https://www.scmp.com/rss/503056/feed Corinne Redfern is Asia Correspondent at The Fuller Project, which produces investigative journalism on global issues impacting women. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The boy is 16 years old, and law enforcement officers believe he’s being sexually exploited by foreigners over the internet – abuse that seems to have been going on for years. He lives in the Philippines, and they know exactly where, right down to the house where he eats and sleeps and logs online. They have a pretty clear picture of what his abusers are doing to him, and they are worried about what is likely to happen if they don’t get him out fast. This would normally be the part of the story... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3091997/filipino-children-abandoned-internet-sex-abusers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3091997/filipino-children-abandoned-internet-sex-abusers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:00:09 +0000 Sixteen-year-old Julianne* was trafficked into the Philippine sex industry two years ago. She makes between US$40 and US$80 a week, which goes straight to her family of six. As dusk falls and men flock to the bar where she works, she chews her nails nervously. The past week has been scarier than usual. There has been a surge in foreign tourists to Angeles City, one of the 23 locations where the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) are taking place this year. A total of 8,750 athletes from 11... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3041328/sea-games-foreign-tourist-surge-philippines-sees-rising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3041328/sea-games-foreign-tourist-surge-philippines-sees-rising?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:00:16 +0000