Region 12 Region 13 Agusan del Sur La Paz 1 3 Province of Dinagat Islands Loreto 1 Tubajon 5 Surigao del Norte Surigao City 2 Oman Muscat 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Khobar 1 Yio Chu Kang area 1 Taiwan Taipei 1 UAE Dubai 1 Singapore Ang Mo Kio Planning Area Gender-based and Economic Privilege: Profile of Perpetrators The majority of the perpetrators are Filipinos while foreign abusers are from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the USA. All them are male who have money even as students, or who earn as teachers, businessmen, engineers, seafarers, pilot. Among public employees are police and soldiers, including American soldiers. A Continuum of Gender-based Violence: Dynamics of Exploitation Ninety-five (95%) of the victims-survivors had vulnerabilities exploited by perpetrators of trafficking and sexual exploitation. The majority of the victims-survivors told their peer facilitators of earlier sexual abuse by relatives. The psychological impact of early abuse coupled with economic desperation, push the victim-survivors to agree to meet up with exploiters. They are contacted by exploiters 62