like all poor countries, in the Philippines, street Children of both sexes are frequently abused by sex tourists. 

But the modern world has a new variation of the problem: cybersex.

and the Philippines is the world leader in cybersex.

This article in AsiaNews is about some local Sisters who rescue these girls

The Philippines, like the rest of Southeast Asia, ranks high in terms of sexual exploitation of women and girls; its extreme poverty helps the most vulnerable fall victim to trafficking, particularly in rural areas.

According to Sister Corazon, poverty and neglect drive young women, teenage girls, and children, some as young as eight, into the sex trade, where they are exploited and in some cases even killed. The Sisters use a two-pronged approach. First, they try to free the girls from slavery; this is followed by the attempt to provide them with an education and training so that they can reintegrate society through employment which allows them to live in dignity.

Seen as “angels of mercy”, the Sisters walk at night in the dark alleys of red-light areas looking for girls in need. “We rescue girls and victims of Sex Trafficking who are into prostitution,” Sister Corazon explains. “Minors wait for customers for a tiny payment to help supplement their family's subsistence,” she adds.

the problem is poverty.

So excuse me if I get sarcastic at people insisting get rid of fossil fuels (which will make people poorer) and eco theology instead of fighting poverty? Because here it is headline news if the price of LPG or diesel goes up one peso: because it means it is more expensive to travel to work, to cook one's food, and for those of us who are farmers, more expensive to grow food (diesel for farm machinery, shipping organic fertilizer from the source, or making it from natural gas,  drying, packing and shipping rice all require fossil fuel.)

which is why I get so frustrated with the self righteous SJW, the Catholic ecobishops and this pope: They promote an agenda that will kill people in the name of saving people 50 years from now, maybe. And they ignore corruption that is behind a lot of the poverty.

So what can one do?

 One, personal help for these children. Check your church first, or google for other charities working with street kids or the rural poor.

 two: Promoting living a life serving God, because corruption is one of the major reasons behind poverty here. Again, churches are traditionally the way to do this.

Three: promoting industry, and efficiency in farming, and education to get a decent job.

Poverty is the problem.

My (adopted) son told me a story of their birth mom stealing a fighting cock from a local big shot to feed her kids. They explained: mom, sometimes you just need to eat meat. 

And hungry children are vulnerable to be tempted to steal, to take and sell drugs, and of course, to be exploited for sex. And alas sometimes their pimp is a relative.

Sigh.

Of course, this is a world wide problem.

A film about sex trafficking of children is due to be released over the weekend in the USA: