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The World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children, set for 25-28 November 2008 in Brazil, aims to promote international cooperation for more effective action on sexual exploitation. Here is one in a series of related stories. MANILA and CEBU, Philippines, 17 November 2008 At a shopping mall in Makati, Manila, a raid targeting child pornography begins. Sifting through some of the thousands of pirated DVDs is child rights campaigner Senator M.A. Madrigal. It is not long before she finds what shes looking for. Well it looks like shes four years old, and this looks like an eight-year-old child and the four-year-old child having sex, Ms. Madrigal says, looking at the DVDs. It is happening that children are being used as sex toys those children are being used as sex commodities. The younger they are, the more saleable they are. Pornographic titles are widely available throughout the Philippines a country that lacks a law aimed specifically at preventing child pornography. Along with other groups and law enforcement agencies, Ms. Madrigal is pushing for legislation that would tackle the problem. The move is supported by UNICEF, which is also working with partners around the country to protect children from the pornography trade. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/philippines_46406.html