Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
First of all, prostitution is not legal in the Philippines.

Second of all, entire communities were set and were living off American soldiers only to disappear when those soldiers moved, which means that yes, you are supporting prostitution if you pay for sex.

Third off all, only 2% of the women involved in prostitution in the Philippines actually think it's good money for easy work. Other 98% do it out of necessity or were coerced.

I'm not judging you, or saying that you are a bad person. Heck, if I had visited PI, I'd do all the things you did minus paying for sex, before or after sex, but saying it's all fine and dandy, everybody does it and the girls like it, is totally untrue.
Street prostitution is not legal.

Go Go bars, where you pay to release a woman from work, is prefectly legal. It has many names and many versions, be it "bar fines" or "early work release," but make no mistake that everyone, including the feds, know exactly what it is, and they have not banned it.

Would like to see source for 2% figure. Would also be curious how typical superstitous, catholic guilt plays into answers. Would also like to ponder the definition of "prostitution" in this case, as the girl who picked me up in the mall and wanted "boom boom" in exchange for financial support did not consider it prostitution. Furthermore, there is no shortage of college aged girls living with older men, locals included, as live in maids and what nots, where sex is most obviously happening but not considered prostitution

Also, I never said all girls like it. However, when given the opportunity to leave the business without suffering financially, they stay. Greed? Laziness? Fear? I don't know. But some stay