Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 10:06 AM, Dec 21, 2023

December 21, 2023

Dear Cyrille Gatdula,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 12, 2023 12:07:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The latest data and statistics on Street dwellers (children) in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following: 

Institutional Population of the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/167966

Table 2  Institutional Population by Residence Status, Age Group, Sex, and Region: 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/3_2020%2520Report%2520No.5_Institutional%2520Population_RML_08112022_RRDH_CRD.xlsx

Table 3  Institutional Population by Residence Status, Type of Institutional Living Quarter, Sex, and Region: 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/3_2020%2520Report%2520No.5_Institutional%2520Population_RML_08112022_RRDH_CRD.xlsx

Statistics on Women and Men in the Philippines: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics

7. Social Welfare and Development: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phdsd/2023%20Fact%20Sheet%20on%20Women%20and%20Men_Revised.xlsx

Philippine Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12: Social Services: https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 12.2 Unduplicated Number of Clients Served by the Department of Social Welfare and Development by Region: 2017 to 2019: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_2.xlsx

Table 12.4 Number of Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC) Served by the Department of Social Welfare and Development by Case Category and by Region: 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_4.xlsx

Table 12.6 Number of Reported Cases of Child Abuse Served by the DSWD by Type of Abuse and Sex: 2017 to 2019: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_6.xlsx

OpenSTAT: 5.2.s2 Number of reported abuse cases for women and children: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G05/0053I3D52S2.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=4a05c93b-1423-407a-a422-a189d7d9f9af

Number of Clients served by DSWD, by Clientele Category and Sex: 2000 – 2015: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__GD__SW/0073E3D0730.px/?rxid=e8ad3182-9e33-4fdf-8b1f-81c1fd15249d

Distribution of Children in Especially Difficult Situations Served by the DSWD, 2000-2015: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__GD__SW/0073E3D0720.px/?rxid=e8ad3182-9e33-4fdf-8b1f-81c1fd15249d

Child Poverty Indicators: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__IP/?tablelist=true&rxid=5bf7d5c2-1a5c-4991-a66d-5a3e07689377

Child Poverty: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Portals/0/downloads/ChildPoverty.pdf?ver=2018-11-10-001824-813&timestamp=1553672022425

Poverty Statistics Among the Basic Sectors: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__BS/?tablelist=true&rxid=0a50bf96-ce07-4d99-961d-1616c8aad751

Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Children: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__BS/0031E3DB002.px/?rxid=0a50bf96-ce07-4d99-961d-1616c8aad751

For more specific data on this, you may coordinate with the following agencies:  

Department of Social Welfare and Development: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/
Unicef for child poverty: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/reports/child-poverty-philippines https://www.unicef.org/philippines/media/461/file/Child%20Poverty%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf 

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service