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Quezon City Hall (PNA file photo) MANILA - Cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) in Quezon City will be easier to track and resolve as the local government now has a unified database. The QC Gender and Development Integrated Management Information System or the QC VAW Centralized Databank System is the first in the country, according to the city government on Tuesday. The database will be used by VAWC desk officers in the city's 142 villages barangays, police stations, and Gender and Development (GAD) Council. "Justice for thousands of victims is now within our reach while we give peace of mind to our women and youth. Our message to them is clear: We are on their side and that they have nothing to worry about)," Mayor Joy Belmonte said in a statement. In September, QC Police District (QCPD) Director Gen. Antonio Yarra reported a 66.67-percent increase in VAWC cases and 21.54-percent rise in rape cases for the first eight months of the year compared to the sa