Concluding Statements The data were collective analyzed by the consortium, although completion of nuanced data and deeper analysis are ongoing. A significant number of the women were minors when they were victimized, especially those in prostitution. This related to their early sexual abuse experiences, which in counseling processes with the peer facilitators reveal the erosion of their sense of self, considering themselves as ‘damaged goods’ who think to themselves: “why not earn from this, since I’m used daily anyway.” The context of trafficking and prostitution can be gleaned from the character of the source areas, which figure as consistently low in human development indices. This is the context of poverty. In some ethnic communities, there are still arranged marriages from which the girls escape. This pushes them to go with recruiters and land in trafficked situations. Host or destination areas are characterized by high tourist influx such as El Nido and Davao. Most of the consumers are local but many lists foreign men among the demand side. The profile of abusers – being men socialized to privileges, with relative greater power assumed, especially as earning men – internalized entitlements over the women and the children – their bodies and their lives. All regions have victims-survivors. While there is none recorded in BARMM, we find the Muslim women victimized in sexual exploitation outside of the region. The highest incidence are in areas with high urban poor presence such as Pandi and surrounding areas in Bulacan, which is a relocation province for informal settlers in the National Capital Region (NCR) and has been a source area of trafficked persons. With online trafficking, it is the site of all elements in the trafficking process. Olongapo City has been a historical spot of trafficking and sexual exploitation, given the demand created by the entry of US military vessels through the area. Southern Leyte has also been historically a hotspot/source area given poverty incidence and being in the typhoon route. The areas of Olongapo, Pandi, the NCR and Davao are also base areas of our partner organizations, making it easier for them to reach survivors in the proximity. Of course, 65