that of 14 March to 15 June 202083 would show that there has been a 56.97% percentage decrease in the number of reported VAWC cases all over the country, and that in areas primarily affected by the ECQ the percentage decrease has been higher – with NCR at 72% decrease from 2019 data and region IV-A at 61.63 % percentage decrease. In cases of rape of women, the percentage decrease from 2019 data is at 65.25%, with higher percentage decreases in higher quarantine measure area like NCR (73.86%), Region IV-A WOMEN – PNP CIRRAS GBV Cases ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS - RPC Art. 336 ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997 - RA 8353 2019 March to June 2020 March 15 to June 15 Percentage Decreases NCR 4-A 132 73 VII 40 Total 534 NCR 4-A VII 31 (-76.51%) 19 (-73.97%) 25 (-37.5%) 88 76 69 613 23 (-73.86%) 24 (-68.42%) 15 (87.2%) 213 65.25% 318 824 4,151 113 122 56.97% (61.63%) 560 (32.03%) 1786 (-72%) ANTI-VIOLENCE 405 AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004 - RA 9262 Total 203 61.98% This observed alarming decrease in reported cases is also true in cases of violence against children. In the table below, comparison is made of reports made in 2019 from 1 March to 31 May, with that of data from 15 March to 31 May 2020. Reports of acts of lasciviousness committed against children dropped by 53.54%, while reports on rape of children likewise dropped to 60.87% all over the country. The percentage decrease in reporting is likewise higher in areas with stricter quarantine measures. NCR records a drop of 65% while Region IV-A showed 68.77% drop in reporting of rape of children in the same period. CHILDREN 2019 March to June 2020 March 15 to June 15 Percentage Decreases GBV Cases NCR 4-A ACTS OF 36 LASCIVIOUSNESS - RPC Art. 336 29 ANTI-RAPE LAW 180 OF 1997 - RA 8353 237 VII Total NCR 4-A VII Total 45 381 9 11 32 177 53.54% (-75%) (-62%) (-30.95%) 63 74 73 712 60.87% (-65%) (-68.77%) (-42.9%) 128 1820 83 Note: Dates were based on the reports shared by IACVAWC with the CHR-GEWHRC and as provided by PNPWCPC. A more accurate percentage will be generated if we are able to obtain data for 2019 which starts from 15 March and ends in 30 June 2019; 21