Pay for play

Episode on December 16, 2008 Tuesday night after Saksi Pay for play Report by Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad In the shadows of the night, male sex workers such as 36-year old Roberto engage in the old-as-time prostitution trade. For the right price, he services both men and women as he has done for the past twenty years. At his age, Roberto feels he is already on his way out so he introduced his son Jayson, then 14 years old, to the business. Michael, at the age of 24, is at the prime of his career as a sex worker. His wife knows fully well that prostitution pays for their bills. Unlike in female and child prostitution, it is said that the law is enforced less when it comes to male prostitution. What is being done to address the issue?

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Pay for play Ulat nina Maki Pulido at Jiggy Manicad Pagkagat ng dilim, namumugad sa lansangan ang tatlumpu't anim na taong gulang na male sex worker na si Roberto. Halos dalawumpung taon na siya sa flesh trade. Dahil nararamdaman niyang malapit na siyang mawala sa industriyang ginagalawan, ipinasok na niya ang noo'y labing-apat na taong gulang niyang anak na si Jayson sa kalakalan ng laman. Ang dalawumpu't apat na taong gulang naming si Michael, alam pa ng kaniyang asawa ang kaniyang pinagkakakitaan. Ang prostitusyon ay isang lumang luma nang problema na hanggang ngayon ay tila hindi mahanapan ng malinaw na solusyon. Ilang batas ang nagbabawal sa gawaing ito pero pagdating sa mga kalalakihan, tila mas maluwag daw ang batas. Paano dapat harapin ang isyung ito?