The international trafficking of women as prostitutes, especially Filipinas, for too long has lain at the heart of the dark side of globalization. Enticed by dreams of the good life in Japan, the Netherlands, the U.S., and even in Nigeria, Lebanon and Cyprus, Filipinas, caught up in the iron grip of poverty at home, fearlessly venture forth into journeys that, alas, too often turn out to be nightmares that crush the soul, break the spirit, and sometimes, even kill. THE AUTHOR Rina Jimenez David joined the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 1988 as Opinion Editor and has been writing a column, "At Large," for more than 10 years. Her book of selected columns, Woman at Large, was a finalist in the 1994 National Book Awards. She won as "Best Columnist" in the 1995 Global Media Awards and was cited by the Population Institute for her writing on population and development. She was an awardee of "The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS)" in the same year. A journalism graduate (magna cum laude) of the University of Santo Tomas, she did advanced journalism studies at the John Hopkins University School of Public Health in Baltimore in 1999. Rina is active in several non-government organizations to advance the welfare of women. She married to artist Pie David with whom she has two children: Raphael and Emilia Narni. |
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