POSIBLENG mas marami pa umano ang bilang ng domestic abuse cases kaysa sa opisyal na ulat ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno.
Ayon kay Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas hindi madali para sa biktima ng pang-aabuso ang mag-report sa otoridad lalo ngayong limitado ang galaw ng mga tao dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019.
“The almost 3,700 cases of reported violence against women and children could just be part of a bigger figure. It will never be easy for victims to report to the police or to the barangay given the climate of fear inside their homes, and the highly restricted conditions such as curfew and limited quarantine pass mostly issued to their husbands as head of the family,” ani Brosas.
Ayon kay Brosas hindi malayo na tumaas ang bilang ng mga kaso dahil sa lockdown kung saan matagal na magkasama ang mag-asawa at kanilang mga anak sa bahay.
“We have sounded the alarm last March over the alarming incidence of domestic violence happening every 10 minutes, based on official data and on the complaints that we are receiving online. But the Duterte administration proceeded with the militarist lockdown sans enforcement of intensified gender-based programs,” saad ng lady solon.
“There are reports that women’s desk officers at the local level were mobilized for health and social amelioration programs instead of engaging in a proactive approach to reach out to victims locked up in their homes.”