The PCW received fifty-four (54) entries from different parts of the country in the following three categories: 1. JuanParaKayJuana - highlighted the role of men and boys in reducing VAW; 2. LabanJuana - featured empowering stories that encourage women to seek help and break free from the cycle of violence; and 3. LigtasJuana, focused on the important provisions of the Safe Spaces Act (Republic Act 11313). • • Anti-VAW Expo 2019. Another major activity of the 2019 campaign was the three-day Anti –VAW expo held on November 27-29, 2019 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, with the theme “VAW-Free Community Starts with Me”. The activity was aimed at raising awareness on VAW and anti-VAW laws and encouraging participants to commit to promote a VAW-free Philippines. A total of 309 participants from different national government agencies, local government units, and organizations visited the Expo. Solidarity Walk to End VAW 2019. The Solidarity Walk served as the closing activity for the observance of the 2019 Campaign to End VAW. The event was hosted by the Department of National Defense and Armed Forces of the Philippines in cooperation with PCW and MOVE (Men Opposed to Violence Everywhere) Philippines. A total of 919 individuals from 41 different national government agencies participated in the event and walked the 3-KM route. Dubbed as “Kilos Lakad: Wakasan ang Karahasan sa Kababaihan”, the solidarity walk highlighted the role of men in addressing the problem. The walk also aimed to raise public awareness on the anti-VAWC advocacy and showcase the solidarity of the country’s defense forces and other agencies in fighting all forms of VAWC. During the reporting period, CSOs reached a total of 8,463 men and women through various CSO-led community education sesssions on GBV. Topics covered gender awareness, laws on gender-based violence, responsibilities of VAW desk officers, positive masculinity, and reproductive health for men and VAW. Participants also received around 2,334 IEC materials such as posters, calendars, umbrellas, advocacy shirts, primers on barangay protection orders (BPO) issuance, and GBV forms during these sessions. Several CSOs also conducted a series of schoolbased fora and advocacy and leadership training for student-leaders, and facilitated the creation of Youth Task Force against Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces in the following schools Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines Diliman, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. CSOs also supported the passage of local policies that address VAW/GBV particularly among members of the LGBTQI communities and in congressional hearings on VAW and GBV- related bills. B. Service Delivery Established LCAT-VAWC Over time, there has been an increase in the number of local mechanisms that respond to VAWC cases. As of 2019, 127 (87%) of 145 cities and 1,237 (83%) of 1,489 municipalities have established Local Committee on Anti-Trafficking and Violence Against Women and Children (LCAT-VAWCs). At the provincial level, 57 ( 70%) of the 81 provinces of the country have already established their Provincial Committee Against Trafficking and Violence Against Women and their Children (PCAT-VAWC); an increase from the 38 provinces (47 percent) that were established in 2017, and 45 provinces (56 percent) in 2018, as shown in Table 11. Regions I, III, IX, XI, and CAR have established PCAT-VAWCs in all provinces under their jurisdiction Women and Children Protection Units (WCPUs) The DOH’s Women and Children Protection Program reported that as of 2019, there were a total of 120 women and children protection units operating in 57 provinces and 10 chartered cities in 88 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012

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