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Number of Reported Cases of Prostitution in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by E. Canlas at 12:04 AM on Oct 01, 2022.
Purpose: Research Purposes
Date of Coverage: 01/01/1932 - 09/30/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-987766398460

Canlas 12:04 AM, Oct 01, 2022 

Hi! I would like to request a copy of the following:
1.  Number of Reported Cases of Prostitution through Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code in the Philippines from the earliest date possible until the present.  
2. Number of Reported Cases of Human Trafficking for Prostitution in the Philippines from the earliest date possible until the present. 
3. Number of Reported Cases of Prostitution filed through local ordinance in the Philippines from the earliest date possible until the present. 


This is in relation to my research on sex-work in the Philippines

Nisperos 08:01 PM, Nov 23, 2022 

November 23, 2022

Dear Edcel John Canlas,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 01, 2022 12:04:26 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Number of Reported Cases of Prostitution in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, you may check our available data as follows:

a) Philippine Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12: SOCIAL SERVICES: https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook

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: 2016: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2019%20T12_4.xlsx

Statistics on Women and Men in the Philippines: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-stat/wmf UPDATES ON WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES under Part 7. Social Welfare and Development: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2022%20Fact%20Sheet%20on%20Women%20and%20Men._0.xlsx

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/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=4a05c93b-1423-407a-a422-a189d7d9f9af

For more information of thiss data, you may coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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