On the part of CSOs, 1,784 women received counseling and medical and legal assistance of which 67 were referred to crisis centers. Medical and legal services provided include counseling, emergency contraceptives, post-exposure prophylaxis, legal advices, filing of cases and court representations, and referral to partner agencies. At least a hundred women were also assisted in filing their cases before a court. Figure 32: Reported VAWC cases from 2017 to 2019 Source: Philippine National Police the country. Of this figure, 46 were classified under Level 1, 32 under Level 2, 4 under Level 3, and 31 as VAWC Desks. Moreover, seven DOH hospitals were classified as non-level units but are reporting VAWC cases. While there were no CSO health service providers trained on 4Rs (Recognizing, Recording, Reporting, and Referring), there were at least 25 HSPs trained on other VAWC programs/modules aside from 4Rs. Responding and handling of VAW cases C. Governance and Systems In 2018, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) handled 36,067 VAWC cases, which is an increase of 75 percent from the 20,636 cases handled in 2017. Of the handled cases, 20,449 cases and 13,540 cases were decided on or appealed to the higher court in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Functionality of VAW mechanisms Table 20: VAWC Cases handled by the PAO YEAR 2017 2018 Handled 20,635 36,067 Terminated 13,540 20,449 Source: PAO Annual Report, 2017-2018 The National Prosecution Service recorded 17,256 VAW cases in 2018, 14,482 of which were resolved and 9,536 VAW cases were filed. In 2017, there were 16,353 VAW cases handled with 13,914 cases resolved and 9,930 cases filed. Table 21: Gender-related cases handled by NPS YEAR 2017 2018 Handled 16,353 17,256 Resolved 13,914 14,482 Source: National Prosecution Service, 2017-2018 Filed 9,930 9,536 The DILG took the lead in the assessment of the functionality of the Barangay VAW Desks. The 2019 assessment report of DILG showed that 38,824 (92%) out of 42,045 barangays have established their Barangay VAW Desk. This is a significant improvement from the 2018 report with only 29,929 (71%) barangays with VAW desks. For 2019, out of the 39,824 barangay VAW desks assessed, 7,553 (19%) belong to the ideal level; 20,739 (53%) fall under mature level; 8,677 (22%) are in the progressive level while only 1,855 (5%) belong to the basic category. While in 2018, out of the 29,929 barangays, only 5,197 (17%) are ideal; 16,490 (55%) are considered mature; 6,708 (22%) are progressive; and 1,534 (5%) are in the basic category. Since 2017, the number of barangay VAW desks assessed in terms of their functionality has increased by about ten-folds. Most of 89 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012