Human trafficking is a problem in the Philippines. The country has the fourth largest number of prostituted children in the world. There are estimated to be 375,000 women and girls in the sex trades, mostly between the ages of 15 and 20, though some are as young as 11.[18] Current pr...
5 Times That Martial Law Was Declared From the Civil War to the rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, find out how martial law has been enforced—and exploited. Read more Pearl Harbor Wasn’t Japan’s Only Target On that infamous December day in 1941, Japan also attacked Guam, the...
In Singapore, prostitution is legal but pimping and public solicitation are not. In several government-regulated red-light districts Indonesian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indian and Chinese women legally pursue customers in brothels, karaoke lounges and massage parlours and are required ...
Both novels are part of the mandatory readings for high school students in the Philippines. Aside from English and Filipino, they are also translated into different regional dialects. The last work of Rizal was Mi Ultimo Adios or My Last Farewell, which many believed he wrote on the eve be...
The fight will take place in the early hours of Saturday morning.Credit:AP There are no global viewing statistics for the 2015 match but it sold 4.6 million pay-per-view tickets in the US and was watched by roughly half the households in the Philippines, Pacquiao's home country. ...
WTF fun facts for kids and people of all ages about yourself, animals, and the things around us. These random snippets might make you a quiz night champ.
We look forward to a day when the word “race” is used only in reference to a contest of speed. That said, many activists, politicians, journalists, and academics have used half-truths and outright falsehoods about racial issues that divide people and stir up hatred. Thus, we think it ...
When the migrants came, numerous Lumad groups went into the mountains and forests. These places are also the sites of the armed conflict between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Armed Forces of thePhilippines(AFP). Caught in the conflict, the education, property, and security of the ...
So rumor has it you know more about Bruce Lee than anyone you know, right? That’s one thing every Bruce Lee fanatic in the world is good at, it’s hunting down as much specific detail about the man they idolize and finding out as much about him as possible. ...
Receiving a high-school diploma in 1979, Yoon originally wanted to study economics and become a professor, like his father, but the elder Yoon suggested that he study law instead. If Yoon still wanted to learn about economics after getting his degree, his father said, he could always get in...