Angeles City bars are a place of wild fantasies. Filipino bar girls work in these bars which are catered specifically for foreigners. So much so that it is against the rules for a Filipino to walk into the establishments alone. But interestingly enough to note, if you’ve been in the Philippines (specifically, Angeles City) for awhile, is that a majority of the Filipino bar girls are not actually from Angeles City.
So where do the Angeles City bars find their girls? Where do they come from? A majority are brought in by other friends already working in the bars. Word gets sent back to the province via text messages that there are plenty of opportunities to make a quick buck or possibly even find a foreign husband (the real gold mine). So, the girls back in the province are a little comfortable knowing one of their friends is already doing the job, and they head to Angeles City and decide to try it for themselves.
Other girls are essentially “scouted” from mamasans and papasans within the provinces. Mamasans and papasans are basically the managers of Filipino bar girls. In essence, what we would call the “pimp” in America. They have contacts back in their province, and can gather together a group of girls at once to send to Angeles City. The cost of the transportation is shouldered by the mamasan or papasan, and is then paid back by the Filipino bar girls via working in the bar.
Hide and Seek? Ah yes what a fun game. I remember it like it was yesterday. Covering my eyes while counting backwards from ten. Then going on the hunt throughout the house for my sister or brother. Good times, good times.
