Philippine boys circumcised to ‘become men’

Thousands of Philippine boys head to makeshift operating rooms every summer for a mass circumcision tradition as part of their painful rite of passage into adulthood. The Philippines has one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the world. Even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny around the world, with critics branding it "child abuse", it is rarely questioned in the Philippines and boys face tremendous pressure undergo the procedure.