Rape cases against women, at least those reported, dropped by more than a tenth in the first five months of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, figures from the Philippine National Police (PNP) showed on Thursday.
Data obtained from the PNP’s Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) showed that from July 1, 2016 up to the end of November, police recorded a total of 3,800 rape cases. This was down by 11.65 percent from the number of reported rape cases during the same period last year, 4,301.
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