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Information on the prevalence of VAW: domestic violence, rape and sexual violence
in armed conflict and during disasters and calamities. Whether data on VAW are
collected, and emerging trends.
7.4 The 2013 and 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey ( NDHS)
included the “Women Safety Module” to capture the extent and types of VAW
experienced by women aged 15-49 years old. The results were:
• 20% experienced physical violence since age 15;
• 6% experienced physical violence within 12 months prior to th e survey;
• 6% reported having experienced sexual violence at least once in their lifetime;
• 4% reported experiencing violence during pregnancy;
• 65% of married women surveyed to have experienced sexual violence reported
some form of injury.
7.5 The table below details the reported incidents of VAW from 2011 -2015. Data
show rising incidence of VAW from 2011-2015 with violation of RA 9262
(Anti-VAWC Law) as most prevalent (85%).
Table 1
Annual Comparative Data on Violence against Women, 2011-2015
Cases
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Rape
832
1 030
1 259
2 010
1 986
Incestuous Rape
23
33
26
36
33
Attempted Rape
201
256
317
635
677
Acts of Lasciviousness
625
721
1 035
1 871
1 928
63
41
196
103
88
9 021
11 531
16 517
31 937
28 892
128
146
199
349
341
10 893
13 758
19 549
36 941
33 945
Sexual Harassment
RA 9262
Concubinage
Total
Source: Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Centre (PNP-WCPC)
Measures to ensure access of VAW victims to high-quality protection and support
services including for women with disabilities
7.6 There are existing programs and services provided by concerned government
agencies:
7.6.1 The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provides
psychosocial and economic services to VAW victims including those with
disabilities and victims of TIP, through its centre-based and community-based
facilities and through its rape crisis centres.
7.6.2 Comprehensive Intervention against Gender-Based Violence (CIAGV) of the
DSWD aims to improve the conditions of women and girls through improved
prevention, assistance and reintegration of survivors of VAW cases, with features like:
• Community-based gender awareness training
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