Rica (right) is a victim of child-trafficking rescued by non-government organization Talikala, Inc. She was forced in prostitution when she was just 12 years old in a bar somewhere in Mati, Davao Oriental. Beside her, Jeanette Laurel Ampog, executive director of Talikala Inc, calls on the public to join the observance of the International Day of No Prostitution on October 5. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)