in the same period. Thus, the total reported cases to PNP only represented about 1.007 percent of actual cases nationwide. It is important to keep this perspective when concluding whether the VAW situation is improving or not, based solely on police reports. Community VAW Desks Based on the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) monitoring report for 2019, there were 47,208 VAWC cases reported to the Barangay VAW Desks. Cases include physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse. Of these, 17,732 cases were referred to the Local Social Welfare and Development Officer, PNP, healthcare facility, and courts. The VAW desks also acted on 4,746 cases by issuing a barangay protection order (BPO). Physical abuse was the most prevalent with 23,743 cases followed by psychological abuse with 11,550 cases. Economic abuse comes third with 8,777 reported cases followed by sexual abuse with 2,539 cases. Administrative data show that more VAWC cases were reported to the barangay VAW desks in 2019 compared with the PNP data. Reported VAWC cases from various service providers also vary which indicates the need to fully harmonize the data on VAW. Key Interventions A. Demand Generation The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), in collaboration with the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and their Children (IACVAWC), led the nationwide 18-day Campaign to End VAW from 25 November to 12 December 2019. With the theme “VAW-free Community Starts with Me”, the campaign highlighted the significant role of the youth in fighting violence against women and girls within various institutions. Activities in the different regions included the distribution of IEC materials on VAW, seminars/ orientations/fora on R.A. 9262 and other relevant laws, fora on men’s involvement in addressing VAW, motorcades, and hanging of tarpaulins/ posters. RCAT-VAWCs from different provinces held different kick-off ceremonies and activities to commemorate the campaign. Activities were conducted in 13 regions in the country (Regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XIII, CAR). Highlights of activities are detailed below: • Youth Forum to End VAW 2019. The forum held on November 25, 2019 served as the kickoff event for the 2019 Campaign. The event was attended by 506 participants, including junior and senior high school students, Sangguniang Kabataan Officers, boy and girl scouts, and other regional participants. • Launching of new IEC materials for AntiVAWC campaign. The IACVAWC found it relevant to focus on the youth as the primary target audience of the IEC materials for 2019 given the lack of youth-specific materials. The IEC materials were launched during the Youth Forum on VAW last November 25, 2019. • Cine Juana Digital Shorts Competition. Various teams of senior high school and college students from all over the country participated in the competition. The competition recognized the power of film in raising awareness on violence and inspiring actions to prevent it. DOH Hospitals and other Facilities The Women and Children Protection Program of DOH registered 14,823 VAWC cases in 2019. Of this figure 10,398 were registered from DOH hospitals and 4,425 VAWC cases were from public and private facilities at the provincial, city and municipal levels. 87 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012