VIOLENCE VS. WOMEN. The Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare Committee 10 (Northern Mindanao) is holding the 10th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week until Nov. 27, 2021. Current cases related to violence against women and children in Cagayan de Oro City alone have reached 225 so far this year, regional prosecutor Merlynn Uy said Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021). (Image courtesy of RJJWC-10) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Current cases related to Republic Act (RA) 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Act of 2004, here have reached more than 200 so far this year, the regional prosecutor said on Thursday. "For this year alone, even the year has not yet ended, we have a total of 225 cases related to violence against women, under Republic Act 9262, (and) that is only for Cagayan de Oro City," Merlynn Uy said during the Talakayan sa Philippine Information Agency. The cases were spotlighted as the Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare Committee (RJJWC) 10 (Norther