A lawmaker has called for a congressional inquiry into rape incidents in the evacuation centers in Leyte, Samar and Zamboanga City.

Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica (4th District, Bulacan) filed House Resolution 788 urging the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality to review the measures undertaken by various government entities to protect women and children during disasters, calamities and other crisis situations.

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