Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children in the Philippines

Criminal exploitation of women and children, particularly prostitution, pornography, and tra cking, is a reality that faces the Philippine society today. A decade back, the country was known abroad as a center for child prostitution. is bad image was depicted in a Japanese pornographic magazine Lalicon Land. e translation was quoted as saying: “Manila and Cebu are the treasure islands of girl prostitutes. If you want to buy Lolita (young girls) but cannot a ord to go to ailand, Manila is the best place to go. Manila is within three hours from Narita (Tokyo) and does not cost too much. ere are many ‘Lolita’ prostitutes and they are cheap.”