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In 2016, there were at least 34.13 million women age 15 and above in the Philippines, according to the 2017 Gender Statistics on Labor and Employment recently released by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Of this figure, 4.65 million women were from the National Capital Region, the second highest among all regions after Calabarzon (4.89 million). MARIELLE MEDINA, INQUIRER RESEARCH