Finally, the cases are recorded from a gender perspective, with recognition of the layers of oppression of women, therefore their added vulnerabilities were identified. Our analysis is underpinned by intersectional/integrated structural perspective on women’s issues, decades of direct experience in comprehensive empowerment programs for victimssurvivors, as well as by engagement with law enforcers in prosecuting perpetrators and other service providers in assisting the victims-survivors. Sharp Rise in Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Profile of Victims-Survivors The timeframe of the study (June 2021 to March 2022) showed the rise in the number of victims-survivors to one hundred and fifteen (115) women and girls (and some boys) a month being brought to the attention of CATW-AP and affiliated survivors’ groups in 2021, compared to thirty (30) in one month in 2016. During the time period of nine months, we recorded the cases of 1,042 victims-survivors of trafficking, all towards sexual exploitation. Only three (3) are boys/young men, and they are aged 14, 15 and 21. Of this number, 952 or 91.3% are aged 18 and above, and therefore, considered as adults. According to the United Nations, youth is defined as those aged 15-24 years old. 35 Within this category, four hundred and ninety eight (498) of the N=1,042 or 47.8% would be included. Of this number, 423 or eighty four (84%) of the young people are 18 years old and above. Six (6) of the victims-survivors are indigenous women – 1 Aeta, 2 Manobo, 3 Mandaya. There are four (4) Amerasian women. 35 See https://en.unesco.org/youth. 58