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18 DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW)
25 NOV 12 DEC 2008

Violence against women and girls continue unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on womens lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence yet the reality is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned.
-- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, 8 March 2007

Table 1. Annual Comparative Statistics on Violence Against Women, Philippines: 1999 2008
Reported Cases Rape Incestuous Rape Attempted Rape Acts of Lasciviousness Physical Injuries/Wife Battering Sexual Harassment RA 9262 Threats Seduction Concubinage Sex Trafficking/White Slavery/RA 9208 Abduction / Kidnapping Unjust Vexation Total
a/ 2008 figures reflect the 1 semester report only Source: Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center
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1999 946 257 586 3,291 80 290 49 147 67 49 57 5,819

2000 1,121 242 280 733 4,577 93 397 25 202 8 37 122 7,837

2001 1,026 188 334 725 5,668 57 588 43 244 20 86 153 9,132

2002 972 91 316 733 5,058 109 561 66 192 16 45 125 8,284

2003 1,045 72 275 646 4,296 112 420 17 180 4 36 101 7,204

2004 997 38 194 580 3,553 53 218 319 62 121 17 29 90 6,271

2005 927 46 148 536 2,335 37 924 223 19 102 11 16 50 5,374

2006 659 26 185 382 1,892 38 1,269 199 29 93 16 34 59 4,881

2007 837 22 147 358 1,505 46 2,387 182 30 109 24 23 59 5,729

2008a/ 386 19 94 209 699 214 1,398 59 12 56 19 21 42 3,228

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At least 1 out of 3 women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. It is estimated that world-wide, 1 in 5 women will become a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. In a number of countries, a rapist can go free under the penal code if he proposes to marry the victim. Based on several surveys from around the world, 50% of women who die from homicides are killed by their current or former husbands or partners. It is estimated that more than 130 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). In many armed conflicts, the planned and purposeful infection of women with HIV has been a tool of war.
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Table 2. Other Related Crimes, Philippines: 1999 2008

Reported Cases Neglect/Abandonment Homicide Slander Murder Attempted Murder Frustrated Murder Oral Defamation Parricide Illegal Recruitment Total
a/ 2008 figures reflect the 1 semester report only Source: Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center
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1999 39 39

2000 19 39 58

2001 75 120 194 97 197 69 19 771

2002 63 82 201 59 30 29 241 82 26 813

2003 50 45 135 66 23 29 188 53 12 601

2004 37 88 83 52 38 42 149 62 4 555

2005 18 52 68 33 20 17 109 35 14 366

2006 42 72 57 52 3 43 100 36 8 412

2007 71 61 49 68 10 49 117 40 9 474

2008a/ 44 41 27 32 6 22 58 22 5 257

In 2007 the number of VAW cases reported to the police rose by 17 percent from the 2006 report. The increase caused an upward trend after a six-year downward trend from 2001 to 2006. The trend (Figure 1), however, is not conclusive of a decreasing or increasing VAW incidence in the country because data are based only from what was reported to PNP. Physical injuries and/or wife battering remains to be the most prevalent case across the nine-year period, from 1999 2007, accounting for more than half (53.2%) of all reported VAW cases nationwide (Figure 2).
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18 DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW)
25 NOV 12 DEC 2008

Reported incidence of physical injuries and/or wife battering has been decreasing in the latter years from 3,291 in 1999 to 1,505 in 2007. Its peak was in 2001 at 5,668 reported cases. The decrease can be partly attributed to the enactment into law of RA 9262 or Anti-VAWC Act of 2004 which penalizes abusive husbands and live-in partners. Since 2004, wife battering cases have been categorized under Violation of RA 9262 that is, if the victim files a case under such law, otherwise it falls under wife battering/physical injuries category.
Figure 1. Annual Comparative Report of VAW Cases, Philippines: 1999 - 2007

10,000 9 ,13 2 8,000 7,8 3 7 8 ,2 8 4 7,2 0 4 5,72 9

T o tal

6,000

5,8 19

6 ,2 71 5,3 74

Reported rape cases accounted for about 14.1 percent of total reported VAW cases from 1999 to 2007. There is also a downward trend on reported rape cases from 946 in 1999 to 837 in 2007. Its peak was in 2000 at 1,121 reported cases. Acts of lasciviousness ranked third at an average of 587 reported cases accounting for 8.7 percent of all reported VAW cases from 1999 to 2007. The comparative figures also indicate a downward trend of the reported cases after it peaked at 733 reported cases in 2000 and 2002. RA 9262 violation ranked fourth at 7.9 percent. However, data cover only a four-year period starting from its implementation in 2004. Reported cases under RA 9262 continue to increase from 218 in 2004 to 2,387 cases in 2007. Massive information campaign on the law and its strict implementation may have caused the increasing trend.

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0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Year

Source: Philippine National Police - WCPC

C o ncub i nag e 2 .3 %

Ot her s 5.0 %

R ap e 14 .1%

A t t emp t ed R ap e 3 .5%

T hr eat s 5.2 %

RA 92 62 7.9 %

A ct s o f Lascivio usness 8 .7% Physical Injur ies/ W if e B at t eri ng 53 .2 %

Figure 2. Percent Distribution of Average Reported VAW Cases, Philippines: 1999 - 2007

Source: Philippine National Police - WCPC

Section 2. Declaration of Policy It is hereby declared that the State values the dignity of women and children and guarantees full respect for human rights. The State also recognizes the need to protect the family and its members particularly women and children, from violence and threats to their personal safety and security.
Source: R.A. No. 9262. Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

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Figure 3. Num ber of Reported VAW Cases, by category: 1st Sem . 2008

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Rape Incest uos Rape At t empt ed Rape Act s of Lasciviousness Physical Injuries/ Wif e Bat t ering 19 94 209

386

For the first semester of 2008, the Philippine National Police (PNP) documented a total of 3,228 VAW cases nationwide. Cases filed under RA 9262 are now the number one violation committed against women at 1,398 reported cases. It accounts for about 43.3 percent of all types of VAW cases recorded for the first two quarters of the current year. Physical injuries and/or wife battering registered next at 699 cases, accounting for 21.7 percent of the total VAW cases. 386 cases of rape were reported to PNP which is 12 percent of the total VAW cases reported from January to June 2008. DSWD data show that there is a downward trend on the number of Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC) served; from 7,763 cases in 1999 to 5,549 cases in 2007. Uncategorized and Others account for more than half (58.7%) of the total WEDC cases served by DSWD in 2007. Uncategorized cases include clients who were strandees, abandoned, emotionally distressed, unwed mothers, sexually-exploited, voluntary committed/surrendered, neglected, etc. while those in the Others category include number of WEDC clients provided with crisis intervention services whose cases are not categorized. Aside from the Uncategorized and Others categories, physically abused/maltreated and rape cases top the list of WEDC cases served by DSWD in 2007. Physically abused and maltreated women accounted for 26.6 percent while rape cases accounted for 4.1 percent of total cases served.

699 2 14 1, 3 9 8

Category

Sexual Harassment RA 9262 Thr eat s Seduct ion Concubinage Sex Traf f icking/ Whit e Slavery/ RA 9208 Abduct ion / Kidnapping Unjust Vexat ion 0 12 56 19 21 42 200 59

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Source: Philippine National Police WCPC

Figure 4. Num ber of Wom en in Especially Difficult Circum stances (WEDC) Cases Served by DSWD, Philippines: 1999 - 2007
10,000

8,000

7,76 3

7,50 1

6 ,0 74

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6,000

5,6 0 8

5,70 3

5,559

5,3 8 9

5,3 78

5,54 9

4,000

2,000

0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Year
Source: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Figure 5. Num ber of WEDC Cases Served by DSWD, by category: 2007

Rape Incest Acts of Lasciviousness Physically Abused / M altreated

18 73

228

1, 4 7 5 10 2 32 15 8 16 19 0 954 2,303

Category

Victims of Illegal Recruitment Involuntary Prostitution Victims of Trafficking Victims of Armed Conflict Emotionally Abused Others1/ Uncategorized2/ 0

200

400

600

800

1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400

Num ber
Source: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

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