1. Child Prostitution in the Philippines
Andrea De Angelo
Sexuality and Culture

2. Child prostitution is generally defined as any person under the age of 18 that engage in prostitutional acts.  Child prostitution is when this child under the age of 18 offers sex to others and gets paid for it.  
In the Philippines, children as young as
9 years old engage in this act!

3. Young girls..Young women..
Prostitution within the Philippines is considered an industry.  Prostitution in the Philippines is very well known among young girls and women. Yet it affects both younger boys and girls.  In recent studies and findings there are around 75,000 children prostitutes currently practicing in the Philippines. 

4. Studies show.. In a recent study, children ages 11-15
claim that prostitution was
introduced to them by
their relatives. 
Every year that passes more
children in the Philippines are
pressured into becoming
prostitutes. 

5. Ranking..
Due to prostitution...Philippines is ranked fourth in the world. 

6. Filipino Men..
Filipino men are the primary users of child prostitution.  The children look to turn to prostitution because of a possible neglect at home.  The feel that an older man may give them the attention they are looking for.  At the same time their getting paid.  They feel needed and "responsible" because they have a "job".".

7. Turning to prostitution because..
-poverty/helps support their family that may be in need or struggling financially. 
-they were treated bad at home and may have been raped themselves. 
-family introduces it to them

8. Effects on Filipino Children..
Filipino children never truly
recover from the possible
trauma that they suffer
from being prostitutes. 
Psychologically they are
scarred and suffer from mental
 trauma. Other problems include
having pregnancy difficulties, Aids, Hiv
and severe depression.

9. Angeles City..
Angeles City in the Philippines is labeled the "sex capital".  75% of prostitutes are children here.  This is the number one place for sex tourism.

10. Prostitution = Beneficial ? ? ?
Prostitution in the Philippines is second nature and is believed to be beneficial.  A few other believed to be benefits of prostitution are...
-helps pay for schooling
-pocket money
-helps afford new clothes
-"responsibility"  

11. Sex is style!
Sex is believed that it will never lose style.  Because of this belief they feel that it is not necessary to stop the children from being prostitutes.  Someone, somewhere will always want sex and they can offer it. 

12. SEX TRADE!

13. Sex-ed or ed alone?
Many children in the Philippines are working instead of going to school. This work consists obviously of selling their bodies for money. Because of their “work” they are losing the opportunity of being in school. It is believed that if more of these children go to school it would change their lives positively

14. In short… Prostitution has been around a long while.
In the Philippines, it is considered the
number one place for sex tourism and
prostitution services. 
The children that take a part in this act
and do it for security because they are
insecure.  They also do it because it pays good. 
Starting at such a young age makes the children
traumatized and most of the time are unable to recover.
Child prostitution is the worst form of child labor!

15. References..
DH. Productions(December 2005) Angeles City. Dexterhorn.com.com/country/asia/philippines.com
National Laws (September 2006) interpol.int/public/children/sexualabuse/nationallaws/csaphilippines.pdf
Wikpipedia Encyclopedia (Children and Prostitution)
Speeches and Papers- Patriarchy, Poverty, Prostitution And Hiv/Aids: The Philippine Experience