Philipines: Davao City addresses issue of abused husbands

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'DAVAO CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- The local government of Davao is the first local government to address the issue of abused husbands.

Says Rene Estorpe, barangay captain of Agdao Centro and president of the Mr. GAD (Gender and Development) Federation, a group of 15 barangays in the city where GAD for men are being piloted.

Estorpe said that aside from Violence Against Women and Children, Mr. GAD seeks to look into the plight of cuckolded husbands who are also victims of abuses committed by their spouses. “Pareho rin ang mga kaso, may physical violence and verbal abuse.” (It has the same cases there is physical violence and verbal abuse). The barangay chief say that in these cases, the roles are reversed as the husbands themselves are the victims.

Estorpe said that in his barangay they are handling two cases of abuses, where the husbands are asking for barangay protection against their wives. Estorpe added.'