BORACAY — The Provincial Prosecutors Office pledged its moral commitment against sex workers in this resort island.
Atty. Mayen Bien Tolentino of the said office said they are having a campaign against sex workers in Boracay as part of their commitment to eliminate cases of violence against women and children.
Records from the office showed that sex workers here are from the different parts of the country.
"A sex worker could earn P1,000 per hour, especially if their clients are foreigners,” said Tolentino.
These sex workers, when apprehended, are normally charged with vagrancy, Tolentino said.
Some of them were believed to be minors.
"When police look for their identification cards, they always present postal IDs. More often than not, we discover that the name in their postal ID is different from what is in their birth certificate," said Tolentino.
The law, however, only requires a person charges with vagrancy to pay the penalty of P2,000.
Currently, the police are charging apprehended sex workers even during Saturdays.
"I told police authorities that when they arrest sex workers, they should note if the arrest was for second or third offense so we could mete out a higher penalty," said Tolentino./
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