, have reported increasing numbers of cases of prostitution, and where prostituted women are no longer from other provinces, but are local women. ("Ex-streetwalkers fight VFA: Form advocacy groups in urban centers," The Philippine Journal, 18 September 1998)
Teen-age girls are being forced into prostitution due to the Asian economic crisis. In Davao City, the Philippines, there are more than 1,000 prostituted teen-age girls; customers pay as little as from 50 cents to $2.50. This rise in prostitution increases the spread of AIDS, especially as contraceptive costs have gone up with the currency collapse and bankrupt government cuts in distribution programs.( Tambayan Center for Abused Street Girls, "Asians in unhealthy crisis Financial woes produce ill effects on depressed region's poverty-stricken," Washington Times, 25 September 1998)
The number of prostituted persons in the Philippines is about the size of the country's manufacturing workforce, according to Rene Ofreneo, a former Philippine labor undersecretary and an expert on the sex trade. (Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
There are 400,000 to 500,000 prostituted persons in the Philippines. Prostituted persons are mainly adult women, but there are also male, transvestite and child prostitutes, both girls and boys. (International Labor Organization. Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
In the Philippines, a recent study showed there are about 75,000 children, who were forced into prostitution due to poverty. (Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
There are 400,000 women in prostitution in 1998, excluding unregistered, seasonal prostitutes, overseas entertainers and victims of external trafficking. One fourth of them are children and each year 3,266 more children are forced into the sex industry. (GABRIELA, Diana Mendoza, "RP Has 400,000 Prostitutes," TODAY, 25 February 1998)
There are 375,000 women and children in prostitution in the Philippines. Most of them, aged 15 - 20, are from semi-rural and urban backgrounds and have been victims of incest and sexual abuse. ("375,000 Filipino Women and Kids Are Into Prostitution," Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 July 1997)
There are 300,000 women and children in prostitution in the Philippines. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
There are more than 60,000 children in prostitution. (Welfare officials estimates, Abby Tan, "Sex Case Focuses Concern On Domestic Paedophilia," 21 March 1997)
40,000 Filipino children were involved in child prostitution. (Philippine Foreign Ministry, Jill Serjeant, "Asia to launch joint crackdown on child sex trade," Reuters, 1 April 1998)
There are reports of people prostituting for food or water. (CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia Pacific)
Most of the men buying prostitutes in Pasay City are taxi drivers, laborers, businessmen, foreigners and male teenagers’ eager to lose their virginity. (Joel San Juan, "Poverty still behind world’s oldest profession," TODAY, 26 July 1998)
In Cebu, the number of registered prostitutes increased from 1,557 in 1992, to 2,189 in June 1994, to 2.988 in June 1996. This number does not include the estimated 1.500 non-registered prostitutes. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
In Cebu City, the number of registered prostitutes rose from 1,500 in 1993 to 4,500 in 1997. In Davao City in 1993, there were 80 prostitution establishments, by 1997 there were 135, which increased the number of registered prostitutes by 2,000 and the number of unregistered by 2,000. (GABRIELA, Diana Mendoza, "RP Has 400,000 Prostitutes," TODAY, 25 February 1998)
In Davao, there were 868 prostitutes in 1993 and 1,525 in the first half of 1996. (Gabriela, Statistics and the State of the Philippines, 24 July 1997)
Of 500 prostitutes in Angeles City, 75% are children. (Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
The Philippines is fourth among 9 nations with the most children in prostitution, with 60,000 - 100,000. The top five areas for child prostitution and sex tourism are Metro Manila, Angeles City, Puerto Galera in Mindoro Province, Davao and Cebu(UNICEF and non-governmental organizations, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
40,000 Filipino children are in prostitution. (Philippines Foreign Minister, Domingo Siazon, Robin Cook, "Clampdown on child sex tourism," BBC News UK, 4 April 1998)
75% of the estimated 500 prostitutes in the "Area," a ghetto known for child prostitution in Angeles City are children. (Susan Pineda, of Pro-Women Action, "Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
Filipinos are the main users of Filipinas in prostitution. (Women's Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organisation, "Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
Filipino men who buy prostitutes don't care if she is 15 or 25. ("Scourge of Child Prostitution," Sol. F. Juvida, InterPress Service, 12 October 1997)
In 1984, there were 7 provinces with child sex rings. Today, they are present in 37 provinces. (UNICEF, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
Children, aged 11 to 15, in prostitution said relatives introduced them to prostitution, or they were recruited by friends. (Institute for the Protection of Children, Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
The increase in the exploitation of prostituted children is attributed to the fear of HIV/AIDS. Some people believe children have less risk of having the disease. The sex trade in chidlren is so well established, because of the influx of sex tourists and the existence of sex tours catering to Japanese, European and other Caucasian tourists. (Sol. F. Juvida, "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution," IPS, 12 October 1997)
Prostitution and sex trafficking are pervasive in the countryside. According to a study made by various non-governmental organizations led by the Women's Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO), even remote rural areas are becoming favorite sites for sex traffickers and prostitution syndicates. Certain areas in Laoag, General Santos City, Negros, Southern Tagalog provinces, Pinatubo area, and Pagadian, to name a few, have reported increasing numbers of cases of prostitution, and where prostituted women are no longer from other provinces, but are local women. ("Ex-streetwalkers fight VFA: Form advocacy groups in urban centers," The Philippine Journal, 18 September 1998)
Teen-age girls are being forced into prostitution due to the Asian economic crisis. In Davao City, the Philippines, there are more than 1,000 prostituted teen-age girls; customers pay as little as from 50 cents to $2.50. This rise in prostitution increases the spread of AIDS, especially as contraceptive costs have gone up with the currency collapse and bankrupt government cuts in distribution programs.( Tambayan Center for Abused Street Girls, "Asians in unhealthy crisis Financial woes produce ill effects on depressed region's poverty-stricken," Washington Times, 25 September 1998)
