> Child prostitution is a problem in the Philippines. By some estimates over 100,000 children work as prostitutes in the Philippines. Many local men who use child prostitutes are under the assumption that their young age will make them less likely to be carrying the AIDS virus but the truth is in some cases they are more likely to have it, because their soft tissue is more likely to bleed and thus pick up sexually transmitted diseases. One member of a group of children aged 9 to 14 told the Japan Times, “Three of them are still virgins, but if you pay them, they will perform oral sex or help you out with their hands.”
