Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

28 August 2020 Dear Ms. Mikhaela Aman, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 23 June 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following for your thesis preparation: (1) Number of reported cases of violence against children in Rizal, Kalinga from 2016-2020 (with information on the age and gender of the victim and the perpetrator, the type of abuse and the actions undertaken by national government agencies to respond to said abuse); and (2) Programs and Projects of the Department, in partnership with the LGU, in preventing child abuse and promoting the welfare of children. Response to your request Unfortunately, the DSWD only has limited information for number (1), specifically to those cases of violence against children that are now residing in its centers and institutions in CAR. However, DSWD has information on number (2). Thus, we shall partially grant your request and we shall refer your request with respect to these matters to the proper DSWD offices. Full data might be available at the Philippine National Police (PNP) since people report crimes such as VAWC to the PNP directly. Hence, you may wish to direct your request to the PNP by submitting a request to the PNP via this portal. You may contact them by telephone at 8723-0401. Additionally, your requested data might be available at the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). Hence, you may also wish to direct your request to the PCW by submitting a request via this portal or you may contact them by telephone at 8735-1654 / 8736-5249. Further, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) may also have the data you are requesting. Thus, you may also wish to direct your request to the CHR. You may contact them by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 8294-8704. 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 Secretary ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. 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, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker

11 September 2020 Dear Ms. Mikhaela Aman, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated 23 June 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You requested information on the following for your thesis preparation: (1) Number of reported cases of violence against children in Rizal, Kalinga from 2016-2020 (with information on the age and gender of the victim and the perpetrator, the type of abuse and the actions undertaken by national government agencies to respond to said abuse); and (2) Programs and Projects of the Department, in partnership with the LGU, in preventing child abuse and promoting the welfare of children. Response to your request Your FOI request was partially approved as we explained in the previous communication. We e-mailed the reply to the e-mail address you have provided. Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan FOI Decision Maker