In October 2012, she was recruited by her friend alias Aking and was trafficked to Mati, Davao Oriental. When they reached Mati, she was introduced to the Bar/Casa owner and immediately forced her to entertain customers, dance and engaged into sexual activity with the customers. She stayed in a Casa with other women and minors. They were not allowed to go outside the bar without accompaniment of the manager or recruiter. She wanted to go back to Davao but the recruiter threatened her and he will find her in Davao whenever she plans to escape. On December 2012, Jay-jay who also worked there helped her escape and she was able to go back to Davao City. She was traumatized by the incident and frightened that the recruiter will able find her. After a month, she engaged again in prostitution since her father was not able to support her basic needs. On 2013, she decided to live with her boy friend. During their cohabitation, she experienced beatings, forced to take drugs (shabu) and Marijuana and sexually abused her. She decided to stop from regular school on 2014 and planned to enrol in ALS. She attended few classes of ALS, she stopped since she cannot focus because no one supports her. In 2015, she decided to separate with her boyfriend because of violence and abuse she experienced during their relationship. In November 2015, she got pregnant and during pregnancy, she finds it hard to handle her situation since no one in the family is supporting her. She gave birth to her first-born, a baby boy in May of 2016. The child is in custody of her ex live-in partner’s family until today since she is still incapable to sustain the needs of her child. Few months after delivering her first born, she tried disengaging herself from prostitution; she worked in Uyanguren as a sales lady and also tried to work in a restaurant as waitress and washer. In 2017, she decided to go back to school and studied at Davao City national High School. She is actively engaging in campaigns regarding issues of children in prostitution and continued submitting for counseling sessions in Talikala. The client is also making bracelets under Blue Heart campaign, a call to end trafficking. According to her, through this engagement she is able to educate the public and able to support her needs in school. She is also one of the grantees of educational assistance program of Talikala Inc. She graduated from high school by attending Alternative Learning System and was able to start her first year of Bachelor of Social Work but had to stop from schooling. She is currently working as a call center agent and live on her own. Prepared by: Jane C. Duller, RSW ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23