November 15, 2024
Dear Mx. Maramba,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Oct. 30, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You have requested the number of VAW and VAC cases and NGOs/DSWD shelters.
Response to your request:
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible, we are only able to provide some of the information you requested.
1. We are sharing with you the available data on reported VAWC cases in the Philippines by region, covering the period from January 2018 to December 2023, as provided by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Please refer to the attached file for the complete details from the PNP.
We also recommend directly contacting the PNP, as they are the most appropriate office for your concerns. The PNP serves as the primary source of data on violence against women through their Crime Information Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS), an electronic system fully operational in all police stations and community precincts nationwide.
Philippine National Police
Women and Children Protection Center
Address: Ground Floor, SIDD Building, PNPTS Compound, Camp Crame, Quezon City
Contact Number: +632 723 0401
Aleng Pulis Hotline: Globe (+63) 919 777 7377 / Smart (+63) 966 725 5961
E-mail: [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected]
Website: http://wcpc.pnp.gov.ph/
2. As to the guidelines on building a shelter for Victims of Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, we recommend reaching out to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Republic Act (RA) 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004, mandates DSWD and LGUs to provide temporary shelters, counseling, psycho-social services, and/or recovery, rehabilitation programs, and livelihood assistance to the victims.
Please see the contact details below:
Ms. Maricel C. Deloria
Bureau Director, Program Management Bureau (PMB)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
DSWD Building, Constitution Hills, Batasan Complex, Quezon City, PH 1126
Direct Tel. Nos.: 8951-7437, 8931-9141, 8951-7438, 8277-3881
Trunk Lines: 8931-81001 to 07
Locals: 10278; 10293; 10294; 10018; 10051; 10020; 10052; 10223; 10225; 10143; 10144; 10265; 1014 Tel/Fax: 8951-2801
3. For the list of existing Women's Shelters within the NCR Region, please see the attached file for the matrix of DSWD Centers and Residential Care Facilities. For more questions on this, kindly coordinate with the DSWD in the abovementioned communication lines, or alternatively:
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD)
DSWD Building, Constitution Hills, Batasan Complex, Quezon City, PH 1126
Contact Number: (632) 931-8101 to 07
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/
PNP DATA ON VAW AND VAC FOR CY 2018-2023 (1) - Honey Castro - [email protected]
DSWD Centers and Residential Care Facilities (1) - Honey Castro - [email protected]
As an additional data source, we recommend checking the National Demographic and Health Survey (Violence Against Women chapter), available for download on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) website: https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-demographic-and-health-survey-ndhs. The PSA also publishes the Annual Statistical Fact Sheets on Women and Men in the Philippines, which include data on violence against women: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-stat/wmf.
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If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you may request an internal review by writing to Atty. Khay Ann C. Magundayao-Borlado, Executive Director, at [email protected].
In your request, please explain the reasons for your dissatisfaction, and ensure it is submitted within 15 calendar days of receiving this letter.
We will complete the review and inform you of the outcome within 30 calendar days of receiving your request. If you remain unsatisfied with the result of the review, you have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Honey M. Castro
FOI Decision Maker
