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The odyssey o Gigolos in sou he n Philippines: Pe ks and
d awbacks
Rheychold Jumuad Daymiel
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Jose Rizal Memo ial S a e Uni e si y,
Dapi an Ci y, Zamboanga del No e, Philippines
Key wo ds:
P os i u ion, Gigolos, Pe ks, D awbacks
h p://dx.doi.o g/10.12692/ijb/26.1.88-106 A icle published on Janua y 05, 2025
Abs ac
The s udy del ed in o he li e s o ies o gigolos in he win ci ies o Sou he n Philippines. The s udy sough
answe s on he expe iences o he in o man s as gigolos, he causes ha d i e he in o man s o engage in
hei job, and he impac o he in o man s' job o hei li es. T anscenden al phenomenological app oach was
used in he s udy. The s udy u ilized en (10) esea ch in o man s who we e known and iden i ied as gigolos.
I was conduc ed in he sou he n pa o he Philippines speci ically in he win ci ies o Zamboanga del No e.
The esea che u ilized in e iew guides in he conduc o indi idual pe sonal in-dep h in e iew. Thema ic
con en analysis was used in he ea men o collec ed da a. The esea che gene a ed h ee (3) hemes o
he expe iences o he in o man s as a gigolo, namely: Pe o mance-Based Incen i es, G a ui ies, and
Down alls o Se ices. As o he causes ha d i e he in o man s o engage in hei job, he la e o mula ed
h ee (3) hemes, namely: Money Dic a es, Educa ional Pu sui , and Boun y Hun e . On he impac o he
in o man s’ job o hei li es, h ee hemes we e c ea ed: Shame ul De ea , Heal h Gli ch, and Pa en al
Res ain . I was ecommended ha he go e nmen mus upli he po e y a e o he people. C ea ion o
o ganiza ion asked in moni o ing and acking down known gigolos. Penalized any o ms o male p os i u ion
including hei clien ele. Awa eness campaign on he ad e se e ec s o becoming a gigolo, how his a ec s
hem, hei amilies, iends, s udies, he communi y, and i s heal h ela ed isk. Las ly, amily and
communi ies accep ance on hei ein eg a ion in o he communi y.
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In e na ional Jou nal o Biosciences | IJB |
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In oduc ion
One o he oldes occupa ions was p os i u ion, which
was once seen as a sin. The cus ome and he
p os i u e mus ade inancial bene i s and sexual
pleasu es in o de o pe o m his p o ession.
Al hough guys and ansgende people make up a
signi ican po ion o p os i u es in many places,
schola s ha e adi ionally concen a ed on emale
p os i u ion while igno ing male and ansgende
p os i u ion (Wei ze , 2011; Wei ze , 2005). Male
p os i u es who se e clien s a e e e ed o as
"gigolos." The male and emale p os i u es we e no
e y di e en om one ano he ; sex ade
ansac ions a e ypically ca ied ou in sec ecy and
unde he "shadow o he nigh ." To conceal hei
s a us, gigolos o en wo k as s uden s. Res o-ba s,
KTV lounges, and o he nigh clubs whe e male s ee
p os i u es equen ly o e hemsel es o po en ial
clien s d i ing by a e among he places whe e hey
openly conduc business.
Call boys and esco s ha e social skills ha enable
hem o ela e o well-educa ed, uppe -class
clien ele, and hey may o m emo ional bonds wi h
some o hei equen clien s, acco ding o Smi h
e al. (2009), as e e enced by Wei ze (2011). As
wi h all o ms o p os i u ion, he e a e haza ds
and issues associa ed wi h male p os i u ion. The
mos ha m ul e ec s o hese une hical beha io s
we e ela ed o heal h, speci ically he isk o
con ac ing and sp eading sexually ansmi ed
in ec ions (STIs, HIV, and AIDS). Acco ding o
Ba al e al. (2015), male gigolos, also known as
male sex wo ke s (MSWs), a e mo e suscep ible o
con ac ing HIV on se e al le els. High numbe s o
sexual pa ne s, ex ensi e and in ica e sexual
ne wo ks, e ec i e HIV ansmission du ing
unp o ec ed anal con ac , and in ensi ied
in e sec ional s igmas a e all con ibu ing ac o s.
Fu he mo e, Ba al e al. (2015) obse ed ha ,
despi e he global HIV epidemic being on he
decline, he e was inc easing e idence o a
pe sis en o inc easing HIV bu den among ce ain
ma ginalized women. HIV acquisi ion and
ansmission among MSW we e being ampli ied by
a numbe o syne gis ic acili a o s, including
s uc u al, beha io al, and biological ac o s.
The s igma and c iminaliza ion o HIV, comme cial
sex, and same-sex beha io s aise MSWs' isk o
in ec ion and make i ha de o hem o ge
necessa y se ices. Male p os i u ion posed heal h
conce ns, bu i also ca ied legal and c iminal
dange s, physical abuse, ejec ion by iends and
amily, social shame, gay-bashing, economic isks
due o un eliable e enues, and men al and
emo ional isks. I has been shown ha adolescen s
and ugi i es engaged in sex wo k a e ulne able.
This ype o beha io was p e alen in he own
whe e he esea che hails om, and i mo ed he
esea che o see hese gigolos pe o ming sexual
a o s o cash a such a young age. I piqued his
cu iosi y o ind ou why hey we e engaging in
hese kinds o ac i i ies.
Ma e ials and ma hods
This s udy u ilized he anscenden al
phenomenological app oach de eloped by Edmund
Husse l. Which in oduced he 'li e-wo ld'
expe iences o 'li ed expe ience' and claimed ha
mind aimed a objec s and used he e m
'in en ionali y' o de ine his claim (El-She i , 2017).
This me hod was used o explo e he li ed
expe iences and challenges o he male gigolos in
he di e en ci ies o Sou he n Philippines. This
design was employed because he s udy used non-
nume ical da a o in e p e and analyze people's
expe iences and ac ions. The goal o he s udy was
o ge he in o man s' pe spec i es and exp essed
iews om he poin s o iew o hei own wo ds,
belie s, and s uc u es. An open-ended ga he ing o
da a and con e sa ional communica ion we e
employed in his s udy h ough indi idual pe sonal
in e iews wi h he in o man s.
The s udy ook place in he no he n pa o he
Zamboanga peninsula, which was loca ed in Region
IX in he no hwes e n pa o Mindanao. The
Zamboanga peninsula was a long semici cula
peninsula ex ending owa d he sou hwes e n pa o
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he Sulu A chipelago and Bo neo. The loca ion was
comp ised o a o al land a ea o 1,690,403 hec a es,
wi h a o al popula ion o 3,629,783 which was
comp ised o 67 municipali ies and i e ci ies
(Sa mien o, n.d.).
The s udy ocused on he p o ince o Zamboanga del
No e, which has a o al a ea o 7,301.00 squa e
kilome e s (2,818.93 sq mi) i occupies he no he n
Zamboanga Peninsula in wes e n Mindanao. The Sulu
Sea bo de s he p o ince o he no h and wes ,
Misamis Occiden al o he no heas , and Zamboanga
del Su and Zamboanga Sibugay o he sou h. The
loca ion o he s udy was u he delimi ed in he Ci y
o Dapi an and Dipolog, whe e he ampan
p oli e a ion o male p os i u ion and male gigolos
a e aking place. Thus, hey we e chosen as he
in o man s who p o ided he bes in o ma ion
ega ding he s udy.
Quali a i e esea ch needed only a smalle sample
compa ed o he quan i a i e analysis; hus, in his
esea ch, he esea che looked o en (10) esea ch
in o man s who we e known and iden i ied as male
gigolos o male p os i u e om he win ci ies o
Zamboanga del No e. They unde wen indi idual in-
dep h in e iews. In o man s a e known and
iden i ied male gigolos, and hey we e chosen and
ca ego ized based on he ypology o wo k, heal h
condi ion, ac o s in luencing hem o engage in such
ac i i ies.
The esea che u ilized in e iew guides o he en
(10) in o man s in he indi idual pe sonal in e iew o
selec ed male gigolos in Dapi an and Dipolog Ci y. In
he s udy, phenomenological in e iews we e used o
de e mine ecip oci y in da a collec ion o desc ibe
he meaning o concep o phenomenon in male
p os i u ion, expe iences, challenges, and
mechanisms ela ed o hei wo k.
Du ing in-dep h in e iews, in e iew guides
con aining open-ended ques ions we e used by he
esea che . The esea che asked ques ions while
aking down no es o w i e down hei esponses. The
dialogs we e also audio aped, aped wi h he
in o man s' pe mission, which was la e ansc ibed
by he esea che .
The ins umen was i s alida ed by he panel o
measu e wha he esea ch s udy supposed o
measu e. The esea ch ins umen was made up o
h ee pa s. The i s pa concen a ed on
in o man s' expe iences as male gigolos; he second
pa ques ions abou he causes ha d i e he
in o man s o engage in hei jobs; he las pa was
abou he impac s o he in o man s' job o hei li es.
The hema ic code analysis was employed o inspec
hemes which we e anspi ed du ing he analysis o
in e iew esponses o measu e he equency o
issues and simila i ies be ween he in o man s' use o
hemes. The hema ic code analysis o B aun and
Cla ke (2006) was employed in his esea ch. This
me hod has six (6) s eps as ollows: (1)
amilia iza ion o da a allowing he esea che o
ac i ely engage in he da a by i s ansc ibing he
con e sa ions in he indi idual in-dep h in e iew,
and hen ollowed by eading he ansc ip o
lis ening o he eco dings and ideas w i en down;
(2) gene a ing ini ial codes o ea u es o da a ha
appea ed exci ing and meaning ul; (3) sea ching o
hemes, which was he s a o he in e p e i e
analysis o he colla ed codes which was ele an da a
ha we e ex ac ed and so ed acco ding o
o e a ching hemes and he esea che 's idea should
allude connec ion among codes, sub hemes, and
hemes; (4) e iewing hemes means ha he
esea che needed o ques ion whe he o me ge,
e ine, isola e o dele e hema ic ini ials; (5) de ining
and naming hemes in ol es e ining and de ining
he hemes and po en ial sub hemes wi hin he da a,
and ongoing analysis was equi ed o enhance he
iden i ied hemes u he and p o ide heme names
concisely and e ec ually; and (6) p oducing he
epo was he inal ou pu o he s udy in which he
esea che ans o med his / he p esen a ion in o an
in e p e able piece o w i ing h ough he used o
i id and con incing ex ac s ela ing o subjec s,
s udy ques ions, and li e a u e.
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Resul s and discussion
This chap e p esen s he indings om he
in e iew using a concise Husse lian–
phenomenological app oach wi h he se en (7)
s eps o Colaizzi's da a analysis o p o ide an
in o ma i e e alua ion o he s udy.
To explici ly connec he co e age o he s udy,
each in o man was allowed o speak he mo he
ongue o exp ess hei expe iences e bally. Fo
gene al eadabili y and comp ehension, hese ha e
been ansla ed. Likewise, all he s a emen s om
he in o man s we e selec ed om he ansc ibed
in e iew. Ou o each signi ican accoun
ex ac ed, o mula ed meanings we e c ea ed and
coded as i e lec ed a comp ehensi e desc ip ion
o he in o man ’s expe ience. The co e concep s
o mula ed ha appea ed o a speci ic ca ego y and
ep esen ing pa icula s uc u es we e g ouped
in o clus e hemes. Las ly, clus e hemes we e
hen e-g ouped o come up wi h he eme gen
hemes.
A e he ho ough and p o ound desc ip ion o he
o mula ed meanings using Colaizzi’s da a analysis
me hod as adap ed by Abalos e al. (2016), i een
(15) clus e hemes we e iden i ied and e-g ouped
o o m nine (9) eme gen hemes. They a e he
ollowing:
I. Expe iences o he in o man s
1. Pe o mance-based incen i es
2. G a ui ies
3. Down alls o se ices
II. Causes ha d i e he in o man s o engage in
hei job
1. Money Dic a es
2. Educa ional Pu sui
3. Boun y Hun e
III. Impac o he in o man s’ job o hei li es
1. Shame ul De ea
2. Heal h Gli ch
3. Pa en al Res ain
The expe iences o he in o man s as gigolo e ealed
unde nea h he p esen a ions and explana ions o
eme gen hemes.
I. Expe iences o he in o man s as gigolo
Explo ing he expe iences o he gigolos i s hand was a
g ea jou ney. I was new o he in o man , elling he
hings hey been keeping in sec e s. As he esea che go
along and es ablish con idence in hem, he la e ha e
gained hei in e es and s a ed na a ing openly abou
hei wo k. He hen gene a ed h ee (3) eme gen
hemes ha we e ocused on he expe iences o he
in o man s. The ollowing hemes a e:
1. Pe o mance-based incen i es
The i s heme depic s he na u e o hei job.
Wo king as a gigolo is no an easy job; hey need o
es ablish communica ion i s wi h hei clien s. Mos
o he clien s we e om he e e al o a iend. A e
es ablishing con ac s, he clien and he gigolo hen
ag ee on he p ice and he ac s ha hey will do. Mos
likely, hey will mee up somewhe e sec e i e and
away om he eyes o he public. Based on he
accoun s o In o man 3, he said ha :
Ana jud si … Sa ba kada-- gikan sa ba kada..mga
con ac sa ba kada.. nakajamming napod nimo..
nakasuod-suod.. ingon a o na dayun.. mu o e -o e
nga ingon ana... Con ac a sa cellphone si dayun
muingon sila nga ad u sa ilang balay unya ingon aning
o asaha..mga gabie na dapi .. mga kadlawon usahay
sa mga pension house.. ingon ana si (IDI3:SS1).
(Tha ’s i , Si . F om my iends o con ac s o my
iends. Ge ing oge he , making iends, jus like
ha . O e ing se ices. Communica ing h ough
cellphones, hen hey will in i e you o isi hei
house a a ce ain ime, nigh ime, o a dawn in
lodging houses. Jus like ha , Si ).
In his ype o job, he in o man may ha e me
di e en kinds o clien s. Thei iden i y will always be
kep con iden ial. This is o p o ec no only he
iden i y o he gigolo and he clien s bu also hei
epu a ion. In o man 1 clea ly s a ed ha :
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Naa man poy..mga p o essional man pod ang uban
mao nang sa layu, maabo mig layu did o namu
kuanon. Naay mga kuan si uy., mga poli ician,
mga ingon ana naay kuan lang.. ka ong mga
eache naa juy mga ingon ana gyud, naay mga
nu se ingon ana nga abaho ba.. klasi-klasi lang si
uy. Kanang uban si mga balu, mangkay, nga
ka ong mga sek e o a si ba..pe o naay mga
abaho, kasaga an naay uban pod ana naa sa
gobye no ga abaho, naa poy uban nga pa i-pa iha
apod pe o naa lang gyud silay kwa a, mga OFW
ingon ana, dayun wala nay mga bana si ba, ang
uban bulag ang uban balu. Di paka ana… maka i a
naka (IDI1:SS3).
(Some p o essionals wan ed o do he ac away om
hei place. The e a e also poli icians, eache s, nu ses
and hose di e en p o essions. Some a e widowed,
unma ied, hose who a e sec e i e, Si . They ha e
jobs, some e en wo k in he go e nmen , and some
a e OFWs who ha e been sepa a ed o widowed).
The job equi es clien ele sexual sa is ac ion o he
gigolo o be compensa ed. The paymen o he
se ices gi en was based on he le el o sexual
sa is ac ion he clien ecei es. The e we e also
limi a ions se and pa s ha we e no included in he
se ices. Pe o mance should be equal o he
paymen . In o man 1 said ha :
Mu se bisyo gyud me ana si . Mu omansa, mga lips
o lips ingon ana naa poy mga pa s nga wla napoy
labo , depende man gud na si mao nang ingon ana.
Ha ag ko 250, ahw! cge 250 walay labo hikap sa
kuan.. akua. Mu ana man gud pod me, naa poy uban
nga..bas a sa bayo gyud si kana gyud moy kuan
kaayu nga… kanang.. muha ag sila palangni an
dosmil.. ang pe o mance nimo ana kinahanglan
kan idad pod ug dosmil kay malugi pod na sila
syemp e ikaw dosmil gud pod na, kwa a na gud na
di paka musugo . Ah! Bahala na ni (IDI1:SS4).
(We gi e se ices, Si . F om omance, kissing jus like
ha , some pa s a e no included, depending on he
amoun gi en. I will gi e 250, okay, bu you canno
ouch some pa s. Fo example, hey will p o ide wo
housand, and you will ma ch ha wi h a
pe o mance wo hy o he money hey gi e o be ai
wi h hem. So, who a e you o deny ha wo
housand? Yes! Le ’s do i ).
E e y sexual ac also comes wi h di e en p ices. I
comes wi h a ious ac ions, simple ac s, complica ed
ac s, and e en comes in bundles o packages.
In o man 3 speci ied ha :
Tagaan kag kwa a si ..kwa a a gyud.. usahay
1500 ingon ana 1000.. depende si ug unsa kanang…
naa mani silay kuan-kuan nga all-ou daw. all-ou
anan na gyud daw.. dala na daw na unsa na
lubo on, dayun um-umon, dayun makighalok pod
daw ka… Depende sa pe o mance ug unsa kaayu
inyong buha on, maopoy ilang iha ag..ug halok-
halok a gamay a kaayu (IDI3:SS2).
(They will gi e you money, money only. Some imes
hey gi e 1000 depending on you pe o mance. I
i ’s all-ou , i includes anal sex, blowjob, and
kissing. The money hey gi e depends on he
pe o mance you gi e).
2. G a ui ies
The second heme showed he posi i e expe iences o
he gigolo in doing he job. This expe ience ga e
happiness and sa is ac ion o he gigolo while doing
his job. In o man 2 p oudly s a ed ha :
Dako kaayug ka abang si uy..kanang pang
allowance sa eskwelahan. daghan mga.. ug unsa
imong mga panginahanglanon pamali an man pod
ka nila ug kanang mga bes e nimo., -shi . dayun
kanang mo o gani naku ka on si , nabayad..
nakaapil gani sila ug bayad-bayad.. kaluoy sa Diyos
naimpas a gyud. baya an apod, dili apod ingon
nga kada bulan gyud, agaan apod ka usahay ba
ug kuan kanang maapekhan na gyud kaayu ug way
ibayad, agaan apod kag pambayad (IDI2:SS5).
(I is eally o g ea help. Fo my allowance in school, he
hings I needed, hey will also p o ide you wi h clo hes,
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-shi . She e en paid pa o he mon hly amo iza ion
o my mo o cycle. Thank God i is ully paid now. She
will pay o i bu no consecu i ely, jus o he ime
when i 's badly needed).
Aside om inancial and ma e ial hings ecei ed om
he clien s, he gigolo also ecei ed iendly ad ice and
emo ional suppo . In o man 3 s a ed ha :
Tagaan kog kuan sadinha si cellphone
si ..Ma ingala lage ang uyab nganong
nakacellphone. Kanang..kung ambag- ambag bya
pud si naa bya pud kay madawa nga ambag-
ambag gekan nila maayu pud mu amabag mga in-
ana si .. Financial aman si (IDI3:SS4).
(They gi e me cellphone, Si . My gi l iend wonde
whe e i came om. They also gi e ad ice, and hey
a e igh on ha ma e . Mos ly inancial Si ).
Mo eo e , in some ins ances com o is gi en o he
in o man , and hey we e he e whene e hey need
someone o alk o. In imes o sadness and pain, a
shoulde o lean on. In o man 4 emo ionally
ei e a ed ha :
Aww..ug kuan si ..kaning..mu ag..ako mag away-
away mis..akong..naa man gyud koy uyab nga
ba an on pa eha nakog edad.. Usahay mag away mi
sa akong uyab malipay apud ko kay naa koy
ka awag laen nga makais o ya nako sya
is o yahanay ming duha. O, makacom o sa
akoa..naa sya sa panahon nga kuan nga saki an ko
(IDI4:SS5).
(I ’s somewha like we e ge ing an a gumen . I eally
ha e a gi l iend o my age and some imes when we
a gue wi h each o he , I’m happy ha I ha e ano he
someone o alk o, he one ha can com o me
whene e I’m in pain).
I has also helped in upg ading he ashion s yle o he
gigolos. The way hey d essed-up, he ag ance hey
wo e and choosing hei ashion line. In o man 10
men ioned ha :
Nausob si kay..sauna kay yagi man kaayu ko
sauna kay wala man koy in ane nga mga
sinina..dayun dili kaau ko kabalo ma—mamo ma..
Maggisi-gisi man gale a mueskwela gale a
ani..mga sapa os buslo pa..apike kayo..dako kaayu
syag ka abang nako..kaning abahoa si ..kay..halos
anan nakong gami ..b anded ang uban. Dayun naa
pakay lami kayo nga bag nga suo on..lami kaayong
sapa os..socks..dayun pe ume..naa pay pe ume!
(IDI10:SS13). (My li e ha e changed Si , because
be o e I d essed-up like ash, and I don’ know how
o g oom mysel . I e en go o school wea ing shoes
wi h holes on i , and wo n-ou shi s. This job eally
helps me a lo , because i a o ds me ga men s some
e en a e b anded. You will ha e a nice wea , good
shoes and socks, and pe ume).
3. Down alls o se ices
This heme del ed in o he nega i e expe iences o
he gigolos ha ha e caused hem s ess,
unhappiness, and dissa is ac ion wi h hei job.
Mu ual ag eemen be o e doing he job is a mus in
o de o es ablish he amoun o money o be ecei ed
and he ype o sexual ac i i ies he gigolo needed o
do. In o man 1 hough ully s a ed ha :
Kanang kuan si ..na man guy usahay nga dili
magsabo daan sa p esyo ba. Dayun o mahi abo na,
mag omansaanay na..ingon ana syemp e ingon ana
man gyud na sila. Kay bayo gud mu omansa gyud
na silag laki hen ikaw pod nga laki balos nalang
pod ka kay bay an man ka. Dayun pagkahuman si
di na magkasinabo sa p esyo ba, kanang ingon ana
kay..buang ka..! humana ko nimu dayun dili ka
muha ag ug kuan. Naa man poy mga bayo nga
ingon ana si , syemp e kami nga mga laki dili pod
me gus o nga magansi pod me sa among
pe o mance (IDI1:SS8).
(Some imes Si we canno deal wi h he p ice. And
hen we do i , we do omance, hey a e like ha . They
a e gays ha ’s why hey wan ed o do omance wi h a
man, and since you a e a man you do i also in
exchange o money. Then a e ha you canno ag ee
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on he p ice, jus like ha “You bullshi ! A e we had
sex you will no gi e on wha we ag eed on.” The e a e
also gays like ha , and since we a e men we canno
allow an unjus ma ch o ou pe o mance).
Doing his job is indeed a s uggle on he pa o he
gigolo. Howe e , indeed hese nega i e expe iences
happen some imes. Mo ing on and jus laughing on
wha had happened is hei way o saying ha “ he e
we e always ups and downs, being icked is one o
i .” In o man 7 added ha :
Ako na ablahan ko kadaghan na kadaghan na usa
ka bu hanan ag 100 pa o 100 muna muna pa o 17
di jud nako makalim an ya i gi ablahan ko.. Pe o
gipainom ko niya anduay duha ka senio pis i
na ingla man kong sigig inom hala gigami ko niya
bali niyang ugom chinupa sa akoa.. Ma ay ingala
man ko giingnaman man kog mangihi sa ko dayon
wala na hing balik (IDI7:SS12).
(Yes, o how many imes I was no paid, 1 hund ed
o one load I’m jus 17 yea s old a ha ime. I eally
can’ o ge ha expe ience. Bu he p o ided me a
d ink, ha ’s Tanduay 2 senio bo les, he did use me
and do blowjob in me. I was su p ised ha he ask
pe mission o u ina e bu did no come back o pay).
The e we e also ins ances ha he clien s paid only
pa ial paymen and he emaining paymen o be
paid on he nex ime hey see each o he . In o man
9 eg e ully elabo a ed ha :
Wala pod ko ka expe ience ana pe o naka expe ience
naku anang kulang iyang ha ag..u ang.. Giu ang ang
gamay ang kulang sunod na ki a kay ikuan daw
niya..ehh..daghang pasumangil si .. dao kaayu sugo
nalang pod ko kay gasolina lage daw (IDI9:SS8).
(I did no expe ience no being paid, wha I
expe ience is ha he paymen is lacking. The
emaining balance will be paid nex ime we mee
again. He go many alibis, ha ’s why I accep ed i
because acco ding o him he emaining money is
only o gasoline).
Gigolos wo k solely o ea n money, bu some imes
hey expe ienced unjus ea men om hei clien s.
They e en expe ienced o be paid wi h jus iced wa e ,
liquo , and ciga e es. In o man 10, while smiling,
s a ed ha :
Hah!..kana!..hah.. ablahan ko ana si .. ulo u
kabuok bayo si ..a ong ice wa e ug siga ilyo ay
giha ag..gi..agi man gu anag..kuan gud way
paniga ilyo pud..ah gi agaan kog siga ilyo si .
Dayun uban a ong kuan gyud gi ablahan jud ko..igo
a gipainom si dayun gigami na dayun ko si
(IDI10:SS14).
(I ha e al eady expe ienced being unpaid o my
se ices Si . The e we e h ee gays a ha ime Si
and hey jus only paid me wi h an iced wa e and
ciga e es. O he s ha e only gi en me liquo in
exchange o my se ices).
Unpaid se ices ine i ably caused unhappiness since
he job in ol es inancial gain. Howe e , aside om
his, ha assmen and unpaid se ices cause mo e
s ess and unsa is ied eelings. In o man 10 ea ully
sha ed ha :
Dayun ka ong dakog lawas si ka ung ni abla nako
si ..nah!. Paghuman nakog ana sa akoa si ..ingon
amag kali nga..oh dayun? Kay humana naman a
wala man koy kwa a magsinumbagay nalang a
ani on..nah! Wala nalang pud ko nikuan si ..wala
nalang ko nikuan kay dakog kaayug lawas si
uy..dako kaayu si (IDI10:SS15).
(And he e’s his one muscula guy who did no pay
me o my se ices. A e ha ing sex wi h me, he jus
said “And now ha we’ e done and I don’ ha e
money o pay we will jus se le i wi h a igh ?” I
eally don’ ha e a choice because he is so big and
muscula , so, I didn’ do some hing abou i ).
II. Causes ha d i e he In o man s o engage in
hei job
E e y ac ion has i s e y eason, and his pa
discusses he causes o why people engage and
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con inue engaging in becoming a gigolo. Many ac o s
need o conside in explaining why people do such
jobs. These h ee (3) hemes explain he easons why
people engage and choose o con inue he job.
1. Money dic a es
Money is he e y eason why people become a gigolo.
This heme explains he con ibu ion o money in
in luencing he will o e e y gigolo in doing he job.
In o man 1 emphasized he impo ance o money
why he does he job, and he s a ed ha :
Numbe 1 jud si kanang kwa a gyud. Kwa a gyud
si . Pa a..naa gyud kay mabuno ba. Naay kwa a
gyud mabu ang sa bulsa. Ah! Mu ag lisod si . Dli.
Wala. Kay ang kana gud amuang mu kuan me ana,
mamayo me pangwa a aman gyud among
gihunahuna (IDI1:SS13).
(Numbe 1 Si is money. Money Si , so ha I ha e
some hing o use. I ha e money on my pocke . I is
di icul Si . Because we engage in o becoming a
gigolo jus o he money).
In o man 4 also suppo ed he s a emen o
In o man 1 abou he in luence o money in doing he
job mos no ably ha he in o man s ill s udying, he
said ha :
Kwa ..kwa a pe o pi mi o jud si kana gyung
kuan pinansyal gyud kwa a gyud labi na kay
gaskwela ko ka on sa allowance. Allowance nako
unsa kayo akong ganahan diha..pali-pali kay
igo-igo agyud pud akong allowance nga giha ag
sa akong pamilya dayun kuan pud kanang
ipadayon nako ni sya kay ganahan man gyud ko
sa iyaha gyud mao nang.. Ohhh..mao nang na
de elop nako niya gamay..pe o naa man gyud koy
uyab gyud (IDI4:SS10).
(Money, bu i all s a ed om inancial eason Si ,
mos no ably ha I’m s ill s udying o my allowance.
Fo my allowance, o me o buy wha I wan o buy
because he allowance ha my amily is gi ing jus
enough o my basic needs. Tha ’s why I’m s ill doing
his, and I’m now a ac ed o he . Yes, I’m a li le bi
a ac ed o he , bu again, I ha e a gi l iend).
Becoming a gigolo is also he mos na u al way o
ea ning money. Aside om wo king ha d unde
p essu e and he hea o he sun, being a gigolo
equi es only minimal use o s eng h and bu comes
wi h mo e compensa ion. In o man 6 speci ied and
s a ed ha :
Ahhh, mas dali ang kwa a si , yes si , kaysa sa
sa,kining, abaho ag ug sa binulan, sa mga sweldo
sa pa - ime, gagmay amn, ay kining ag 200 ang
adlaw amn ba a o.. Maypay kining mamayo ka
kay usa kalibong gabii, yes si hmnn, lami pa sa
eeling, kaysa mag, kaysa mag ook kag imoa.
Hhmn hmmn (IDI6:SS11).
(This is an easy money Si compa ed o o he jobs
whose paymen is mon hly, pa - ime jobs a e less
paid a abou 200 pe day, and i ’s e y cheap. I’d
ins ead engage in becoming a gigolo because you’ e
going o ea n one housand a nigh . Yes Si , and I
enjoy han mas u ba ing).
Mo eo e , money some imes dic a es he gigolos do
hings beyond hei limi a ions. Wha is impo an is
money. In o man 7 elabo a ed his expe iences and
exp essed ha :
Lahi napod…Lahi ni sya nga bayo napod…Sos
ka on kay na…na encoun e naman ko na lahi sya
kay ang iyaha…na bangag sa akong lubo
omansaon na ilapan na niya dayon iya a kong
mag lolo ako sya moy mu omance nako.. So mu ag
kog gingilohan ka on makig lips o lips sya nako so
mu a kog gingilohan ka on makig lips o lips sya
nako ka on kay dili man ko kay kaning hugaw lage
kayo pud kay lubo pud nako iyang gi ilapan ma ay
ka on kay iya mang gikuan mudugang sya og dos
mil kay kwa a kwa aan man pud sya so hing
ha ag sya napugos jud ko isig omansaay mi… Dili
sa naa koy ika ulaw hing chupa pud ko duha jud mi
omance jud ming duha…pulihanay balin uhanay
pe o wala nako lubu a niya (IDI7:SS3).
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(I ’s he o he gay, his gay is di e en om o he s
ha I’ e encoun e ed. He licks and does e o ic ac s on
my bu hole, I’ll mas u ba e, and he’ll do he
omance. So, I eally eel disgus ed abou i , and now
he wan ed o do kissing lips o lips; I e use o do i , o
cou se, ha ’s di y. And now he o e s an addi ional 2
housand o ha e o ic ac , and hen I’m pushed in
doing i . I canno deny o nei he be shy o ell his,
Si , bu I also do blowjob on him and do e o ic ac s
also, bu he decided no o do anal sex in me).
Apa om i , iends can also in luence a pe son o
engage in becoming a gigolo. Mos especially when
he people hei calling iends a e al eady a gigolo.
Howe e , hen again, i will simila ly all in o he
eason o ea ning money and sa is ying ices.
In o man 10 on his accoun speci ied ha :
Ag ka ong na..nag edad kog 16..kuyog-kuyog kos
akong ba kada..inom-inom mi..agi apud
a ong..lage daw..kay so ba a pa kay hangol man gud
ug inom pa si ..asay jam ua. Dayun akong mga
ba kada mga mamayo ay man si …mao u si ..ila
kong gi uklod kay ingon daw sila si lami man daw
ng kuan si ..lami man daw si (IDI10:SS10).
(A he ime ha my age was jus 16 yea s old, I
always go along wi h my iends, ge d unk, and I’m
always p esen a e e y pa y. My iends a e also
gigolos; ha is why hey in luenced me o become a
gigolo because i gi es pleasu e).
Gigolos e en do he job o ea n money o please hei
women. Gigolos a e men and ha canno be denied
ha men a e always a ac ed o women. In o man 1
u he s a ed ha :
Ahw! Kanang kuan si ..kanang naang mamayo me
dayun pa a igas o pod sa babaye ba., pa a ibali pod
did o. Oh, mamayo me daan dayun mu ag..ang
kwa a sa bayo nga gikan namu mao pod oy igas o
namu sa pagpamaye pod. Kay mas masa is ied man
gyud me ug baye among magami , mao nang
mamayo me daan desi me mamaye, pa a naay
igas o sa baye bah (IDI1:SS10).
(We engage in o becoming a gigolo o p o ide o ou
women. Yes, we commi o becoming a gigolo o
wha we ea n om he gays ha will be p o ided o
ou women. I ’s because we a e mo e sa is ied when
we ha e sex wi h women, ha ’s why we go i s o he
gays be o e going o ou women so ha we can
p o ide o hem).
2. Educa ional pu sui
This heme also looked in o he b igh e side o why
people chose o become a gigolo. Almos all o he
in o man s a e s uden s, and ea ning money o und
hei educa ion is one o he main easons why people
engage in becoming gigolos. In o man 1 ei e a ed
ha :
Ang numbe 1 gyud si kanang mga p ojec sa
eskwelahan mao nang gipu sigi gyud me nga
musulod nalang gyud ana. Sa.., pa a sa a ong man
pod nga pamaagi namu gigami si . Oh si . Mga
p ojec , mga allowance diha na namu na gikuha
(IDI1:SS6).
(The numbe 1 eason Si a e school p ojec s; ha ’s why
we engage in hose ac i i ies. We do ha o a good
cause. Yes, Si . P ojec s, allowances came om ha ).
Thei will o inish hei s udies mo i a ed hem o
con inue he job despi e he dange i deli e s. The
money hey ea n om hei wo k as a gigolo was used
o und school equi emen s, p ojec s, and o he
expenses o school. I will also lessen he expenses o
he pa en s, and he unding in ended o him will be
u ilized o he di e en needs o he amily.
In o man 8 s essed ha :
Dayon kanang, pag kanang sa pag eskwela, p ojec ,
dili naku sa akong ginikanan mangayo pali ug
p ojec , kay did u ako niya mangayu, mga gami ,
ka sones, sinina, kana si (IDI8:SS14).
(Also, o my s udies, o my p ojec s, I will no ask
any mo e om my pa en s in buying p ojec s, I will
ask om he gay. He also p o ides me ga men s,
pan s, ha ’s i , si ).
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