Magpale gets ‘alarming’ reports that cybersex recruiters prey on small towns

[iKlien]

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THE cybersex menace has reached even far-flung towns like Camotes Island with their limited access to the Internet, said Acting Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale yesterday.
Magpale, who chairs the committee on women and children at the Provincial Board (PB), said the trend is “very alarming,” based on what town officials reported during the two-day “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” over the weekend.
Recruiters now focus on smaller towns like Camotes, she said.
She was doubly worried because most of the victims of a cybersex den raided last week by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Consolacion town came from Camotes. The island group forms part of the fifth district, which she represents at the PB.
The Provincial Women’s Commission (PWC) will help the victims, just like what they did with similar cases in Talisay City, Magpale said.

Rescued

In the Consolacion case, one of the persons charged with running the cybersex den also hailed from Camotes. But the Dutch national who allegedly owns the place and his two Filipina managers remain at large.
One of the victims said they were paid between P500 and P2,500 on the 15th of each month for disrobing or performing *** acts in front of webcams.
Magpale said the community has become more vigilant about cybersex because of the campaign against it and the help of the Provincial Task Force against Criminality.
With the task force, she said, it is easier to seek help from several agencies. But Magpale also said the campaign continues to be a challenge because very few have been convicted of human trafficking.
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia earlier said arrests are now possible because the authorities are “very serious” about their campaign against cybersex and pornography. She also credited the cooperation of several agencies, which led to raids and seizures.
Drug-crazed, ***-crazed or plain crazy people have no place in Cebu, she said.
Those arrested for allegedly running cybersex dens may be charged with violating Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, which punishes any person who “maintains or hires a person to engage in prostitution or pornography.”
The law’s penalties range from six years in jail to life imprisonment and fines of P500,000 to P2 million. Convicted foreigners will be deported after they serve their sentence.
Trafficked persons, according to the law, are supposed to receive emergency shelter, counseling, free legal services and livelihood or skills training.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on April 11, 2011.

[kit_cebu]

adto nya ko camotes....................

[The_Watcher]

adto nya ko camotes....................

no need na sir kit, naa dinhi sa lapu-lapu ay. kana mga nag rent ug apartment sa may suok-suok unya makit.an nimu nga dghan sige sulod gawas nga mga babaye. hehehe..

laganap na jud bitaw ni cyber-cyber nila. sa una ky bisan sa internet cafe dapit sa mercado kay naa maghubo-hubo bisan naa lain na tawo. ang naka maot ug samot ky mga bata pa kaayo, ang uban ky murag halos igo lang namukol. hopefully, tinun-on ni sa gobyerno ila campaign ug dili lang pakitang tawo.

[kit_cebu]

^hahaha... nice.... pero didto boss, murag mas di pa "used" ang mga chika.... hehehe...

kidding aside, this is a reality that we have to face....unemployment/poverty....etc....which drives them to do just that.......nya easy-money pod na.....

government? they can get a few internet cafe's/dens but these will just go somewhere else........

lisud gyud kung way alternative source of income.....

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[rd_heredia]

i agree jud. maluoy nalang ka aning mga tawhana. you must be really desperate to resort to stripping down to earn some cash. naa juy uban pud nga mu take advantage. i even read in the interview of one of the victims nga napugos na lang pud siya ug stay sa cybersex den kay wa pud daw siyay lain kaadtuan. tsktsktsk.

[reptoid]

I wonder if the workers felt like they were rescued... or if they felt unemployed? Just saying.

Seriously these moral crusades are fine for politicians looking to portray themselves a righteous heroes, but wouldn't it be better if they created legitimate employment opportunities at the same time?

[s3xyp1nk]

atot mao man pud ni mga negosyos mga bayot. Cybersex.
Naa toy internet cafe dapit sa mango nga nakaparetoke nalang xa tanan sa iyang lawas,
kita ra na niya sa Cybersex..

Sa kadako sa KIta ug kahayahay sa trabaho..daghan dyud ma tintal

[reptoid]

Cybersex is a bit of a loose term. Obviously exploitation is wrong, but why are the women always referred to by the media as victims? If they are willingly involved in a criminal act surely they are accomplices? Just because a snatcher is poor does that mean he is also a victim?

[Vince Russo]

I wonder if the workers felt like they were rescued... or if they felt unemployed? Just saying.

Seriously these moral crusades are fine for politicians looking to portray themselves a righteous heroes, but wouldn't it be better if they created legitimate employment opportunities at the same time?

Well said... Someone should interview the girls and see how they view the situation. Are their "rescuers" going to help them find good paying jobs to replace the lost income? I seriously doubt it...

[bowee]

camfrog girls.... ...