Girls make up most child victims in Cordillera; sexual cases most prevalent

Girls make up most child victims in Cordillera; sexual cases most prevalent

BAGUIO, Philippines – Next to rape, child abuse ranks as the second most frequently reported form of gender-based violence in the Cordillera, with most victim-survivors being girls and sexual abuse as the most common case, data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region showed. In 2024, at least 137 cases of child abuse were recorded in 70 of 77 Cordillera municipalities, based on reported violations of the Specia…