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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