A Grave Warning to fathers of young girls in the Philippines
Almost a year ago I was Surigau city attending a special Christmas party for expats and was talking to a guy that was a father to three young girls. Being a father of a two year old girl the conversation turned to children and he gave me a special warning about the vulnerability of children of Mestiza (half Filipino half foreign) and especially girls.
He told the disturbing story of abuse of his eldest daughter by an unknown Filipino man a couple of year before. He explained that there is a thing among some Filipino men about being the first to break the virginity of a Mestiza girl. As it was explained to me it did not sound like it was as much a sexual thing as some sort of act of pride and aggression against foreigners. The Filipino man will apparently brag to others that he took the virginity of the foreigners child.
What i am talking about is simple and fast digital penetration to break the hymen that probably has nothing to do with deriving any sexual gratification. The possible motivation being a deep resentment and jealousy towards foreigners.
After that meeting I talked to other foreigners about it and heard similar stories across the Philippines so it did not seem to be an isolated incident. I also talked to Filipino friends who confirmed it also happened to Filipino children.
I warned the mother of my daughter to take special care.
To be honest I did not give it too much thought after that but last week I had a major wake up call. The mother of my daughter contacted me to tell me that what i have warned her about just happened to a three year old girl in the same apartment building she is living in and the girl often plays with my daughter.
The girl is actually pure Filipino. The father is an attorney so maybe it was also some sort of act of jealously and resentment against those perceived to be better off. The police were called but have no idea who the offender is. The mother of my girl is taking extra precautions.
If you are a father of children living in the Philippines you need to heed this warning and take extra care. The most vulnerable age for this type of abuse seems to be in infancy when the child can not explain what happened and identify the perpetrator. Having said that a young girls especially with a fair complexion are never completely safe in the Philippines. They will always needs extra protection.
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