There were more CICL “children in conflict with law” recorded by the PNP belonging to

age groups 12 to 15 and 16 to 17, reaching thousands compared to the previous age
groups’ hundreds. Still, the trend had been the same for the past three years.

Except for an uptick in 2017 (it increased by two percent from the previous year), CICL
aged 16 to 17 decreased by 30 percent in 2018 from the previous year and 29 percent
from 2016.
Similarly, CICL aged 12 to 15 have decreased year-on-year by 40 percent in 2018 and
two percent in 2017. It also declined by 42 percent from 2016 to 2018.

If there’s one thing in PNP’s dataset that could note an increase in CICL over the last
three years and probably help Sotto’s case, it could be found under the “undetermined”
section.
The number of crimes recorded ballooned in 2018 to 1,035 cases from just 12 the
previous year and five in 2016. But then again, even though this means an 8,525-
percent year-on-year increase in 2018, the total number of cases under the
undetermined category remains minuscule at only 11 percent of the total.

It should be noted, too, that majority of the CICL cases recorded were done by children
belonging in the age group of 16 to 17 years old, at 53 percent. This is followed by the
age group of 12-15, at 32 percent.

So as to why many legislators are hell-bent on lowering the age of criminality to as low
as nine is a question we need to ask the adults. 

Source: https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/news/children-crime-statistics-philippines-
a00287-20190129

The adolescent birth rate of 47 per 1,000 live births in the country remains high, as it
exceeds the Asia Pacific average of 33.5 and the global average of 44, according to the
United Nations Population Fund.

POPCOM Chief Juan Antonio Perez III said almost 500 Filipino youths gave birth daily
in 2019.

"These include about 40 of those 10 to 14 years old every week. On average, there are
around 64,000 minors or those who are below 18 years old, who give birth annually," he
said.

As of January, this year, 25 percent of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases

reported were among those aged 15 to 20

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151035

In January 2021, there were 890 confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the
HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) and this comprised 1% of the
(83,755) total diagnosed cases since January 1984. Moreover, 19% (172) had clinical
manifestations of advanced HIV infections at the time of testing. Ninety-six percent
(852) of the reported cases were male. Of the total male cases, 3% (24) reported their
self-identity as female (transgender women) at the time of testing. 25% (220) were 15-
24 years old

https://doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/statistics/EB_HARP_January_AIDSreg2021_0.pdf