The Philippines has a strong tradition regarding circumcision and it is one of the few countries where a male is expected to undergo circumcision before becoming sexually active.
Most boys volunteer to get circumcised in their early teens because of peer pressure -- nobody wants to be teased as a supot (uncircumcised).
Real men are circumcised? Tales and travail of Pinoy male tradition
Filipino circumcision often does not remove tissue, it is a dorsal incision that was traditionally made without anesthetics, but in modern times local anesthesia is often used. In the modern version the wound is also sutured so it heals up nicely giving a circumcised look.
To Cut or Not to Cut: Circumcision in the Philippines
Operation: Circumcision
Circumcision: Writhe Of Passage
