Status Religion Educational Attainment Present Address Ethnicity : : : : : Single Roman Catholic Grade 10 Piapi, Barangay 22-C, Davao City Filipino Background of the Client Jenny is a 21 year-old woman who is living with her parents Mr. Bernardo A and Mrs. Matilde. They lived in Barangay 22-C, Davao City with her siblings Maridel, Ivy, Cris Melody, Berly, Jocelyn and Leonard. Her father is working as a trisikad driver while her mother is a tailor of “payong-payong” Tricycle. At home, Jenny’s mother is the one who disciplined them, and she experienced physical and verbal abuse from her mother when she was little. Jenny is close to her sister Maridel and share her feelings whenever she has a problem. She was also aware of her sister who engaged in prostitution. She knows and understands the situation of her sister because Maridel supports her child and her partner. She started to work as house helper to support her needs in school since her parents cannot provide all their needs. As a child, Jenny experienced days when they have nothing to eat because her father has no work and unable to provide for her family. At the age of 15-year-old, Jenny decided to run away from home since her parents could not support her needs and sometimes her father would beat her when he gets drunk. She stays at her friends in Ecoland and at night, her friend brought her to Bonguyan. At first, she saw her friend kissed and hugged by men and gave her money amounting to one hundred pesos. Later that night, her friend sold her to a Japanese man who is 50 year old. Her friend convinced her to go with the Japanese man since they need money. After that night, Jenny engaged in prostitution and her friend would look for male customer for her. She stopped at the age of 17 when she met her boyfriend who supports her needs. After they broke-up she went back home and continue with her studies. Her parents are still the same and cannot support her fully in her studies. Jenny would find part time job to pay for her school fees. She did not ask money from her parents for her school payment since she is more concern of her other siblings’ basic needs than hers. She is concerned that her siblings are not eating three square meals a day. Jenny reached Grade 10 and she continued in prostitution to support her needs and her studies. Her case was referred to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for educational assistance which would mean stopping from prostitution since there will be some funds which will her. 28