The Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded over 260,000 cases of physical bullying in schools in the country in just one year.
According to the agency's report in School Year 2021-2022, a total of 264,668 cases of physical bullying were filed; 7,758 cases of cyberbullying, 7,800 cases of gender-based bullying, and 17,258 cases of social bullying.
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Despite of the alarming number of cases, it is believed that there are still more that have not been reported.
DepEd has launched a helpline for students to be able to report abuses and a program that focuses on the mental health of the students.
DepEd records more than 260K cases of physical bullying in SY 2021-2022
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