LINGAYEN—Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese has been asked by residents of Lingayen to launch a crusade to stop rampant prostitution along the Lingayen beachfront just at the back of the Urduja House. 

In their letter to Archbishop Cruz, concerned students, parents, teachers and members of the religious groups in Lingayen said they were constrained to ask the help of the archbishop after failing to secure positive response from the town and police authorities.  

Saying the problem of prostitution in the area has turned for the worse, the unnamed concerned  citizens appealed to Cruz to launch a crusade  similar to what he did  jueteng in order to finally stop the flesh trade at the Lingayen beachfront. 

The concerned citizens said the unabated prostitution in the area, under the very noses of the police and town officials, has destroyed the tourist’s image of the Lingayen beach.  

Copies of their letter to Archbishop Cruz were furnished to Gov. Victor Agbayani, Lingayen Mayor   Ernesto Castañeda, the chief of police, the principals of different high schools, the barangay captains and the media in a bid to call attention to gravity of the issue.  

“Our problem here are the youth who are mostly high school students and are prone to be victims of prostitution,” the concerned citizens wrote. 

To date, high school boys are seen frequenting the area day and night seeking out services of prostitutes. 

They said that the prostitutes service their customers at anytime of the day in sheds, bahay kubo and cubicles that have been erected along the beach front, adding that their services are each being offered for P30 to P50. 

At night, these structures are transformed into beer houses where the prostitutes pose as guest relations officers. 

The concerned citizens expressed hope that with the crusade to clear the beach of prostitution, the Lingayen beach can slowly regain its lost reputation as one of the top tourist destinations in Pangasinan.

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