Alyssa not her real name was sold for sex one night last year. On board a docked ship in Leyte, in a locked room, a Japanese repeatedly raped her. Her pimps paid her P She walked away with not a cent, with a baby. A girl with many dreams, Alyssa is among the thousands of children abused and trafficked in the Philippines each year. Since the deadly typhoon struck November 8 last year, her office has rescued 50 victims of trafficking in disaster areas like Tacloban, Catbalogan, Marabut, Ormoc, Baybay, Palo, and Camotes Islands.
Most of the victims are minors. Of the six reported cases, two are in Tacloban. Dadulla said they have received reports that minors are being recruited to work in bars where they are possibly subjected to forced labor and prostitution. A city official, who requested anonymity, said this is especially so in Tacloban where a number of KTV and videoke bars have aggressively sprung up since Yolanda.
Prostitution is rampant because people have no money. The victims are minors, ages 14 to 16, at times with their very own mothers acting as pimps. Downtown on Zamora St. This was the exact place where Alyssa found herself in when she needed money after running away from home before Yolanda struck. Later she was lured to stay with her pimps at a lodge and was sold and abused for months.
But after the disaster, women and girls are now rarely seen in that corner of Zamora St. When a local or a foreigner passes by, only the pimps are there.
Mura lang, minsan bata pa The pimps simply sends a text. The women are paid P a night, and girls are paid P1, Having been in Zamora St. Yung iba wala talagang tulong na natatanggap Of course after Yolanda many more worked as prostitutes because they have no money. Along this Tacloban street corner is where pimps are said to lurk about at night, waiting for clients, some foreigners. After the super typhoon, City Councilor Dalisay Erpe said the devastating loss of loved ones has led to fractured relations within families, leading to weaker sense of values.
