Human Rights Advocacy

PHILIPPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY-DASMARINAS

COLLEGE OF LAW

Edson Lacabe-Vicente
A. Discrimination among the members of the LGBT community

LGBT persons are targeted with physical and verbal assaults that affect their
economic, cultural, social, health, and well-being. There are no coordinated and
comprehensive state or even non-state mechanisms that monitor the instances of
discrimination, bias, prejudice, and violence that LGBT Filipinos face due to
homophobia, transphobia, and machismo.

B. Domestic violence

Based on the recent report of the POPCOM, 1 out of 4, or 25%, of Filipino adults
across the Philippines cited harmful acts in various forms as among the most
pressing problems of women during the present health crisis. Based on the survey,
11% mentioned physical violence as a top-of-mind concern for Filipinas, while 14%
cited sexual violence and emotional violence (7% each)—or a total of 25%—as top
concerns Filipinas are facing while the Covid-19 contagion persists.

C. Sexual abuse

Based on recent data, there are 7,000,000 children who are victims of sexual abuse
every year. Majority of them are between 10-18 years old.

D. Extreme poverty

Because of the pandemic, the number of Filipino families living in poverty rose.
Based on the current report of PSA, 81.1% or 20 million Filipinos experience poverty.

E. Issue on education

In the Borgen Project report last 2019, the Philippines has the highest report of
dropout rate among Southeast Asian countries with 6.38 in the elementary level and
7.82 in the secondary level.