Corruption
Police in the Philippines have been known to guard brothels and even procure children for prostitution. NGOs have complained that the local political and legal establishments protect child molesters, sometimes even including law enforcement. The United States Embassy in the Philippines states that some officials condone a climate of impunity for those that exploited trafficked women and children
Read more about this topic: Human Trafficking In The Philippines
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“The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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