A REPORT BY:

MA. ALLYSA C.
ROXAS
 WHAT IS
PROSTITUTION?
What drives a prostitution?
PROSTITUTION
“The world's oldest profession.“

 Prostitution has been practiced

throughout ancient and modern culture.

 And despite consistent attempts at regulation,

it continues nearly unchanged.
PROSTITUTION
Prostitution is a gendered, sexualized, and
racialized labor system, one that typically
involves the exchange of sexual services for
money, goods, or other benefits. Sex work
encompasses different types of intimate
arrangements that blur the boundaries
between erotic, emotional, and economic
labor.
Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution, and religious
prostitution are general terms for a sexual rite consisting of sexual
intercourse or other sexual activity performed in the context of religious
worship, perhaps as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage (hieros
gamos). Some scholars prefer the terms "sacred sex" or "sacred sexual
rites" to "sacred prostitution" in cases where payment for services was
not involved.

SACRED PROSTITUTION
 SACRED PROSTITUTION

Fikos - The Priestesses of

Sacred Prostitution in Aphrodite Sacred
the Ancient Near East prostitution
Earliest recorded mention of
prostitution as an occupation
• Sumerian records dating back to ca. 2400 BCE
 Male prostitutes

In the region of Canaan, a

significant portion of
temple prostitutes were
male. This was also widely
practiced in Sardinia and
in some of the Phoenician
cultures, usually in honor
of the goddess Ashtart.
 Biblical references
 Ancient Israel
 The Biblical story of Judah and Tamar
(Genesis 38:14-26)
 In a Biblical story, found in the Book of Joshua, a
prostitute in Jericho named Rahab.
 In the Book of Revelation, the Whore of Babylon is
named "Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes
and Abominations of the Earth".
 BIG QUESTION:

WHAT DRIVES
PROSTITUTION?
 WHAT DRIVES
PROSTITUTION?
 Poverty
 Human Trafficking
– Cybersex
– False Advertising
 Immediate Need Of Money
POVERTY
SEX TRAFFICKING
THINGS TO
PONDER ON
THINGS TO PONDER ON
– Despite the fact that prostitution is illegal, there are
still women and children who are involved in
prostitution.

– According to GABRIELA, as early as 2000, there are

already 400,000 women working as prostitutes in the
country.

– Based on the report of the UNICEF, about 60,000 to

100, 000 Filipino children are prostitutes as early as
2000.
Source from: Reading in Philippine History
THINGS TO PONDER ON
Information base on the UNICEF report:

o Philippines is a favorite destination of pedophiles

from US, Australia, and other countries in
Europe
o The major child prostitution dens are found in:
 National Capital Region
 Angeles City
 Puerto Galera
 Davao City
 Cebu City
Source from: Reading in Philippine History
HOW TO GET A BAR GIRL TO PAY YOU – ANGELES CITY,
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THINGS TO PONDER ON
– According to Artemio Dumlao (2013), there are 500,000 sex
workers in the country, 3000 of whom are in Baguio, one of the
country’s top tourist draws.
– TEX, Baguio-based rights advocate and a member of the
Philippine Sex Workers Collective (PSWC) said as the number
of sex workers (prostitutes) grows, so does the number of cases
of abuse and violence against them.
– Among others, Filipino sex workers face health issues, made
worse by fear of being denied access to health services.
– According to the study released by the Philippine Population
Institution (PPI) there were around 400,000 cases of abortion in
the Philippines in 2003.

Source from: Reading in Philippine History

 “The reason why so much abuse happens is that
they (prostitutes/sex workers) are not recognized
by law and the government…,” TEX said.

“…as long as poverty is there, you expect more

people to engage in prostitution.”
TEX said.
Source from: Reading in Philippine History