Philippine Commission on Women

Mendoza 12:01 PM, Dec 07, 2022

Hello! I'd want to know and seek information on the following subject matters:

1. The number of women whose partners sexually assault them from January to March 2022
2. What actions are usually taken by the PCW in these cases? 
3. Are the assaulters usually get punished or compromised?

02:08 PM, Dec 14, 2022

December 14, 2022

Dear Rhodge Arvin Mendoza,

Greetings!

We refer to your letter dated December 7, 2022 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of women whose partners sexually assault them from January to March 2022

Your Request

Number of women whose partners sexually assault them from January to March 2022

Response to Request

We have coordinated with the Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Council for Violence Against Women and their Children in regard to your concern. Attached herewith is their response and additional information from the Department of Justice, which you may also use as your reference.

In the Philippines, Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 penalizes domestic violence against women and their children. The law covers physical, psychological, sexual, and economic abuses committed by intimate partners.

As of now, PNP is the only source of data on national incidence of violence against women having a well established reporting system through their Crime Information Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS). This electronic system is fully operational in all police stations and community precincts in the country.

Please ensure proper citation, and you may also email the PNP Women and Children Protection Center at omd.wcpc@pnp.gov.ph and statistics.wcpc@yahoo.com.ph for further assistance on data and analysis concerns.

As an additional data source, please also check the webpage of the Philippine Statistics Authority where the Annual Statistical Fact Sheets on Women and Men in the Philippines, which among others, contain VAW data, has been proactively disclosed: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-stat/wmf.

You may also reach out to the National Prosecution Services - Department of Justice for more comprehensible explanations on the data presented through (+632) 8523 8481 to 98 or opg@doj.gov.ph. 

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Atty. Kristine Rosary Yuzon-Chaves/Executive Director/oed@pcw.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.

Respectfully,

Nharleen Santos-Millar (OIC, DDMS)
FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 DOJ prosecution services on VAW cases and other forms of GBV CY 2021-1.pdf
 PCW VAW Referral Service (January to March 2022).pdf