SENATORS PRESS FOR EXPLANATION ON SEX TOURISM

Not satisfied with the assurance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the statements were not as bad as reported, senators pressed for an explanation from US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. regarding his claims on sex tourism in the country.

During the hearing on the DFA’s proposed P10.988-billion budget for 2012, Senators Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero reiterated their call for Secretary Albert del Rosario to seek further clarification, not only from the US embassy but from Thomas himself on his claims that 40 percent of male tourists in the country come for sex tourism.