MANILA, April 18 -- The United States government is providing PHP4 million in funding and technical support to boost the country's reporting and training on women and children protection, the US Embassy in Manila said Thursday.

The funding, to be coursed through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will assist the Department of Health (DOH) and Child Protection Network Foundation (CPN) strengthen the Women and Children Protection Management Information System (WCPMIS) by streamlining its reporting, data collection and analysis.

The WCPMIS is used to track cases of women and child abuse in the Philippines.

"This will enable more efficient monitoring of abuse survivors' progress, ensuring timely support from responders," ...