Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated September 26, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested the number of reported cases of Child Abuse in Region 3
We are pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.
In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to our published data:
National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS): Under Table 15 Violence Against Women: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15634&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20NDHS
Social Welfare and Development
https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics/wmf/social_welfare_and_development
Women and Men in the Philippines Statistical Handbook
Table 7.2 Distribution of Children in Especially Difficult Situations Served by the DSWD, by Sex: 2000 to 2014
https://psa.gov.ph/publication/women-and-Men-in-the-philippines-statistical-handbook
2024 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) Chapter 12 Social Services and Chapter 17 Public Order, Safety, Justice:
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook
You may refer to our OpenSTAT: 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/?rxid=c21e31a7-4275-4b4a-a67e-85f56229ea07
5.2.s3 Number of cases served by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on violence against women and child abuse: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G05/0063I3D52S3.px/?rxid=c21e31a7-4275-4b4a-a67e-85f56229ea07
You may refer to Department of Social Welfare and Development: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/
You may refer to Philippine National Police: https://pnp.gov.ph/
For other sources, you may also visit the following websites:
(For Time series Data) OpenStat: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/
(For Microdata/PUF) PSADA: https://psada.psa.gov.ph/
(For Online Publication) Digital Library: https://library.psa.gov.ph/
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Rene C. Mendoza
Assistant National Statistician
Information Technology and Dissemination Service
