In recent years, tourism has emerged as one of the largest contributors to the Philippine economy. The main attractions for foreign tourists supposedly are the famous islands and beaches found throughout the country, although apparently these are not the only attractions foreign men pay for to visit the Philippines these days. These other so-called "attractions" are Filipinas who work as prostitutes. . Although perhaps not so surprising anymore, since the Philippines is ranked as the 4th out of the top ten countries with the most prostitutes in the world. In 2009, it was estimated that there were over 800,000 Filipinas working as prostitutes, some of them minors (Yrasuegui, M. & Esselborn, P., 2009). The sex tourism industry is present almost everywhere in the country, but then there is a place described by foreign men where it is almost impossible not to get laid, and that place on Fields Avenue in Angeles City, the so-called number one entertainment capital of the Philippines, famous for its numerous bars, casinos, brothels. The sex industry in the area originated during World War II when the US military station, Clark Air Base, was located near the area. This was the beginning of the opening of numerous bars and the appearance of working prostitutes, although in the early 1900s Mount Pinatubo erupted and destroyed much of the Clark Air base; it was then closed soon after. Even though the Americans left, the industry remained behind and has continued to thrive and expand to the present day. This is the cruel industry that a Flipina prostitute named Mila Zamora struggles to survive. Mila is a prostitute who works in a small bar called Heaven giving blowjobs...... middle of paper...... and living the end of her life without even getting anything. Works Cited Ralston, M. (Producer and Director). (2007). Selling Sex in Paradise: [Documentary]. Canada: Ralston Productions.Horlador, I.R. (2012, October 27). Gabriela says no to the legalization of prostitution. Bulatlat. Retrieved from http://www.bulatlat.com.(2012, October 22). A group of Filipino women criticizes the UN recommendation to legalize prostitution. Xinhua. Retrieved from http://news.xinhuanet.com.Yrasuegui, M. & Esselborn, P. “Philippines: Women Struggling to Achieve Sexual Equality,” Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2009. Brass. M. (2004).The modern scourge of sexual slavery. Soldier of Fortune magazine. Retrieved from http://www.military.com Orejas, T. (2008, March 25). "Sisters Plus" helps prostitutes in Angeles. The Philippine newspaper Inquirer. Retrieved from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/