Is prostitution a right?
October 5 is International Day of No Prostitution. There is a growing effort to frame commercial sex as merely "sex work"—an economic choice and a matter of labor rights. Proponents…
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Tales of prostitution and survival in Davao City
Davao City is one of the top five growing cities in the Philippines, but it is also one of the top areas for child prostitution and sex tourism, as noted by government agencies focused on women and child trafficking.
Talikala shares a screenshot of a Facebook conversation that involves trafficking of minors in Davao City. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)
‘What’s her FB?’: Talikala exposes online child prostitution scheme
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A non-governmental organization received a report that a social media network has become a platform for children prostitution in this city. Jeanette Laurel-Ampog, executive director of…
Realities of prostitution tackled in film and life
Somewhere in Davao City’s night life avenues, where darkness is punctuated with neon signs from bars and videokes, young girls have hard time coping with jeers and frowns from passersby.