Last February 15, I was able to deliver my speech according to my plan. I thought that my informative speech would be boring since it focuses on the social issue of the country, which makes me feel so nervous. However, as I go along with my speech, I noticed that my classmates were all looking at me and listening. That actually inspires me not to feel nervous at all. Seeing my classmates listening just boost my confidence. Probably, I just need to improve my pronounciation. There are words that I can’t pronounce fluently whenever I’m speaking in front. And I hope that in my upcoming persuasive speech, I will be more confident delivering my speech and effectively persuade my audience. A lot of my classmates twitted me their questions regarding my speech and I chose the three best questions. To answer the first question by Hernan why there are few victims of human trafficking rescued by the government? it is stated at the journal “Trafficking in Human Beings from the Philippines: A Survey of Government Experts and Law Enforcement Case Files” that the repatriation or sending back home the victims of human trafficking takes a lot of time, effort and money. You also need to consider the transportation, may it be by air or sea. Also, most of the victims preferred not to go back home for the reason of the high salary they get aboard.
On the other hand, Aries also asked me what do you think will be the effects of human trafficking to its victim? The victims of human trafficking, physically or sexually abused, can face significant problems that must be addressed right away. Those negative effects can create a number of health problems. In fact, based from the book Social Problems and Issues in the Philippines, the initial impact of human trafficking on individuals varies into five. The first is that most of the victims of the issue go through depression and suicidal thoughts for the reason that the victim’s perspective of life has been changed. Second, the victims were traumatized by their experiences. It’s been a normal reaction for any victim of crucial events like this because it is their first time to encounter this kind of event. Next, the victims felt alienated after the incident. The feeling of being isolated because on the unusual experience they gone through which affect their lifestyle. Lastly, the victims were at risk to HIV/AIDS, drugs and high risks on abortion. Lastly, Eunice asked me what do you think is the best solution to human trafficking issue? For my own opinion, since most of the victims of human trafficking were the ones who undergo illegal recruitment, the best way to stop the issue of human trafficking is to avoid illegal practices.
The issue of human trafficking has been a problem of the Philippines for a long time. It can never be stop without the help of us Filipino people. We should altogether save our lives, avoid illegal recruitment and end human trafficking.
