When Chinese merchants started trading with the inhabitants of the archipelago in 960 C.E., they intermarried with native women, but did not sexually exploit the women. Leyson wrote in the Encyclopedia of Sexuality: Tribal wars between the aborigines in the Philippine islands turned the vanquished into slaves for labor or cannibalism, but not sexual slaves. Early History of Prostitution in the Philippinesĭr. Male homosexuals and child prostitutes who created Asia’s reputation for sex tourism are concentrated in major metropolitan cities. Transvestites also participate in prostitution, especially with unwary foreigners. One sex worker told the Philippine Inquirer: “When cops like the apprehended woman, she is forced to have sex with them.” Nowadays, “kotong” (bribe) ranges from P3,000 to P4,500, and transactions begin even before they reach the precinct, she said. The police arguably do more to abet prostitution than stop it. Some are girls from rural areas who were fooled by illegal recruiters … We are victims of different circumstances, but we all fell into prostitution,” she said. “But we are not criminals … We are actually victims,” Gonzales said. ![]() The Iti, or wild ducks, chase customers, and bring them to the girls.”įormer prostitute Liza Gonzales told the Philippines Inquirer, “Women in this field are often looked at as sinners and home wreckers. The Amou, or maintainers, who recruit and take care of the girls, and make sure they do not run away. One Filipinos social worker in Cebu told the Japan Times, “There are two type of pimps. In Angeles City, near Clark Air base, there is one street with bars for foreigners on one side, and bars for locals on the other. Local tend to use community-, neighborhood- and town- based brotherl and sex workers. You would not get this impression by visiting one of the better known red light districts. Most of the men who use prostitutes in the Philippines are locals not foreigners. Brothels are often disguised as restaurants. There are basically three kinds of prostitutes in the Philippines: 1) those that work out of “casas,” or brothels, and are employed by pimps or brothel owners: 2) those who work in bars, karaokes and hotels, who are usually controlled by the owners of the establishment where they work and 3) freelancers, who work the streets. By one estimate a half a million women prostitute themselves. ![]() There is an organized movement to make prostitution a legal activity in the Philippines. Even though it is widely practiced, prostitution is illegal in the Philippines.
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