VIOLATIONS of RA 9262 ranked first among the offenses that were committed against women during the first semester of the year, figures from the Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed on Wednesday.

RA 9262 otherwise known as Anti-Violence against Women and Children Act of 2004 comprises 71 percent of the total recorded crime against women from January to end of June this year, police figures showed.

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