Philippine Commission on Women

Calma 09:57 AM, Jun 08, 2023

June 8, 2023

Dear Joyce,

Thank you for your request dated Jun 06, 2023 11:15:23 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Cases of domestic abuse against women.

We received your request on Jun 06, 2023 11:15:23 AM and will respond on or before Jun 27, 2023 11:15:23 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBDVy0yNzYxODk1MDk4OTIM, for request with ticket number #PCW-276189509892.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Jescel Aquino
FOI Officer

Castro 10:16 AM, Jun 08, 2023

June 8, 2023

Dear Joyce Remo,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 06, 2023 11:15:23 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Cases of domestic abuse against women.

Response to Request

We are providing you with the available information on the Reported VAWC cases in the Philippines, which are from 2018 to 2022, as provided by the Philippine National Police. Please see the attachment in this reply for the file we have received from the mentioned agency.

As for your other request, we recommend that you directly contact the Philippine National Police, for it is the most appropriate office for your concern. As of now, PNP is the only source of data on the national incidence of violence against women and has 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. You may reach them through the following contact information:

PBGEN NICOLAS DELOSO TORRE III
Director, Quezon City Police District
Camp Karingal, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City
Contact Number: +632 723 0401 | +63995 564 4039
Email Address: omd.wcpc@pnp.gov.ph | statistics.wcpc@yahoo.com.ph

As an additional data source, please also check the results of the National Demographic and Health Survey (Violence Against Women Chapter) which you may download from the website of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-demographic-and-health-survey-ndhs. In addition, the PSA also releases the Annual Statistical Fact Sheets on Women and Men in the Philippines which, among others, contain VAW data: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-stat/wmf.

We wish to get your feedback on how we handled your eFOI request.

Please help us understand the quality of our services by taking a few minutes to respond to our client satisfaction survey which you can access through this link: https://bit.ly/GADIRSandFOIClientFeedbackSurvey. 

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,


Honey Castro, OIC-DDMS
FOI Decision Maker

Attachments:
 VAWC CY 2018-2022.pdf