I.

WHAT IS WHAT SHOULD BE GAP OR DISCREPANCY WITH

PLAUSIBLE
REASONS/ANSWERS
 Laws response to  Biasness  If social institutions such
the effects of between male as hospitals, police, and
domestic violence and female local government
on male and domestic abuse institutions do not only
female victims victims should focus on providing
separately. be removed in protection to women and
 Republic Act No. the eye of the children victims of
9262 exhibits law domestic violence, the
selective  Social possibility of men being
application of acceptance of victims in domestic abuse
rights and unfair female-on-male would be neglected
advantage in violence by  Despite reports and
favour of the Filipinos statistics on male victims
women.  Laws should be of violence, news articles
 According to Mark promulgated so and documentaries aired
Brooks, “One in that male in the country’s local
four women and domestic abuse television station featured
one in sex men victims could the phenomenon of
suffer from also be battered husbands in the
domestic abuse in protected country (Junio, 2014)
their lifetime  Policies and laws enacted
(Mankind Initiative, in relation to domestic
2017)” violence only recognize
women and children as
potential victims of such,
while men as perpetrators
of abuse.

TITLE: REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262: PROMOTION OF EQUAL SAFETY,

EMPOWERMENT, AND PROTECTION OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN VICTIMS FROM
ANY FORM OF VIOLENCE

OBJECTIVES: To determine the knowledge and insights of Filipinos on domestic

violence against men and women, and the effects of gender roles in the society on the
promulgation of laws on domestic violence in the Philippines.

SPECIFIC QUESTION: What is the level of awareness of Filipinos on domestic violence

against men and women separately?
II.

WHAT IS WHAT SHOULD BE GAP OR DISCREPANCY

WITH PLAUSIBLE
REASONS/ANSWERS
 Filipino Children  Detention of  Although required by
who come into children with Philippine laws,
conflict with the law adults should be detained children are
are often from prohibited not provided with
marginalized groups  Cases of petty competent legal
including street ad victimless counsel
youth, drug users, crimes should be  Most rescued street
and those with redirected from children were taken
interrupted courts to involuntarily and with
education diversion violence, and the
 Republic Act No. programs conditions in the
10630 established  A juvenile shelters to which they
“Bahay Pag-Asa” delinquency are taken are extremely
program in which prevention poor (UNICEF
each province and program should Philippines, 2009)
highly urbanized be developed  Ideally, there should be
city shall be a ratio of one social
responsible in worker to 25 children in
building, funding, conflict with the law
and operating (CICL)
 Since 2003, over
26,000 children
have been provided
legal assistance by
the Public
Attorney’s Office.
(UNICEF
Philippines, 2003)

TITLE: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF

JUVENILE JUSTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

OBJECTIVES: To determine the system of rehabilitation of Iloilo City in integrating into

society the CICL, and the knowledge and insights of Filipinos on government programs
for CICL such as the “houses of hope” or “Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA)”

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: What is the level of awareness of local government units

(LGUs) in Iloilo City on the mandate of managing youth homes? How does the city of
Iloilo reintegrate CICL?
iii.

WHAT IS WHAT SHOULD BE GAP OR DISCREPANCY

WITH PLAUSIBLE
REASONS/ANSWERS
 The Philippines has  Policy gaps should  Improving road
a number of laws be addressed to be safety management
aimed to protect able to serve as a should include
road users such as stronger deterrent lobbying for
Republic Act No. against risks to road legislative and
10586, RA 10054, users executive action to
RA 8750, RA  Public awareness of allocate funding for
10913, and RA road safety laws road safety
4136 should be spread  Classification of
 Road safety laws among Filipinos roads should be
are not strictly  Road safety units updated accurately
implemented in the should be for speed limits to
Philippines institutionalized in be effective
 In 2015, a total of key government  Road safety and
10,012 Filipinos agencies and local sustenance on the
died due to road government units enforcement on
mishaps nationwide. traffic laws
This number has especially on anti-
increased by around overloading and
45.76% (Rappler, over speeding
2015) campaigns promote
safer road users.

TITLE: ASSESSNENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD SAFETY LAWS IN THE

PHILIPPINES

OBJECTIVES: To determine the knowledge and insights of Filipinos on road safety laws
implemented in the Philippines, and the implementation of the Philippine Road Safety
Action Plan (PRSAP) in Iloilo City.

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: What is the level of awareness of Filipinos on road safety laws
implemented in the country? How effective is the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan in
Iloilo City?