When the Spanish came they chronicled some pre-existing sexual practices by Filipinos which they considered lewd,

vicious and perverse. They observed that society did not value either virginity or monogamous marriages. The Spanish chroniclers wrote that virginity was, in fact, believed to be a hindrance to marriage and that to reach the place of eternal bliss, women must have lovers. There were males who would even offer their services for initiating women to the sexual act. Despite this sexual freedom, most of our ancestors kept monogamous instead of polygamous relationships.

SPANISH PERIOD
The Spaniards preached values of virginity and chastity to the "natives" or Filipinos and condemned their immoral sexual practices. They carried out sexual relations with native women outside their marriage resulting in the birth of many Spanish mestizo children. The casas housed young virgins (usually daughters of peasants sold to cover their parent's debts) to cater mainly to Spanish soldiers and officials.

AMERICAN PERIOD
The red-light district at the time was the Gardenia Gardens in Sampaloc, where young women were classed according price and housed in different dwellings. The first class house had American and European women, the second class house had the fresh rural natives and mestizas, and the third-class house had older prostitutes with a separate display window showcasing Japanese geishas. The red light district later shifted to Sta. Ana and Lerma where dance floors were divided between the Filipinas and Americans. Prominent society and political figures were said to have patronized these nightspots.

JAPANESE PERIOD
Following the Japanese invasion, many parents were forced to sell their children, particularly young girls, to Japanese soldiers and wealthy Filipino collaborators. It was at this time that the premier residential section of Manila . Ermita was transformed into a "sprawling Yoshiwara". Many women, including young wives, were also abducted from their homes to serve as "jugun ianfu" or comfort women for the Japanese Imperial Army. In the brothel, comfort women usually had to service 10 to 40 soldiers a day, and more on weekends. Many who were infected by venereal disease were treated with large doses of harmful drugs; others had to undergo forced abortion; many also died in the process of torture and rape.

 With the early termination of the bases after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo the entertainment clubs around these areas slowed down but were later revived by resident foreigners to tourists and local men. The institutionalization of tourism and the increasing number of migrant workers are also contributing factors to the continuing rise of sex slavery in the country.

 The Philippines hold a trouble reality: the nation makes millions of dollar from its sex trade industry. We have a million sex industry workers, a third of them are minor or below 18 years old. About 400,000 500,000 are the prostitutes. Some of them are males, women, transvestites and children of both sex working as a prostitutes in the Philippines. It was believed that the legalization of prostitution may expand sex-trade industry in the Philippines, thus creating a steadier flow of income for a nation that receives million from its illegal activities.

 Prostitution in Philippines is available through brothels (also known as casa), bars, karaoke bars (also known as KTVs), Massage Parlors, and escort services. Prostitution is illegal and a serious criminal offense in the Philippines. The Philippines is recognized as one of the countries with the highest number of children involved in prostitution. Children are forced to work up to 20 hours a day and are expected to service as many as 100 customers each week. A 2005 estimate, states that it is estimated 150,000 girls work as prostitutes, some as young as six years old. Prostitution is illegal. Women working in the bars have to be registered and are required to undergo frequent health checks. Recently, the government has announced measures to battle the country's child prostitution and sex tourist image.

 Prostitution in Philippines is available through brothels (also known as casa), bars, karaoke bars (also known as KTVs), Massage Parlors, and escort services. Prostitution is illegal and a serious criminal offense in the Philippines. The Philippines is recognized as one of the countries with the highest number of children involved in prostitution. Children are forced to work up to 20 hours a day and are expected to service as many as 100 customers each week. A 2005 estimate, states that it is estimated 150,000 girls work as prostitutes, some as young as six years old. Prostitution is illegal. Women working in the bars have to be registered and are required to undergo frequent health checks. Recently, the government has announced measures to battle the country's child prostitution and sex tourist image.

It may increase gross domestic product for its developing nation Some of the parents coax their children to work in the sex-trade industry oversees. Prostitutes can earn money that they didn't earn before. If it will legalized, there will be a law enforcing no sexual physical and emotional abuse and there will be an examination for STD. But of course infection and diseases will increase in our nation.

PROSTITUTION IS TOTALLY WRONG.

Dorn Checkley, Director of the Pittsburg Coalition Against Pornography. "Legalized Prostitution?". Wholehearted.org. Jan. 22, 2007 - "Prostitution as an institution is evil. It doesn't matter if it is the 'world's oldest profession', it is still wrong. However, prostitutes themselves are not evil and neither are their johns. They are usually broken and needy individuals seemingly trapped by the circumstances of their lives. Ultimately, to accept and legitimize prostitutes and johns is not compassionate, it is lazy. Not to undertake the difficult task of leading, encouraging and calling them to the higher way is a failure to love as Jesus would have loved them."

Tony Nassif, Founder and President of the Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation. July 19, 2005 "Who would ever think that the shameful and dark behavior of prostitution would now be advocated to be 'mainstream' acceptable in the popular culture? How is it that it advanced this far? The degeneration of moral absolutes has been eroded by the jackhammer of existentialism and situational ethics. Years ago it was seen not only as shameful but a stigma for a man to solicit a prostitute....

Tony Nassif, Founder and President of the Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation. July 19, 2005 Some say 'well, what they do in the privacy of their own bedroom is no concern of mine. I don't think we should judge. I don't think we should impose our morals on others.' Here's a reality check. Every law on the books is an attempt to legislate morality because morality is a standard of right and wrong. The question is 'which morals will govern?'. What people do in the privacy of their own bedroom does affect us all. AIDS is epidemic. ...The march of the perverse will continue unless people of logic, reason and moral common sense don't take a stand and take action to resist the movement to legalize that which destroys the souls of those who practice it and is a vehicle to infect a nation and those who practice it."

 Many of them are constantly diseased with venereal maladies; they often drink to intoxication; they are exposed to inclement weather with insufficient clothing; they are frequently injured in brutal brothel fights; they are neglected when sick. Their chance of life must necessarily be greatly lessened. It is the almost hopeless moral death of the prostitute which is the darkest result of her mode of life. The woman who once loses her virtue can never recover her self respect; but she, who for money has prostituted her body as a trade, seems to lose hold of all moral principle, and even natural affection.