Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has called on the Senate to look into the rising number of young Filipino women who are signing up for a controversial dating website allegedly to help finance their needs during the COVID pandemic. With unemployment skyrocketing due to the COVID pandemic, the senator noted many Filipinos are now forced to find questionable means to provide for their families due to the present shortage of legitimate job opportunities.
Some young women, she noted, are especially forced into finding alternative means of livelihood, regardless of the moral issues involved. Central Visayas followed suit, followed closely by Central Luzon and the Davao region. De Lima said it was found that majority of the registered sugar babies are students. Under Republic Act No. Aside from preventing further proliferation of abuse and exploitation of young women, the former Justice Secretary also stressed the necessity to safeguard vulnerable sectors and effectively address the employment needs and concerns of Filipinos for them to obtain their most productive capacity and help them contribution to national development.
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