Philippine Commission on Women(PCW)

March 1, 2021 Dear Christine Cortez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 04, 2021 09:43:51 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Number of domestic violence cases in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We were able to determine that the information you requested has been provided to you via electronic mail by our team from the IACVAWC Secretariat. Based on our records, the following data were provided to you: PNP data on RA 9262 and rape cases for FY 2018-2020, which are provided to us by said agency. As an additional data source, please also check the webpage of the Philippine Statistics Authority where the Annual Statistical Fact Sheets on Women and Men in the Philippines, which among others, contain VAW data, has been proactively disclosed: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-stat/wmf. 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 Atty. Kristine Rosary E. Yuzon-Chaves/Executive Director and [email protected]. 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, Cecile Gutierrez FOI Decision Maker