D'Agnes, Leona

This report examines the education component of the AIDS Surveillance and Education Project (ASEP) and its role in helping to keep the Philippines AIDS epidemic low and slow. It reviews the achievements of the education component and the lessons learned from ten years of the ASEP experience.

In the Philippines, some 100,000 to 500,000 minors younger than 18 are estimated to be involved in the sex industry.