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We conducted an informal survey on the last quarter of 2012 to get a grasp of the Philippine
cyberbullying situation. Since cyber bullying and bullying incidents remain under reported, except
the group bullying that mobbed amalayer and I was not informed, we thought why not do a survey
to get some facts of the day to day and almost ignored cyberbullying incidents. Though this is non
conclusive, it gives us idea how things are on the dark alley of the cyber world
where bullying and harassment takes place.
Herewith are statistics of the online survey we conducted:
AGE GROUP OF THOSE WHO SAID THEY ARE BULLIED:
53% Adult (18+)
47% Minor (17 and below)
SEX:
57% Female
43% Male
OBJECT OF ATTACK (Top 3)
Attack on reputation
Attack on appearance
Attack against the victims opinion
NATURE OF ATTACK (Top 3)
Spreading photoshopped image
Spreading videos that are supposedly private
Poser/ Spreading lies
PLATFORM USED (Top 3)
Facebook
Cellphone (distant second)
Blogs
SHARED THE INCIDENT WITH
Friend
Parents (distant second)
Sibling
OTHERS
79% were bullied by one person
21% were bullied by a group
The result suggests that girls are more susceptible to cyber bullying, and cyberbullying is no respecter
of age. Filipino cyber bullies appear to be creative since more than words, they use photoshopped
images to hurt their victims. Others use supposed private videos as means to harass there victims.
Identity theft also plays a big role oncyber harassment.
Facebook as the most popular social networking in the Philippines, is also the primary platform of
bullies. And because we can easily purchase a prepaid sim card, cell phone comes second while blogs
come third.
Until then.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a significant issue in thePhilippines, often controlled
by organized crime syndicates. Human Trafficking in the Philippines is a crime against humanity.
In an effort to deal with the problem, the Philippines passed R.A. 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003, a penal law against human trafficking, sex tourism, sex slavery and child prostitution.
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In
2006, enforcement was reported to be inconsistent.
Statistics
A 1997 report put the number of child victims of prostitution at 75,000 in the Philippines., with other
estimates saying as many as 100,000.
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) estimated 60,000 to 100,000 children in the
Philippines were involved in prostitution rings.
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According to the International Labour
Organization (ILO) about 100,000 children were involved in prostitution as of 2009.
is a high incidence of
child prostitution in tourist areas. An undetermined number of children are forced into exploitative
labor operations.
It was estimated in 1995 that the Philippines was the fourth country with the most number of
prostituted children, and authorities have identified an increase in child molesters travelling to the
Philippines.
In 2007, there were estimated to be 375,000 women and girls in the sex trade in the Philippines, mostly
between the ages of 15 and 20, though some are as young as 11.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies stated in 2003 that there were
more than 1.5 million street children in the Philippines and many end up in prostitution and drug
trafficking in places such as Manila and Angeles City.
Government and NGO estimates in 2007 on the number of women trafficked ranged from 300,000 to
400,000 and the number of children trafficked ranged from 60,000 to 100,000.
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According to the US
government reports, the number of child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000, with
foreign tourists, particularly other Asians, as perpetrators.
In 2010, an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 children in the Philippines were involved in prostitution rings,
according to Minette Rimando, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'S International Labour Organization's
Manila office.
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A 2006 article reported that based on statistics provided by the Visayan Forum
Foundation, most victims were between 12 to 22 years old.
The Philippines is ranked under Tier 2 Watch List in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report of the United
States (US) State Department due to the Philippine governments alleged failure to show evidence of
progress in convicting trafficking offenders, particularly those responsible for labor trafficking.