iReport —  Women and children from some parts of the Philippines are being forced to work as beggars in the streets. It is obvious that crime syndicates are exploiting such beggars to gain monies. Many of such “employed beggars” actually cane from tribal areas in Southern Philippines. Police officers and social workers are at a lost in dealing with such social problem. Legislators in both houses have not yet enacted concrete bill that would effectively ban “organized begging” all over the country. Meanwhile, children as young as 4 years old are being enslaved to become beggars in the streets. The members of the crime syndicates that are involved with “organized begging” are actually earning big bucks while the poor beggars are living under miserable conditions. I hope that the Philippine government would take a closer look at this huge social problem.