NSCB - Statistically Speaking... ABUSED CHILDREN! By Dr. Romulo A. Virola

ABUSED CHILDREN!
by Dr. Romulo A. Virola ¹
Secretary General, NSCB

Are we taking good care of our children?

Last month, we read very alarming reports about children killing other children for disturbing reasons. Some of us quickly attributed this to a host of possible causes – the Internet, social networking, computer games, the Pinoy diaspora, etc, etc. A knee-jerk solution might be to ban or limit Internet access of children or discourage mothers from working abroad! Not necessarily wise, not necessarily wrong either. But one thing is sure. Our children need protection, they need guidance, they need our love and affection.

Statistically Speaking had previously written about children: “Our Children are at Risk”², “Save our Children”³, “Statistics on Violence Against Women and Children: A Morally Rejuvenating Philippine Society?”⁴, “Our Christmas List for our Children”⁵, and “Guilty and not Guilty!”⁶. But with the spate of horrible news on children recently, and as we celebrate the National Statistics Month and the National Children’s Month in October, it behooves us to once again focus attention on some statistics about children.

Children and women are two of the poorest basic sectors of Philippine society with poverty incidence of 34.8% and 25.1%, respectively, in 2006, behind fishermen and farmers⁷! Children by their innocence about the ways of the world, are surely vulnerable; and while many Pinays are successful and productive professionals, there are many women who are also exposed to various kinds of risk. It is therefore incumbent on the duty-bearers of our children and women to assess the quality of social protection they receive.

Many agencies of government are mandated to provide services to children and to look after their well-being. These include the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), the Early Childhood Care and Development Council (ECCDC), the Philippine Youth Commission, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, etc. And while these agencies are not without their share of bureaucratic inefficiency and ineffectiveness, they surely have hardworking women and men who do their best to deliver high quality service to their stakeholders. But with the social ills we have confronted lately, their best is obviously not good enough, unfortunately.

Other duty-bearers include the church, schools, the community, Congress, the media, civil society, and of course, the family. Where and why have these institutions failed? If one remembers, Statistically Speaking had reported that non-random surveys of different groups, including professionals, government employees, private sector employees, members of the military, and the low income group showed⁸ that the family is the most important source of happiness among Pinoys. The family is therefore pivotal in the functioning of our society and it is crucial that the family be protected and preserved as a social institution that lays the foundation for our well being especially those of our children. Social scientists should probably study whether the cohesiveness of the Pinoy family has weakened; if so, why and whether this could be a major reason for the social problems we have with our children.

As many of us have finally realized, statistics inform decisions. Towards evidence-based decision making therefore, let us look at some statistics to help us craft more effective programs and policies for the protection of our children. In addition to those previously cited by Statistically Speaking, this article features the available statistics on child abuse cases served by the DSWD. We are grateful to the DSWD for collecting, processing and sharing the information with the public. It would be useful if Bantay Bata Foundation and other duty-bearers from the private sector also systematically collected and disseminated data on children.

What do the DSWD statistics say?

CHILD ABUSE CASES, 2009-2010

The DSWD classifies child abuse cases as abandoned, neglected, sexually abused, sexually exploited, physically abused/maltreated, victims of child labor, victims of illegal recruitment, victims of child trafficking, victims of armed conflict, and others (emotionally abused, etc.). They are served by the DSWD thru facilities all over the country. (Table 1)

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The number of child abuse cases served by the DSWD went down from 6,524 in 2009 to 4,749 in 2010. As with Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) cited in last month’s Statistically Speaking, we do not know if this reflects a reduction in actual child abuse cases, or a reduction in the capacity of the DSWD to serve abused children. But while 94% of CICL are boys, about two-thirds of child abuse cases served by the DSWD are girls. (Table 2)

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The regions with the most number of child abuse cases served are NCR, Central Visayas, Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, and Zamboanga Peninsula. The reduction in the number of cases served came mainly from Zamboanga Peninsula.(Table 2)

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More than half of the child abuse victims are aged 10 to below 18 years ( 52.8 % in 2009 and 55.4 % in 2010). Revolting is the fact that about one out of four victims is aged below five years old ( 24.7 % in 2009 and 24.6 % in 2010) . (Table 2)

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By category, more than one-half of abused children served by the DSWD have either been abandoned or neglected, comprising the most common cases (53.7% in 2009 and 52.9 % in 2010). Why are they abandoned and/or neglected? Are these innocent children victims of unwanted pregnancies, or of abject poverty? (Table 3)

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After abandoned/neglected children, sexually abused children are the second most common cases handled by DSWD, ( 29.6 % in 2009 and 27.3 % in 2010) . And despite the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (Republic Act (RA) No. 8353), the most common sexual abuse is rape, followed by incest and acts of lasciviousness. Rape victims are predominantly female ( 97.6 % in 2009 and 90.5 % in 2010). One wonders whether the prohibition under RA 9346 in 2006 of the death penalty originally possible for convicted rape offenders under certain conditions has contributed to this social problem. And quite worrisome is the relatively large number of incest cases ( 32.9 % of sexual abuse in 2009 and 37.5 % in 2010), calling attention to the breakdown of the family as a social institution. Does the CWC have a program to address this sensitive social issue? (Table 3)

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Some victims of child labor are only 5 to below 10 years old ( 5 cases in 2009 and 9 cases in 2010) (Tables 4A and 4B)

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Victims of pedophilia have been reported in Eastern Visayas, NCR, and MIMAROPA. (Tables 4A and 4B)

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Most of the sexually-exploited children are either victims of prostitution or of cyber pornography ( 48.5 % and 33.8 %, respectively in 2009 and 52.0 % and 31.5 %, respectively, in 2010). But while the overall number of child abuse cases handled by the DSWD declined from 2009 to 2010, child prostitution cases went up slightly from 63 in 2009 to 66 in 2010. Cyber pornography victims are served in NCR, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Ilocos Region. And while the absolute number of cyber pornography cases may be small, there could possibly be many more, as is probably the case with child prostitution, who have not sought help from the DSWD. This should serve as a stern warning about the danger of allowing children unguided access to the Internet. And take note in which regions this could more likely be taking place. (Tables 3, 4A and 4B)

The above statistics do not tell a good story about our society. Certainly, the same story may be true of perhaps many other countries. And so, given these statistics, all duty-bearers must do something before it is too late. For our children! For our future!

Last week, we opened our annual celebration of the National Statistics Month (NSM) with the theme “Quality Social Protection Statistics for Focused Targeting: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives”, or “Kalidad na Estadistika sa Pangangalagang Panlipunan: Pagpapahusay ng Gawa, Pagpapaunlad ng Buhay”. With the DSWD as host of the opening ceremonies, Sec. Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman served as keynote speaker and launched the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) Database. The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program and the DSWD have received criticisms from some sectors of our society, methinks for selfish reasons in some cases, but the NHTS-PR database offers excellent potentials as a tool for poverty reduction programs, not only for the DSWD, but also for all other government agencies and even the private sector and the research community. We therefore hope that other efforts of government to establish information systems such as registries of farmers, fisherfolk, PhilHealth and agrarian reform beneficiaries, among others, will build on the NHTS-PR database, and not go their own separate ways, which would be a waste of our precious little resources. Together with the DSWD presentation, Directors Jessamyn O. Encarnacion and Candido J. Astrologo of the NSCB also launched the Philippine Poverty Statistics Portal (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/poverty/portal ), another potentially powerful statistical information management tool developed by the NSCB in collaboration with the interagency Technical Working Group on Poverty Monitoring and Indicator Systems created by the Cabinet Cluster on Human Development and Poverty Reduction. On October 28, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will once again host the NSM closing ceremonies simultaneously with the BSP-DepEd statistical oratorical contest among fourth year high school students in the National Capital Region. Please visit our NSM calendar of activities athttp://www.nscb.gov.ph/nsm/22ndNSM/activities.asp

Many of our kababayans suffered damage caused by typhoon Pedring and Quiel that hit us during the last week of the third quarter. Kudos to our dedicated women and men of the military and the local government units (LGUs) and national government officials who did a wonderful job helping our kababayans in distress. We now pray that the typhoons still to come won’t be as disastrous, but let us continue to be careful and always be prepared. Based on experience, these typhoons come the strongest⁹ in the fourth quarter of the year, and the deadliest in November!

Meanwhile, we join the rest of the world in mourning the passing of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad genius, Steve Jobs; but we are confident another exceptionally gifted human being will follow his footsteps, as long as we follow our heart and we love what we do.

Happy 22nd National Statistics Month, Happy National Children’s Month!

Reactions and views are welcome thru email to the author at ra.virola@nscb.gov.ph

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¹ Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and Chairman of the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC). He holds a Ph. D. in Statistics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, U.S.A. and has taught mathematics and statistics at the University of the Philippines. He is also a past president of the Philippine Statistical Association. The author thanks Jessamyn O. Encarnacion, Cynthia S. Regalado, Bernadette B. Balamban, Noel S. Nepomuceno, Teresita M. Almarines, Anna Jean G. Casanas, Candido J. Astrologo, Jr., Ma. Libertie V. Masculino, Sonny U. Gutierrez, Albert A. Garcia, Andrea C. Baylon, and Edgard E. Enrado for the assistance in the preparation of the article. The views expressed in the article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NSCB.

² Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/061306_rav_children.asp

³ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2008/061008_rav_children.asp

⁴ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2008/090808_rav_wedc.asp

⁵ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2009/121409_rav_joe_children.asp

⁶ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2011/091211.asp

⁷ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2011/071111_rav.asp#tab9

⁸ Statistically Speaking, http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2010/110810_rav_joe_happiness.asp

⁹ See Statistically Speaking article http://www.nscb.gov.ph/headlines/StatsSpeak/2008/081408_rav_typhoons.asp

Table 1. Facilities Involved in the Distribution of Social Services, 2009-2010

	CY 2009	CY 2010
Residential Facilities
Reception and Study Center for Children	11	11
Group Home for Girls/ Marillac Hills	14	12
Haven for Children	2	2
Nayon ng Kabataan	1	1
Lingap Center	1	1
AMOR Village	1	1
Yhostel	1	1
Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth 1/	9	13
Home for Boys 2/	1	-
National Training School for Boys 3/	1	1
Regional Haven for Women	13	13
Sanctuary	1	1
Elsie Gaches Village	1	1
Golden Acres / Home for Elderly/ Home for Aged	3	3
Jose Fabella Center	1	1
Center for Restorative Activities, Development and Learning Center (CRADLE) 4/	1	1
Processing Center for Displaced Persons 5/	1	1
TOTAL	63	64
Non-Residential Facilities
RSW/NVRC/AVRC	5	5
INA Healing Center	1	1
Center for Handicapped	1	1
TOTAL	7	7

GRAND TOTAL	70	71

Note:
1/ Four (4) newly contructed RRCYs operationalized in 2010. These are the RRCYs in Regions CAR, II, IV-B and XII
2/ Facility was closed in 2010
3/ Caters children in conflict with the law (CICL) cases
4/ Caters CICL cases in NCR but the facility is maintained and operationalized by Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). DSWD counterpart is provision of social workers for case management
5/ Caters cases of deportees particularly from Sabah, Malaysia

Source: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Table 2. Child Abuse Cases Served by the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD), 2009 - 2010
Community Based and Center Based

	Child Abuse Cases Served
	2009						2010
	Both Sexes		Male		Female		Both Sexes		Male		Female
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total Philippines	6,524	100.0	2,208	33.8	4,316	66.2	4,749	100.0	1,611	33.9	3,138	66.1

National Capital Region	663	10.2	225	33.9	438	66.1	1,404	29.6	570	40.6	834	59.4
Cordillera Administrative Region	208	3.2	74	35.6	134	64.4	136	2.9	56	41.2	80	58.8
I Ilocos Region	415	6.4	114	27.5	301	72.5	162	3.4	17	10.5	145	89.5
II Cagayan Valley	499	7.6	192	38.5	307	61.5	247	5.2	159	64.4	88	35.6
III Central Luzon	660	10.1	156	23.6	504	76.4	738	15.5	290	39.3	448	60.7
IV-A CALABARZON	106	1.6	24	22.6	82	77.4	109	2.3	11	10.1	98	89.9
IV-B MIMAROPA	87	1.3	27	31.0	60	69.0	74	1.6	5	6.8	69	93.2
V Bicol Region	187	2.9	66	35.3	121	64.7	151	3.2	39	25.8	112	74.2
VI Western Visayas	195	3.0	49	25.1	146	74.9	213	4.5	54	25.4	159	74.6
VII Central Visayas	867	13.3	310	35.8	557	64.2	406	8.5	95	23.4	311	76.6
VIII Eastern Visayas	396	6.1	121	30.6	275	69.4	223	4.7	66	29.6	157	70.4
IX Zamboanga Peninsula	1,485	22.8	607	40.9	878	59.1	231	4.9	50	21.6	181	78.4
X Northern Mindanao	336	5.2	111	33.0	225	67.0	221	4.7	78	35.3	143	64.7
XI Davao Region	189	2.9	70	37.0	119	63.0	185	3.9	56	30.3	129	69.7
XII SOCCSKSARGEN	154	2.4	46	29.9	108	70.1	162	3.4	51	31.5	111	68.5
XIII Caraga	77	1.2	16	20.8	61	79.2	87	1.8	14	16.1	73	83.9

Age Group	6,524	100.0	2,208	33.8	4,316	66.2	4,749	100.0	1,611	33.9	3,138	66.1
0 to below 1	550	8.4	296	53.8	254	46.2	412	8.7	232	56.3	180	43.7
1 to below 5	1,061	16.3	525	49.5	536	50.5	753	15.9	372	49.4	381	50.6
5 to below 10	1,417	21.7	535	37.8	882	62.2	884	18.6	416	47.1	468	52.9
10 to below 14	1,585	24.3	457	28.8	1,128	71.2	1,062	22.4	294	27.7	768	72.3
14 to below 18	1,862	28.5	371	19.9	1,491	80.1	1,565	33.0	259	16.5	1,306	83.5
No Age Bracket	49	0.8	24	49.0	25	51.0	73	1.5	38	52.1	35	47.9

Source of basic data: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Table 3. Child Abuse Cases Served by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) by Category, 2009 - 2010

	Child Abuse Cases Served
	2009						2010
	Both Sexes		Male		Female		Both Sexes		Male		Female
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total Philippines	6,524	100.0	2,208	33.8	4,316	66.2	4,749	100.0	1,611	33.9	3,138	66.1

Abandoned	1,091	16.7	593	54.4	498	45.6	1,433	30.2	775	54.1	658	45.9
Neglected	2,412	37.0	1,197	49.6	1,215	50.4	1,079	22.7	588	54.5	491	45.5
Sexually-Abused		29.6						27.3
Rape	1,097	56.9	26	2.4	1,071	97.6	707	54.6	67	9.5	640	90.5
Incest	635	32.9	0	-	635	100.0	485	37.5	5	1.0	480	99.0
Acts of Lasciviousness	197	10.2	5	2.5	192	97.5	103	8.0	7	6.8	96	93.2
Sub-total	1,929	100.0	31	1.6	1,898	98.4	1,295	100.0	79	6.1	1,216	93.9
Sexually-Exploited		2.0						2.7
Victims of Prostitution	63	48.5	0	-	63	100.0	66	52.0	0	-	66	100.0
Victims of Pedophilia	20	15.4	1	5.0	19	95.0	13	10.2	6	46.2	7	53.8
Victims of Pornography	3	2.3	0	-	3	100.0	8	6.3	1	12.5	7	87.5
Victims of Cyber Pornography	44	33.8	22	50.0	22	50.0	40	31.5	0	-	40	100.0
Sub-total	130	100.0	23	17.7	107	82.3	127	100.0	7	5.5	120	94.5
Physically Abused/Maltreated	587	9.0	291	49.6	296	50.4	304	6.4	104	34.2	200	65.8
Victims of Child Labor	83	1.3	28	33.7	55	66.3	69	1.5	14	20.3	55	79.7
Victims of Illegal Recruitment	7	0.1	0	-	7	100.0	2	0.0	0	-	2	100.0
Victims of Child Trafficking	221	3.4	23	10.4	198	89.6	390	8.2	22	5.6	368	94.4
Victims of Armed Conflict		0.4						0.6
Involved	7	29.2	2	28.6	5	71.4	3	10.0	1	33.3	2	66.7
Affected	17	70.8	6	35.3	11	64.7	27	90.0	3	11.1	24	88.9
Sub-total	24	100.0	8	33.3	16	66.7	30	100.0	4	13.3	26	86.7
Others	40	0.6	14	35.0	26	65.0	20	0.4	18	90.0	2	10.0

Source of basic data: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Table 4A. Number of Child Abuse Cases Served by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development,
By Type of Abuse, By Sex, By Age, By Region, 2009

	Number of Child Abuse Cases Served			Abandoned		Merged		Number of Child Abuse Cases Served, By Type of Abuse																																		Percent (%) Distribution of TOTAL CHILD ABUSE CASES SERVED
								Sexually-Abused								Sexually-Exploited										Physically Abused/ Maltreated		Victims of Child Labor		Victims of Illegal Recruitment		Victims of Child Trafficking		Victims of Armed Conflict						Others 1/
								Total		Rape		Incest		Acts of Lasciviousness		Total		Victims of Prostitution		Victims of Pedophilia		Victims of Pornography		Victims of Cyber Pornography		Physically Abused/ Maltreated		Victims of Child Labor		Victims of Illegal Recruitment		Victims of Child Trafficking		Total		Involved		Affected		Others 1/
	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Total Philippines	6,524	2,208	4,316	593	498	1,197	1,215	31	1,898	26	1,071	0	635	5	192	23	107	0	63	1	19	0	3	22	22	291	296	28	55	0	7	23	198	8	16	2	5	6	11	14	26	100.00%

National Capital Region	663	225	438	98	62	86	76	3	143	0	72	0	50	3	21	0	29	0	21	0	5	0	0	0	3	26	32	5	25	0	0	7	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10.16%
Cordillera Administrative Region	208	74	134	23	11	48	45	0	67	0	46	0	3	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19%
I Ilocos Region	415	114	301	73	71	33	51	1	156	1	94	0	49	0	13	0	9	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.36%
II Cagayan Valley	499	192	307	10	10	156	155	0	124	0	72	0	50	0	2	0	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.65%
III Central Luzon	660	156	504	63	33	48	46	0	299	0	198	0	60	0	41	0	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	48	8	9	0	0	3	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10.12%
IV-A CALABARZON	106	24	82	4	12	7	6	3	50	3	13	0	30	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62%
IV-B MIMAROPA	87	27	60	15	14	9	8	3	38	1	17	0	12	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33%
V Bicol Region	187	66	121	12	7	39	36	8	66	8	24	0	39	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87%
VI Western Visayas	195	49	146	32	43	2	1	0	86	0	56	0	23	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.99%
VII Central Visayas	867	310	557	82	78	159	168	0	224	0	121	0	82	0	21	0	9	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	68	54	0	0	0	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.29%
VIII Eastern Visayas	396	121	275	14	19	91	102	1	90	1	45	0	43	0	2	0	10	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	13	23	1	8	0	2	0	12	1	6	0	1	1	5	0	3	6.07%
IX Zamboanga Peninsula	1,485	607	878	54	53	430	444	10	288	10	161	0	90	0	37	23	17	0	1	1	2	0	0	22	14	68	54	12	5	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	13	22.76%
X Northern Mindanao	336	111	225	34	44	53	40	0	104	0	72	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17	0	3	0	1	1	8	1	5	0	4	1	1	0	1	5.15%
XI Davao Region	189	70	119	28	17	29	30	2	49	2	27	0	17	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	16	0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.90%
XII SOCCSKSARGEN	154	46	108	38	21	4	6	0	59	0	31	0	24	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	2.36%
XIII Caraga	77	16	61	13	3	3	1	0	55	0	22	0	31	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18%

Age Group	6,524	2,208	4,316	593	498	1,197	1,215	31	1,898	26	1,071	0	635	5	192	23	107	0	63	1	19	0	3	22	22	291	296	28	55	0	7	23	198	8	16	2	5	6	11	14	26	100.00%
0 to below 1	550	296	254	120	92	161	130	0	19	0	9	0	6	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8.43%
1 to below 5	1,061	525	536	196	139	289	301	0	65	0	45	0	9	0	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	33	21	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	16.26%
5 to below 10	1,417	535	882	115	122	319	353	12	305	11	160	0	99	1	46	5	11	0	3	1	3	0	0	4	5	79	73	1	4	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	3	2	1	8	21.72%
10 to below 14	1,585	457	1,128	73	84	232	244	7	627	5	352	0	224	2	51	12	25	0	10	0	11	0	2	12	2	114	107	10	24	0	1	2	9	2	5	1	2	1	3	5	2	24.29%
14 to below 18	1,862	371	1,491	81	55	187	180	12	882	10	505	0	297	2	80	6	67	0	50	0	5	0	0	6	12	61	85	17	27	0	6	1	170	3	9	1	3	2	6	3	10	28.54%
No Age Bracket	49	24	25	8	6	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.75%

Note:
0 No reported cases
1/ Others include emotionally abused, sexually abused/molested, exploited children, etc.

Source: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Table 4B. Number of Child Abuse Cases Served by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development,
By Type of Abuse, By Sex, By Age, By Region, 2010

	Number of Child Abuse Cases Served			Abandoned		Merged		Number of Child Abuse Cases Served, By Type of Abuse																																		Percent (%) Distribution of TOTAL CHILD ABUSE CASES SERVED
								Sexually-Abused								Sexually-Exploited										Physically Abused/ Maltreated		Victims of Child Labor		Victims of Illegal Recruitment		Victims of Child Trafficking		Victims of Armed Conflict						Others 1/
								Total		Rape		Incest		Acts of Lasciviousness		Total		Victims of Prostitution		Victims of Pedophilia		Victims of Pornography		Victims of Cyber Pornography		Physically Abused/ Maltreated		Victims of Child Labor		Victims of Illegal Recruitment		Victims of Child Trafficking		Total		Involved		Affected		Others 1/
	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Total Philippines	4,749	1,611	3,138	775	658	588	491	79	1,216	67	640	5	480	7	96	7	120	0	66	6	7	1	7	0	40	104	200	14	55	0	2	22	368	4	26	1	2	3	24	18	2	100.00%

National Capital Region	1,404	570	834	352	370	137	91	26	142	23	72	0	49	3	21	0	56	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	28	34	48	7	39	0	0	14	72	0	16	0	0	0	16	0	0	29.56%
Cordillera Administrative Region	136	56	80	22	15	32	26	0	25	0	15	0	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86%
I Ilocos Region	162	17	145	10	13	6	13	0	92	0	31	0	51	0	10	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41%
II Cagayan Valley	247	159	88	4	8	104	14	38	45	37	37	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	0	2	0	0	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20%
III Central Luzon	738	290	448	129	78	128	79	6	192	2	129	0	44	4	19	4	7	0	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	19	34	3	3	0	0	1	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.54%
IV-A CALABARZON	109	11	98	4	0	6	13	0	64	0	18	0	40	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30%
IV-B MIMAROPA	74	5	69	0	0	4	12	0	37	0	22	0	9	0	6	0	6	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56%
V Bicol Region	151	39	112	20	11	18	28	0	61	0	18	0	37	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18%
VI Western Visayas	213	54	159	46	46	2	6	0	80	0	58	0	18	0	4	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0	4	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.49%
VII Central Visayas	406	95	311	34	30	37	56	1	97	0	48	1	43	0	6	3	26	0	8	3	0	0	6	0	12	18	32	2	2	0	2	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.55%
VIII Eastern Visayas	223	66	157	21	9	36	46	0	58	0	23	0	30	0	5	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	25	3	8	0	2	3	6	0	0	4.70%
IX Zamboanga Peninsula	231	50	181	24	12	20	23	0	117	0	58	0	55	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86%
X Northern Mindanao	221	78	143	43	19	32	27	0	70	0	43	0	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.65%
XI Davao Region	185	56	129	23	21	14	18	0	58	0	34	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	18	1	2	1	0	0	2	18	2	3.90%
XII SOCCSKSARGEN	162	51	111	31	18	10	28	8	36	5	16	3	18	0	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41%
XIII Caraga	87	14	73	12	8	2	11	0	42	0	18	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83%

Age Group	4,749	1,611	3,138	775	658	588	491	79	1,216	67	640	5	480	7	96	7	120	0	66	6	7	1	7	0	40	104	200	14	55	0	2	22	368	4	26	1	2	3	24	18	2	100.00%
0 to below 1	412	232	180	136	105	76	59	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	2	18	2	8.68%
1 to below 5	753	372	381	220	168	134	116	0	32	0	19	0	13	0	0	0	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.86%
5 to below 10	893	425	468	222	173	140	99	21	134	18	69	0	57	3	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	31	44	7	2	0	0	0	12	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	18.80%
10 to below 14	1,061	293	768	99	112	136	122	36	403	30	215	2	154	4	34	4	30	0	10	3	5	1	5	0	10	16	59	0	6	0	0	2	32	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	22.34%
14 to below 18	1,557	251	1,306	82	96	88	89	19	633	19	326	0	253	0	54	3	44	0	14	3	2	0	2	0	26	40	72	6	38	0	2	13	312	0	20	0	2	0	18	0	0	32.79%
No Age Bracket	73	38	35	16	4	14	6	3	10	0	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54%

Note:
0 No reported cases
1/ Others include emotionally abused, sexually abused/molested, exploited children, etc.

Source: Department of Social Welfare and Development

Posted: 10 October 2011.