Unfortunately, we do not know exactly how many children in the Philippines have been or are being exploited in child pornography. However, the interviews and review of secondary data show that child pornography exists in the Philippines and the problem is real and serious.

Another way of looking at the magnitude of child pornography is to consider its lasting and complex negative effects, especially psychological harm, on children who have been involved in pornography.

Child pornography is a billion-dollar business worldwide. It is closely tied with prostitution. In the Philippines, prostitution is said to be becoming the country's fourth largest source of Gross National Product (GNP).