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The Real Pinay Scandal

Some veteran Filipino bloggers reveals in their blogs that one way of increasing traffic is to write a post entitled "Pinay scandal" Once the post becomes popular enough it will probably make it to the top ten in google. Most likely there will be a good (should I say "evil" number?) of people who are looking for ponography in the internet that will be misled to your blog or site.

Using the "Pinay Scandal" keyword in a blog or website will bring a good number of visitors to your site because sex sells. Let me just point out however that the real "Pinay scandals" sites are those containing pornographic materials featuring Filipinas.

However let me tell you what the really is the real pinay scandal. The scandal is not that there are those searching for porn in the internet. The real pinay scandal is the abuse, prostitution and trafficking Filipino women and children.

In order to fully prove my point, the following data will help you understand what I am talking about.

1.) INCREASE IN TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

The July 2, 1998 issue of the Daily Star reveals that there are 150,000 Filipina women trafficked into prostitution in Japan. Some of these women were allegedly sold to the Yakuza for $2,400.00 to $ 18,000.00 each. The Manila Chronicle, May 31, 1995 issue reports that 150 Filipinas were sold into prostitution to night club operators in African countries, particularly Nigeria. These women were bought for $5,000 each by international syndicates.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines reports that 492 of 3,776 reported cases of child abuse involves pornography, prostitution, paedophilia and trafficking. From 1991 to 1996 there were 8,335 cases of child abuse from 1991-1996, 96% of the victims were females.

2.) PROSTITUTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

The August 18, 1998 issue of the Kyodo News revealed that a study shows that in the Philippines there are about 75,000 children who were forced into prostitution due to poverty.

There are 400,000 women engaged in prostitution in 1998 as reported in the February 25, 1998 issue of TODAY. Not included in this statistics are the unregistered, seasonal prostitutes, overseas entertainers and victims of external trafficking. About one fourth of those engaged in prostitution are children. It has been reported that about 3,266 more children are forced into prostitution each year.

According to an intensive study by Sol F. Juvida entitled "Philippines - Children: Scourge of Child Prostitution" the Philippines is fourth among 9 nations with the most children in prostitution. There are some 60,000 - 100,000 children engaged in prostitution in the country. In some localities the problem has worsened. In fact in Angeles City alone about 75% of the estimated 500 prostitutes in the "Area," a place known for child prostitution, are children.There used to be only 7 provinces with child sex rings in 1984. Now child sex rings are present in 37 provinces.

According to the November 21, 1997 issue of the Indian Express, the Philippines is one of the favored destinations of pedophile sex tourists from Europe and the United States.

The October 12, 1997 issue of InterPress Service tells the shocking story of a 13 year old girl named Sharon who was kidnapped and sold as a virgin for US$30. In a brothel, she was raped by 8 to 15 men every night, even when she had her menstrual period or was sick with fever. By the time she escaped with a customer's help she had sex with more than 1,500 men.

EPCAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) coordinator Ron O'Grady made this interesting statement "Few children rescued from brothels have been able to begin living anything like a healthy life again." What he lamented was the sad fact that there is "no evidence" that children in prostitution can ever recover from this experience. This will ultimately be borne by them as long as they live. Asked about a solution for the problem O'Grady says ''The ultimate solution to the problem lies in changing human attitudes and human values'' The continuation of all of these shocking activities may be regarded as the pinay scandal. But the mother of all pinay scandals is the failure of society to rise up to the challenge to do something and to change our attitudes towards the problem.

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Zigfred Diaz may not blog about pinay scandal everyday. However he writes on several of interesting topics including law, leadership, entrepreneurship, management, financial management, investments, technology, internet marketing, blogging, theology, faith, life and living. Visit his blog today

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