Bataan Peninsula State University

Diaries of teenage male "Bambam" in Bataan

Castro, Jayson S.

Diaries of teenage male "Bambam" in Bataan [manuscript] / Jayson S. Castro. - Balanga City : BPSU, 2018. - 112 leaves ; 28 cm.

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This phenomenological study is delimited in understanding the truths on the roots of students‟ lived experiences as commercial sex workers in the community and to the society at large. The data of this study were limited only to the responses of the 7 participants who were male teenage Bambam ages 13-19 years old from selected towns in Bataan. The objective of the study is to unveil the diaries of the teenage male Bambam in Bataan in which the data were analyzed using the thematic analysis through the qualitative data analysis software NVivo version 10. In light of the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that the teenage male Bambam were 17-18 yrs. old, Senior High School students, and engaged in the sexual activity for 1 to 3 years now; the experiences of 7 teenage male Bambam were influenced by peers and driven by poverty; the insights withdrawn from the experiences of the teenage male Bambam focused on family problems or the absence of guidance from the family drives the subjects to become a commercial sex worker; isolation due to the nature of their works, most of the prostitutes choose to separate themselves from others; discrimination because people categorize them as wicked persons; the effect of prostitution in different aspects of their personalities; and the feeling of regret, socially they felt halted and immobilized emotionally they still hopes to escape the job and the sense of reliance in God. 1. In view of the findings, the teenage male Bambam must undergo individual counselling for personal, social, emotional and spiritual values which will be carried out by Schools and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); the government and non-government organizations should conduct seminars, workshops, and propose projects and plans to uphold and strengthen Filipino family ties. In consideration with the different institution, DSWD should provide a comprehensive study and program about teenage sodomy. The said institution should produce a series of programs that will foster the social awareness of the people about adolescence sexual intervention.


Commercial sex workers.
Prostitutes--Social conditions.
Prostitution.
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