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The Number of Abandoned/ Orphaned Childrein in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by R. Olis at 11:51 AM on Nov 06, 2022.
Purpose: Research and Development
Date of Coverage: 11/06/2022 - 11/06/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-266334722955

Olis 11:51 AM, Nov 06, 2022 

Good day! I would like to request for information regarding:
1. The number of abandoned children in the Philippines.
2.The number of children under the care of residential care of DSWD in the Philippines.
3. The number of abandoned children under the care of non-government child caring agencies.
4. The number of children in religious orphanages in the Philippines.

Nisperos 02:36 PM, Dec 27, 2022 

December 27, 2022

Dear Rene Olis,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 06, 2022 11:51:00 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The Number of Abandoned/ Orphaned Childrein in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

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

1) Results of National Demographic and Health Survey
http://psa.gov.ph/content/national-demographic-and-health-survey-ndhs

2) Philippine Statistical Year, Chapter 12
http://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook

TABLE 12.2 Unduplicated Number of Clients Served by the Department of Social Welfare and Development by Region: 2016 and 2017: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2019%20T12_2.xlsx

TABLE 12.6 Number of Reported Cases of Child Abuse Served by the DSWD by Type of Abuse and Sex: 2016 and 2017: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2019%20T12_6.xlsx

3) Specific tables on our OpenSTAT portal:

a) Number of Child Abuse Cases Served
http://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__SP/0033E3D33A0.px/?rxid=5181daca-a8cc-4835-89f1-7f95ec8f6ef4

b) Number of Child Abuse Cases Among Males/Females Served
http://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__SP/0033E3D33B0.px/?rxid=5181daca-a8cc-4835-89f1-7f95ec8f6ef4
http://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__CH__SP/0033E3D33C0.px/?rxid=5181daca-a8cc-4835-89f1-7f95ec8f6ef4

c) Number of cases served by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on  against women and child abuse
http://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G05/0053I3D52S3.px/?rxid=3623043c-8459-4080-959a-90eb5f2b0455

d) Reported Cases of Violence Against Children: 2015
http://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3E__GD__VA/0113E3D1180.px/?rxid=3623043c-8459-4080-959a-90eb5f2b0455

e) Institutional Population by Residence Status, Type of Institutional Living Quarter, Sex, and Region: 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/3_2020%20Report%20No.5_Institutional%20Population_RML_08112022_RRDH_CRD.xlsx

f) 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

For data on orphanages, kindly coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development.


Thank you.

Respectfully,

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

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