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Reference: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Prostitution_in_the_Philippines
Male Prostitution in the Philippines
[edit] Sources
Prostitution in Philippines is available through brothels (also known as casa), bars, karaoke bars
(also known as KTVs), Massage Parlors, and escort services. Prostitution is illegal and a serious
criminal offence in the Philippines.
[edit] Statistics
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - Asia Pacific (CATW-AP)[1], quoting from Kyodo News,
estimated that in 1998 there were 400,000 prostituted women in the Philippines.[1][2] The
International Labor Organization estimated that in 1993/94 there were nearly half a million prostitutes
in the country.[3] A 1997 report put the number of child victims of prostitution at 75,000 in the
Philippines.[3] Despite government warnings, more and more Asians go to other countries for
economic reasons. The number of entertainers who go abroad has increased tremendously.
The Philippines is recognized as one of the countries with the highest number of children involved in
prostitution. Children are forced to work up to 20 hours a day and are expected to service as many
as 100 customers each week. A 2005 estimate, states that it is estimated 150,000 girls work as
prostitutes, some as young as six years old. [4]
An Australian Government and Australian Law Reform Commission investigation into prostitution in
the Philippines states, "Girls are quickly forced into prostitution". "Corruption in the police force and
among politicians is reported to be prevalent".[5]
A survey conducted by the International Labor Organization] reveals that in the experience of most of
the women surveyed, prostitution is one of the most alienating forms of labour.[3] Over 50 per cent of
the women surveyed in Philippine massage parlours said they carried out their work with a heavy
heart, and 20 per cent said they were conscience stricken because they still considered sex with
customers a sin.[3] Interviews with Philippine bar girls revealed that more than half of them felt
nothing when they had sex with a client, the remainder said the transactions saddened them.[3]
Surveys of women working as masseuses indicated that 34 per cent of them explained their choice
of work as necessary to support poor parents, 8 per cent to support siblings and 28 per cent to
support husbands or boyfriends.[3] More than 20 per cent said the job was well paid, but only 2 per
cent said it was easy work and only 2 per cent claimed to enjoy the work.[3] Over a third reported

that they had been subject to violence or harassment, most commonly from the police but also from
city officials and gangsters.[3]