By: Boy Ryan B. Zabal
Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan – The Boracay Special Protection Unit (BSPU) bared a total of 27 cases reported involving children from January to July 2005. This is 170 percent higher than last year’s 10 cases covering the same period.
According to PO2 Fe Rebanio of BSPU-WCCD, out of the total 25 cases recorded last year, there were two cases of abduction of minor, 10 cases of physical assault and four cases of alleged rape and physical child abuse.
It has zero case for the months of January, February and May last year, she added.
Rebanio said, “cases of verbal harassment, attempted rape, physical injuries, vehicular accident, alleged theft, sexual abuse and physical harassment were also reported during off peak season in the island.”
The report also surpassed the total 25 cases involving children last year as compared to 27 cases this year from the months of January to July only.
“There were two child cases filed in court last year, but some cases involving children did not prosper in court after the complainants failed to pursue the cases,” Rebanio added.
This year, the tourists peak months of January and March to May have 21 cases reported involving children. The month of January registered 6 cases, April and May with 6 cases each involving child abandonment, abduction of minor, alleged rape, threats and attempted rape, mauling, physical abuse and threats/verbal harassment.
A single court case of alleged rape was filed against a German national in April 2005 after he was arrested by BSPU in Brgy. Manoc-Manoc together with an alleged commercial sex worker from Negros Occidental for acts of lasciviousness, Rebanio revealed.
Chief Insp. Jack Wanky, BSPU police chief, meanwhile, denied syndicated child traffickers are operating in the island, saying, “there were no cases of cybersex and sex tourism in the island during their monitoring of Internet café and resort spa.”
The End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) also denied picturing this world-renowned resort island as a haven of child prostitution and cybersex.
ECPAT is pushing for “child-friendly” tourism in Boracay to address the sexual exploitation of children in travel and other tourism industries./MP http://madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan – The Boracay Special Protection Unit (BSPU) bared a total of 27 cases reported involving children from January to July 2005. This is 170 percent higher than last year’s 10 cases covering the same period.
According to PO2 Fe Rebanio of BSPU-WCCD, out of the total 25 cases recorded last year, there were two cases of abduction of minor, 10 cases of physical assault and four cases of alleged rape and physical child abuse.
It has zero case for the months of January, February and May last year, she added.
Rebanio said, “cases of verbal harassment, attempted rape, physical injuries, vehicular accident, alleged theft, sexual abuse and physical harassment were also reported during off peak season in the island.”
The report also surpassed the total 25 cases involving children last year as compared to 27 cases this year from the months of January to July only.
“There were two child cases filed in court last year, but some cases involving children did not prosper in court after the complainants failed to pursue the cases,” Rebanio added.
This year, the tourists peak months of January and March to May have 21 cases reported involving children. The month of January registered 6 cases, April and May with 6 cases each involving child abandonment, abduction of minor, alleged rape, threats and attempted rape, mauling, physical abuse and threats/verbal harassment.
A single court case of alleged rape was filed against a German national in April 2005 after he was arrested by BSPU in Brgy. Manoc-Manoc together with an alleged commercial sex worker from Negros Occidental for acts of lasciviousness, Rebanio revealed.
Chief Insp. Jack Wanky, BSPU police chief, meanwhile, denied syndicated child traffickers are operating in the island, saying, “there were no cases of cybersex and sex tourism in the island during their monitoring of Internet café and resort spa.”
The End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) also denied picturing this world-renowned resort island as a haven of child prostitution and cybersex.
ECPAT is pushing for “child-friendly” tourism in Boracay to address the sexual exploitation of children in travel and other tourism industries./MP http://madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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