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Profiteering from PROSTITUTION : A Business Perspective

Profiteering from PROSTITUTION : A Business Perspective. Presented By: Mayan Evangelista, Eric Lim, Shirley Rocafor and Germaine Teh. Facts: (from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation )

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Profiteering from PROSTITUTION : A Business Perspective

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  1. Profiteering from PROSTITUTION : A Business Perspective Presented By: Mayan Evangelista, Eric Lim, Shirley Rocafor and Germaine Teh

  2. Facts:(from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • The number of prostituted persons approx. equals to the country’s manufacturing workforce(1998). • There are 400,000 – 500,000 prostituted persons in the Philippines (1998). • Prostituted persons are mainly adult women, BUT there are also: • male • transvestite • child prostitutes, both girls and boys Background RELSFOR

  3. Facts:(from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • There are 400,000 women in prostitution, excluding: • unregistered • seasonal prostitutes • overseas entertainers • victims of external trafficking (1998) Background RELSFOR

  4. Facts: (from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • Most of the men buying prostitutes in Pasay City are: • taxi drivers • laborers • businessmen • foreigners • male teenagers eager to lose their virginity (1998) Background RELSFOR

  5. Facts: (from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • Filipinos are the main users of Filipinas in prostitution (1997) • Filipino men who buy prostitutes don’t care if she is 15 or 25 (1997). • Prostitution can be seen on the following areas: • Cebu (2,988 registered in 1996) • Davao (1,525 in 1996) • Angeles City (of the 500, 75% are children, 1997 data) Background RELSFOR

  6. Facts: (from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • Prostitution and sex trafficking are pervasive in the countryside (1998). • Laoag • General Santos • Negros • Southern Tagalog provinces • Pinatubo area • Pagadian, etc. • Teen-age girls are being forced into prostitution. • In Davao, there are >1,000 prostituted teen-age girls. • Customers pay as little as $0.50 or $0.25 (1998). • If $1=P45, that would be P22.50 or P11.25. Background RELSFOR

  7. Prostitution Tourism:(from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • The Philippines is one of the favored destinations of pedophile sex tourists from Europe and the US (1997). • A Philippine Adventure Tour costs $1,654 (P74,430 if $1=P45), including: • round trip airfare • hotel accommodations • guided tours to the bars where men purchase sex from prostitutes for as little as US$24 (1998). • If $1=P45, that would be P1080. Background RELSFOR

  8. Prostitution Tourism:(from the Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation) • Many sex establishments in the Philippines are backed by Japanese capital (1998). • The tourism program of the government which aims to project the Philippines as a major tourist destination has increased the number of prostituted women (1997). Background RELSFOR

  9. More on Prostitution: • Philippine laws do not define prostitution but prostitutes are criminals. • Clients or men who avail of sex from women in prostitution are not expressly penalized. • BUTclients of child prostitutes are. Background RELSFOR

  10. More on Prostitution: • The following persons involved in prostitution are penalized through the various Philippine criminal provisions: • Prostitutes (except children) • Pimps and procurers • Those engaged in the business of prostitution • Those profiting from the business • Those enlisting the services of women and children in prostitution Background RELSFOR

  11. More on Prostitution: • According to one DOM (2007), the cheapest commodity now in the Philippines is the Filipino call girl (GRO in the night clubs or in bars or working student). Background RELSFOR

  12. More on Prostitution: • Golf tours to the Philippines of Filipino-American sports enthusiasts have become popular because • not only do the tourists play golf • but they can also avail the services of GROs and young female companions who double as masseurs or whatnot (2007). • Prostitution may be a bigger “business” than illegal gambling such as jueteng (2007). Background RELSFOR

  13. Sources: • http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/philippi.htm • http://cpcabrisbane.org/CPCA/IWSSForum.htm • http://www.mabuhayradio.com/content/view/743/51 Background RELSFOR

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