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One in five women between the ages of 15 and 49 has experienced physical violence since the age of 15, according to the recent National Demographic and Health Survey. The survey, conducted in 2008 by the National Statistics Office, showed that around 14.4 percent of married women have been physically abused by their husbands while 37 percent of separated or widowed women have experienced physical violence.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research