English: According to the DepEd, the number of recorded bullying cases was 21,521 in School Year 2018-2019, dropping to 11,637 for SY 2019-2020 possibly due to the shift to distance learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatchalian pointed out, however, that when the findings of the 2018 PISA were scaled to the entire student population, up to 17.5 million learners would have experienced bullying. The discrepancies point to possible underreporting of bullying cases, according to Gatchalian.
Filipino: Ayon sa DepEd, 21,521 ang naitalang kaso ng bullying noong School Year (SY) 2018-2019. Bumaba ito sa 11,637 noong SY 2019-2020, posibleng dahil sa pagpapatupad ng distance learning. Binigyang diin ni Gatchalian na kung itutugma ang resulta ng 2018 PISA sa kabuuang bilang ng mga mag-aaral, lalabas na 17.5 milyong mga mag-aaral ang nakaranas ng bullying. Ayon sa mambabatas, maaaring underrported o hindi naiuulat ang lahat ng mga kaso ng bullying.