ANGARA AMENDMENT Senator Angara. The new section will read something like this, Mr. President: MINORS, WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE, WHO FOR MONEY, PROFIT, OR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION OR INFLUENCE OF ANY ADULT, SYNDICATE OR GROUP INDULGE IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, et cetera. Senator Lina. It is accepted, Mr. President. The President Pro Tempore. Is there any objection? [Silence] Hearing none, the amendment is approved. How about the title, 'Child Prostitution,' shall we change that too? Senator Angara. Yes, Mr. President, to cover the expanded scope. The President Pro Tempore. Is that not what we would call probable 'child abuse'? Senator Angara. Yes, Mr. President. The President Pro Tempore. Subject to rewording. Is there any objection? [Silence] Hearing none, the amendment is approved. x x x[27] While this amendment undoubtedly expanded the scope of Section 5(b) to include non-monetary consideration, this does not furnish support for the interpretation that all cases of sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct against a child should be prosecuted in relation to Section 5(b). Worthy of note are the following statements of Senator Angara who proposed the amendment: The President Pro Tempore. I see. That would mean also changing the subtitle of Section 4. Will it no longer be child prostitution? Senator Angara. No, no. Not necessarily. Mr. President, because we are still talking of the child who is being misused for sexual purposes either for money or for consideration. What I am trying to cover is the other consideration. Because, here, it is limited only to the child being abused or misused for sexual purposes, only for money or profit. I am contending, Mr. President, that there may be situations where the child may not have been used for profit or ... The President Pro Tempore. So, it is no longer prostitution. Because the essence of prostitution is profit.

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