More popular than the tot mom. Im sumi so much going to its great to have you with us today on d. W. News asia. Now its a centuries old rite of passage every year thousands of young boys in the philippines are circumcised the practice is called to look and its considered an important step into adulthood now according to the World Health Organization some 90 percent of men in the philippines have been circumcised for nonreligious purposes the practice is coming under increased criticism in many countries still remains a widely accepted custom in the philippines. Once a year across the philippines they line up in their thousands healthy preteen filipino boys waiting for their names to be called out at makeshift clinics. But they are not sick nor are the risk from disease they are here for circumcision season. They call it a rite of passage. Critics call it human rights abuse. Im only here. For my mom told me that i needed to get circumcised so i would grow taller and become a real man even not for the you know. C in this classroom turn clinic the journey to man who takes 20 minutes 5100 boys will undergo the procedure many without anesthetic but with plenty of peer pressure the word for uncircumcised is also a slower word for a coward. Now and be helpful to my family and become a fully fledged adolescent. I say let it burn he said insignias if its on my lap to get circumcised its probably the essence of being a man so for me its really necessary for boys to get circumcised to be called a man theyre laughing at that. For centuries removing the force was rooted in religion here but has now become a social requirement. That its more of a. Its being i would say even maybe bigger. Or generation and so there is this expectation that you know. Boys we are by. Beyond the culture and customs and beyond the philippines there is however a growing debate about the merits and ethics of circumcision especially without consent. And did abuse on a santos has been following this story for us in manila she joins us for more high on a good to see you give us some context on the story of how widespread is this practice and how widely accepted is it. From a scene from this typically set from system to use that for a young boy here in the field so youll see that setting the months of april and mantissa summer break classrooms covered courts will be converted into middle clinics where young boys between the ages of 8 to 12 can come in for free circumcision event called operation or being the filipino work for sick and are usually sponsored by local Government Units or medical fraternity is giving these free operations so just to let you know usually at the circumcision camps about 300. 00 boys will come in the gate for this procedure and this is usually they take advantage of the fact that its offered for free and its an indication really of how well he accepted that of the social room it is for for young boys to be particularly at this age of 8. 00 to 12. 00 its b. B. It is a seen as a right of passage for these young men and it is of course a painful process to all the boys receive anesthesia and proper medical treatment and during and after the process. There have been some old wives tales to me of how you know the braver man. Grandfather there is and are out of stuff this would do it without anesthesia but tell you honestly i dont. Now that ive checked also with the department of health and they said that you know this is why they also have these the circumcision clinics the circumcision counseling the summer which is done in administered by Health Care Professionals so that the boys are properly treated. And everything is done and thats there and that so this is also to deter people from doing any kind of do it yourself or any kind of yard circumcision given how we need to be accepted and how prevail and. I know we have to say that the practice of circumcision has come under increased scrutiny worldwide also here in germany in 2012 there was a big debate on this has that affected opinions there and. I would say that it has not really affected opinions in the philippines its our 2nd session of have. Heard of it a bit of discussion going on about it the child abuse but mostly circumcision i would say that theyre getting to accept that it is so hard on 1st. Practitioners to recognize the Health Benefits of hygiene it also has half benefits like you know to see the risk of h. I. B. And thats one also there is theres a certain big must so seagate that being uncircumcised is a dog word for it support and its meaning use that the pejorative term and its a thought for young boys meaning that youre a coward if you didnt go see this this procedure this. Open during this. Going circumcision so i dont think you know the practice would be altered or thought of as Something Different aside from being a rite of passage and clearly get rid of this perception that you dont uncircumcised it and get. Over it our reporter on the sun speaking to us from manila im good to talk to you. Now thailand has been marking one year since the dramatic rescue of a Boy Soccer Team trapped in a cave in the north of the country now earlier this week the boys and their soccer coach returned to the cave to honor their rescuers and speak to the media their ordeal has brought a lot of attention to the region and also tourism. Reports. To imagine this is the sights that came so close to tragedy. A bike riding phone rang milanti anniversary of the dramatic rescue at the. Coach. To raise money to develop the area and propel its transition from sleepy backwater to buzzing tourist hot spot is a project that students filming the fortunes of this community i knew locals used to come to this area now there is a whole infrastructure built around this the site of the rescue that had the entire world gripped to groups like this one a few looking here its got a firsthand taste of the ordeal the cave itself is currently closed to the public for safety reasons but that hasnt stopped thousands venturing off the beaten track every week to check it out. This is going now its through a small museum telling the story of the rescue and pay their respects to the 20. 00 diver who most is never trying to save the boy who is. Just a shoot from the cave shuttle buses drop tourists at the dozens of schools that have sprung up the last 12 months giving them a chance to brownes the cave knowledge and does take him a memory that has it. Been that im visiting from laos this is a sacred place that ive heard a lot about im really excited to see it in person. But maybe came here because its the anniversary of the case and i want to pay my respects to the driver who died that. Entrepreneurs who floated from across the region to cash in on the action they say that incomes have sued. Carmack on your body i used to be a housewife but i heard how much money people were earning from tourist sites set up its business how the interesting too isnt isnt just a local Initiative National authorities are also keen to promote the area through the heroic rescue is a massive Success Story at the time i learned. They plans were least partially reopen the case something sure to boost visitor numbers business with netflix projects about the rescue in the run and people here expect the fresh insertion of attention to that you could this area in the tourism. That well one of asias biggest tourist favorites is the taj mahal its indias number one draw at least it has been until now the Worlds Largest travel site trip advisor has now named a slum tour as indias top experience that of the in the city of mumbai is one of the largest slums in asia its home to more than a 1000000 people and the tour thats getting all the attention is from a Company Called reality tours and travel it starts at 10 euros and promises to show visitors the authentic india we spoke to one of the founders heres what he says about why he started bringing tourists to that. Reason why he started to go on to do. Something back to the community it would be not to be done people come look at the plum. Go back more than so long because this is. Our company its really more due. To a profit we went back to the community and reporter hunch and lee has been looking into this story for us and thanks for joining us in our studio so of course praise from one and 2 organizers thats not so surprising but this is also a controversial tell us about that on trip advisor actually most of the reviews of this specific tour have been very positive however there are many different tour operators so if you look at the general page introducing the slum you will find different negative reviews and critical reviews questioning the nature and the practice of such tours for example one uses sas she hated the way the tour guide put such a positive spin on how great all the industries and on a station of the place was she finds it disgusting and then other uses says that he while he does appreciate to see the resourcefulness the sense of community there but that is happening in the 21st century and its a shock show for him we also spoke to some washed its an engine in germany it says while tours can and does destroy stereotypes it can also reinforce that researcher its really have to be careful they have a bigger role to play here they should be at i level with the locals try to understand their lives and they should book tours and that are somewhat educational and basically is saying that attitude and choice determine whether all of the whole thing is explodes if youre not get abuse hunch and leave with the story thank you. 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