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HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
National systems and structures for GBV prevention and
response.
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Anti-VAW / GBV laws
RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women
"Violence Against Women" refers to any act of gender-based
violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or
psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such
acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in
public or in private life. It shall be understood to encompass, but not
limited to, the following:
(1) Physical, sexual, psychological, and economic violence occurring in the
family, including battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household,
dowry-related violence, marital rape, and other traditional practices harmful to
women, non-spousal violence, and violence related to exploitation;
(2) Physical, sexual, and psychological violence occurring within the general
community, including rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and intimidation
at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere, trafficking in women, and
prostitution; and
(3) Physical, sexual, and psychological violence perpetrated or condoned by
the State, wherever it occurs.
It also includes acts of violence against women as defused in
Republic Acts No. 9208 and 9262.
RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women
"SECTION 13. WOMEN AFFECTED BY DISASTERS,
CALAMITIES, AND OTHER CRISIS SITUATIONS
Women have the right to protection and security in times of
disasters, calamities and other crisis situations especially in all
phases of relief, recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
efforts. The State shall provide for immediate humanitarian
assistance, allocation of resources, and early resettlements, if
necessary. It shall also address the particular needs of women
from a gender perspective to ensure their full protection from
sexual exploitation and other gender-based violence committed
against them.
Responses to disaster situations shall include the provision of
services, such as psychosocial support, livelihood support,
education, and comprehensive health services, including
protection during pregnancy.
RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women
"SECTION 13. Continuation
Timely, adequate and culturally-appropriate
provision of relief goods and services such as food,
water, sanitary packs, psychosocial support,
livelihood, education and comprehensive health
services including implementation of the Minimum
Initial Service Package (MISP) for sexual and
reproductive health at the early stage of the crisis
RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women
"SECTION 13. Continuation
Proactive adoption of measures by camp managers
to prevent sexual violence in evacuation centers and
relocation sites which include:
Security and safety of women as key criteria for selection
of evacuation sites
Separate functional and well-lit latrines for men and
women with locks
Bathing facilities with privacy
Regular security patrols preferably by female police
officers
Prohibition of alcohol, drugs and gambling, among others
RA 8353 Anti-Rape Law of 1997
Rape is committed
By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under
any of the following circumstances:
Through force, threat, or intimidation;
When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise
unconscious;
By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under
any of the following circumstances:
Through force, threat, or intimidation;
When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise
unconscious;
By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; and
When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is
demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be
present.
RA 8353 Anti-Rape Law of 1997
Rape is committed
By any person who, under any of the circumstances
mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an
act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into
another persons mouth or anal orifice, or any
instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of
another person.
RA 9262 Anti-Intimate Partner
Violence
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of
2004
"Violence against women and their children" refers to any
act or a series of acts committed by any person against a
woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman
with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating
relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or
against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within
or without the family abode, which result in or is likely to
result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering,
or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery,
assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty.
RA 9208 - Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003
Trafficking in Persons - refers to the recruitment,
transportation, transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons with
or without the victim's consent or knowledge, within or across
national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other
forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of
power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of
the person, or, the giving or receiving of payments or benefits
to achieve the consent of a person having control over
another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes
at a minimum, the exploitation or the prostitution of others or
other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services,
slavery, servitude or the removal or sale of organs.
The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt
of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall also be
considered as "trafficking in persons" even if it does not
involve any of the means set forth in the preceding paragraph.
RA 10364 Expanded Anti-Trafficking
Law
Recruitment in the guise of domestic or overseas
employment for sexual exploitation, forced labor or
involuntary debt bondage; recruitment of any
Filipino woman to marry a foreigner, engagement in
sex tourism, recruitment for organ removal, and
recruitment of a child to engage in armed activities
abroad can now be considered human trafficking
Local Committees on Anti-
Trafficking and Violence Against
Women and Their Children
(LCAT-VAWC)
Joint Memo Circular on Local Committees on
Anti-Trafficking & Violence Against Women and
Their Children (LCAT-VAWC) issued by
DILG, DSWD and DOJ
JMC Circular No. 2010-1
18 October 2010
For purposes of EXPEDIENCY,
MAXIMIZING RESOURCES and
PREVENTING DUPLICATION OF
FUNCTIONS and REPRESENTATION at
the LOCAL LEVEL, LCAT-VAWCs will be
created instead of establishing two separate
bodies at the provincial and city/municipal
levels.
PURPOSE for CREATING LCAT-
VAWCs
Establish functional parallel structure & system at the local level
---- to monitor & oversee implementation of the provisions of RA
9208 and RA 9262 and OTHER WOMEN/VAW-related laws and
policies
Increase capacities of local partners to develop & implement
culturally appropriate & gender responsive policies and programs
Mobilize resources of the local community in the
PREVENTION
PROTECTION
RECOVERY
REINTEGRATION of victims/survivors
Establish partnership with NGOs, POs
LCAT-VAWC Organizational
Structure
National Inter-Agency National Inter-Agency
Council on Anti-Trafficking Council on Anti-VAWC
Chair: DOJ Chair: DSWD
Co-Chair: DSWD Co-Chair: DILG
Regional Committee on Anti-Trafficking and VAWC (RCAT-VAWC)
Chair: DSWD
Co-Chairs: DOJ and DILG
RCAT-VAWC
SURVIVOR/
COMMUNITY
LEGAL/ SAFETY/
JUSTICE SECURITY
*Includes social reintegration
and livelihood initiatives
Why establish A Referral
System?
Obtain the highest quality care and treatment, assistance
and protection to victims-survivors of violence;
Facilitate the provision of services to meet the various needs
of victims-survivors and ensure their recovery and
reintegration;
Establish a feedback mechanism between and among
concerned agencies to ensure that requested services are
provided;
Make possible the exchange of knowledge, skills, practices,
and experiences geared towards enhanced capacity of
service providers;
Achieve a more rational use of financial and human
resources for more efficient and effective delivery of services
Essential elements of a
referral system
A group of agencies providing
comprehensive multi-sectoral services
A coordinating agency/organization
A directory of services and agencies with
service provision
Standard referral forms
A feedback loop to track referrals
Documentation of referral
Entry of a GBV victim-survivor to the Referral System
NGO/FBO
Guidelines in the Establishment and Management of a Referral System on VAW at the LGU level
(PCW & IAC-VAWC)
The general referral flow
Guidelines in the Establishment and Management of a Referral System on VAW at the LGU level (PCW & IAC-
VAWC)
Referral network in the case management of GBV victims-survivors
Guidelines in the Establishment and Management of a Referral System on VAW at the LGU level (PCW & IAC-
VAWC)
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE REFERRAL PATHWAY FOR HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL TYPHOON PABLO/BOPHA
Ang pakay ay ang pagbibigay ng ligtas, maingat at nararapat na impormasyon at seguridad para sa biktima upang hindi sila mapahiya sa kanilang
komunidad; pag-aalam ng kanilang mga pangangailangan at pagbibigay ng malinaw na impormasyon tungkol sa serbisyong matatanggap. Kung
papayagan ng biktima ay gagawin kaagad ang pagsusumbong tungkol sa nangyaring pang-aabuso at kung maaari ay dapat samahan sila sa
tagapagbigay ng nararapat na serbisyo. Kung menor de edad ang biktima o di kaya ay bata, dapat may kasama siya na nasa tamang edad na gaya
ng magulang o kamag-anak. Titingnan palagi ang kabutihan ng menor de edad o bata.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE & DEVELOPMENT
(DSWD)
DSWD Central Office
Corazon Dinky Juliano-Soliman
Secretary
Parisya H. Taradji
Undersecretary, Operations and Programs Group
Patricia B. Luna
Director IV, Social Technology Bureau
Dulfie T. Shalim
Director IV, Protective Services Bureau
Restituto B. Macuto
Director III, Head DSWD Disaster Risk Reduction and
Response Operations Office
DSWD Field Offices Region VI
(Western Visayas)
DSWD FIELD OFFICE VI (Iloilo) Aklan
Antique
MA. EVELYN B. MACAPOBRE, CESO III Capiz
Regional Director and Concurrent and Guimaras
Chief-Operations and Programs Division Iloilo
Negros Occidental
E-mail: mebmacapobre.fo6@dswd.gov.ph Bacolod
Iloilo City
DELIA V. BAGOLCOL
Social Welfare Officer IV
Focal Person on GAD/Core Group of Specialist for
Women
and Center Monitor/Coordinator
DSWD Field Offices
DSWD FIELD OFFICE VII (Cebu City)
MERCEDITA JABAGAT
Regional Director
NEMIA ANTIPALA
Asst. Regional Director for Operations
Region VII
(Central Visayas)
Bohol
Cebu
Negros Oriental
DSWD Field Offices
Region XIII
DSWD FIELD OFFICE CARAGA (Butuan City) CARAGA
Agusan del Norte
Minda B. Brigoli, CESO III Agusan del Sur
Regional Director Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
+63.85.342.5619 to 20 Butuan City
Angelita B. Amista
SWO V / Chief, Institutional Devt Division/Head,
Protective Services Unit
+63.85.342.5619 to 20
HEALTH SECTOR
RESPONSE TO GBV
Women & Children Protection Unit in Department of
Health (DOH) retained hospitals and Local Government
Unit (LGU) supported hospitals
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH (DOH)
ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER 2013-0011
Revised Policy on the Establishment of
Women and Children Protection Units
(WCPUs) in All Hospitals
Objective
Institutionalize and standardize the quality of
health service delivery in all Women and
Children Protection Units in support of the
strategic thrust to achieve Universal Health
Care as described in the Kalusugan
Pangkalahatan Execution Plan.
Scope and Application
The AO shall apply to the entire health
sector including
DOH health care facilities
LGU-supported health facilities
Private health care facilities
Other DOH attached agencies
Development partners and other relevant
stakeholders
Key Definitions of Terms
WCPU
A unit composed of a multidisciplinary team
of trained physicians, social workers, mental
health professionals and police providing
comprehensive medical and psychosocial
services to women and children victims of
violence
4Rs
Refers to the processes of RECOGNITION,
RECORDING, REPORTING & REFERRAL of
violence against women and children abuse
cases
Every province/
chartered city
shall establish at
least one WCPU
Minimum Requirements for All
Hospitals
ALL HOSPITAL PERSONNEL shall
undergo training on 4Rs (recognition,
reporting, recording, referral) of cases
of violence against women & children
Hospitals without a WCPU must have
a WCPU COORDINATOR to
coordinate the management and
referral of all VAWC cases
LEVELS OF CARE
DELIVERED BY WCPUS
LEVEL 1
SERVICES
Medico-legal examination
Acute medical treatment
Minor surgical treatment
Monitoring & follow-up
Full coverage, 24/7
Minimum social work intervention
(safety & risk assessment,
coordination with other disciplines
Peer review of cases
Expert testimony in court,
documentation, record-keeping
LEVEL 2
SERVICES
In addition to Level 1 services
Rape kits
Surgical intervention
Case management and case
conferences
Documentation and record keeping
using the Child Protection Mgt Info
System (CPMIS)
Availability of specialty consultations
(ENT, ophthalmology, surgery, OB-
Gyne, pathology)
LEVEL 3
SERVICES
In addition to Level 2 services
Long-term case management
Mental health care
Police investigation
Nursing services
Death review
Other support services (livelihood,
education)
Availability of sub-specialty
consultations (child development,
forensic psychiatry, forensic
pathology)
DIRECTORY:
WOMEN & CHILDREN PROTECTION UNITS
GOOGLE MAPS
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MASBATE (Region V)
Masbate Provincial Hospital
Dr. Cynthia Llacer
Ma. Calota A. Dela Pea
PO2 Arlene Capsa
Hospital Road, Provincial Health Office, Masbate City
wcpumasbate@yahoo.com
(056) 333 2244
0929 543 6777
ILOILO (Region VI)
Western Visayas Medical Center
Dr. Maria Teresa Guzman-Dy
Ma. Elena B. Wendam, RSW
Q. Abeto St., Mandurriao, Iloilo City
(033) 508 0388
CEBU
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Marianne Naomi N. Poca
Dr. Maria Consuelo Malaga
B. Rodriguez St., Cebu City, Cebu
(032) 266 1946
0933 480 6287
LGU Pilar
Dr. Eufemia P. Maratas
Dolita N. Dales, RSW
PO1 Caren P. Arcelo
Municipal Health Office, Pilar, Cebu
(032) 400 4023
CEBU (Region VII)
LGU San Francisco
Dr. Emmanuel L. Almadin
Mariter P. Galindo, RSW
PO2 Caren Arcelo
San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu
wcpusanfran@yahoo.com
(032) 267 6779 / (032) 497 0334
BOHOL (Region VII)
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
Dr. Maria Azucena Redillas
Nilo L. Madjus, RSW
M. Parras St., Tagbilaran, Bohol
(038) 501 7531 / (038) 412 3181
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is a government agency under the
Office of the President. The Board of Commissioners, headed by the Chairperson,
sets the policies, programs/thrusts and rules towards the achievement of the vision
and mission of the Commission, while the Executive Director oversees planning
and implementation of PCW operations. She is assisted by two (2) Deputy
Executive Directors and five (5) Division Chiefs.
PCW Organizational Structure
http://pcw.gov.ph/pcw/organizational-structure
For Queries: PLEASE CONTACT
Pamela Godoy Averion
GBV Programme Officer
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Country Office Philippines
averion@unfpa.org
+63(0)9178593516
Devanna de la Puente
GBV Coordinator
Rapid Response Team
delapuenteforte@unfpa.org
+63(0)9175153559