THE ANTI-VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN AND

THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF
2004
February 21, 2018
Sta. Ignacia
 Nag BABAWAL at NAGPAPARUSA sa:

Ano itong 1.Pang-aabuso; o

ANTI-VAWC
law? 2.Karahasan

Sa mga kababaihan at
kanilang mga anak
 1. PHYSICAL;
Mga URI ng
KARAHASA 2. SEXUAL;
N o PANG- 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL; at
AABUSO:
4. ECONOMIC ABUSE
 PUBLIC CRIME ang VAWC:
Hindi lang ang biktima ang
SINO ang pwede magsampa ng kaso:
PWEDE
MAGSAMPA
Social Worker, Pulis, Brgy.
ng KASO ng Chairman, Brgy. Kagawad,
VAWC abogado, kaibigan, kapitbahay,
o sinumang may PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE o personal na
kaalaman sa krimen.
 HUSBANDs / EX-HUSBANDS
SINO
ang AMA ng ANAK (includes rapist)
PWEDENG
KASUHAN ng MAN/WOMAN WITH WHOM THE WOMAN HAS
OR HAD A ‘DATING OR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP’

VAWC? PARENTS-IN-LAW WHO ARE CO-CONSPIRATORS OF

THE ABUSER (Shariko Mari Go-Tan vs. Spouses Perfecto Tan, G.R. No.
168852, September 30, 2008)
SINO NAMAN ANG PROTEKTADO NG ANTI-
VAWC LAW (o mga biktima ng VAWC)?

01 02 03
1. mga BABAE na: 2.ANAK (under 18, 3. ‘children under
legitimate/illegitimate, their care’ (hindi niya
Asawa, GF, karelasyon or lagpas 18 but anak pero nakatira sa
Mga X (dating asawa, incapable of taking care bahay niya, tulad ng
dating gf, dating of themselves) pamangkin, anak ng
karelasyon) kasambahay)
 Pambubugbog,

PHYSICAL Pananakit,
Pananampal,

VIOLENCE
Panununtok,
Paggulpi
Paninipa
Pag-untog

Acts that include BODILY OR PHYSICAL

HARM
 Halimbawa:

Pagpilit o pagpwersa gumawa

ng sexual na bagay,
Pamboboso, pambabastos,
panghahalay, pamimilit na
manuod ng x-rated, etc.

SEXUAL an act that is sexual in

nature, committed

VIOLENCE
against the woman or
her child
 PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE

acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or

emotional suffering of the victim
acts that make or attempt to make a
woman financially dependent

ECONOMIC
ABUSE
ANO ANG MGA AKTO NA
PINARURUSAHAN NG RA 9262?
PANANAKIT SA BIKTIMANG BABAE o ANAK

PAGBANTA NA SASAKTAN ANG BIKTIMA

PAGTANGKA NA SAKTAN ANG BIKTIMA

PAGLALAGAY SA TAKOT NA SAKTAN O GAWAN NG PISIKAL NA PANANAKIT

MGA AKTO NA PINARURUSAHAN NG
RA 9262

PAGPWERSA

• O tangkang pwersahin ang biktima na gawin ang isang

bagay na labag sa kalooban.

PAGLIMITA

O pagtangkang limitahan ang galaw ng biktima.

 MGA AKTO NA PINARURUSAHAN NG RA 9262

Pananakit sa sarili o banta na saktan ang sarili upang kontrolin ang kilos o
desisyon ng biktima
Pagpwersa o pagtangka na pwersahin ang biktima ng gumawa ng sekswal
na akto
Paggawa ng anumang sadya o walang taros na kilos na nagdulot ng
alarma o maintinding emosyonal o sikolohikal na pagkabahala sa biktima
Pagdulo ng mental o emosyonal na hinagpis o pananakit o pagpahiya sa
biktima.
PRESCRIPTIV Either10 or 20 years
E PERIODS depending on the offense
ANO ANG PWEDENG GAWIN NG
BIKTIMA?

1 2 3
1. Mag-apply para sa 2. Magsampa ng 3. Magsampa ng action
Protection kaso na criminal – o for damages – a victim
Order: VAWC law, isang public of VAWC is entitled to
crime actual, compensatory,
• Barangay Protection Order moral and exemplary
• Temporary Protection Order or
damages
Permanent Protection Order
 ANO ANG
PROTECTION ORDER?
Ito ay binibigay para
para maiwasan o
mahinto ang ano pa
mang karahasan sa
babae o bata na
nakararanas nito.
MGA URI NG PROTECTION ORDER

BARANGAY PROTECTION ORDER

TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER

PERMANENT PROTECTION ORDER

SINO ang maaring kumuha ng
PROTECTION ORDER?

1. Mga BIKTIMA,
2. MAGULANG/GUARDIAN o KAMAG-ANAK
(4th degree)
3. SOCIAL WORKERS (DSWD o LGU)
4. PULIS (women’s/children’s desk)
5. Punong Barangay o Kagawad
6. Abugado, therapist, healthcare provider
7. Sinuman na may kinalaman (personal knowledge) sa karahasan
 BARANGAY BPO
PROTECTION ORDER
 BPO –
isang kautusan na
nanggagaling sa 1. BAWAL ITULOY ANG PISIKAL NA
Punong Barangay o PANANAKIT SA BIKTIMA
Kagawad (kung may 2. BAWAL ITULOY ANG PANANAKOT SA
atestasyon na wala BIKTIMA NG PISIKAL NA
ang Punong KAPAHAMAKAN
Barangay) na
nagsasaad ng mga 3. BAWAL MAKIPAG-UGNAYAN SA
sumusunod: BIKTIMA
 Ang bisa ng BPO
ay 15 araw

GAANO KATAGAL ANG BISA NG

BPO?
 ANG BPO AY LIBRE
At ito ay inilalabas sa
mismong araw na
inapplyan ito

MAGKANO ANG BAYAD DITO?

SAAN MAG APPLY NG BPO?

Sa barangay, kung magkabarangay

Sa barangay ng gumawa ng krimen, kung galing sa

magkaibang barangay pero parehong Munisipyo o lungsod
Kung magkaibang lungsod o bayan, ang PB o BK ay
tutulong sa biktima na dumulog sa korte at mag apply para
sa TPO
Magbibigay ng kopya sa respondent. Maaring
iwan ito sa respondent mismo o sino mang may
edad doon sa bahay niya.
Kung ayaw tanggapin ang BPO, maaring iwan ito
sa bahay sa harapan ng 2 witness
Sa loob ng 24 oras pagkatapos maglabas ng BPO, ang
Punong Barangay, o Kagawad ay tutulungan ang biktima
na mag apply ng TPO / PPO sa korte.
Family Court/ RTC / MTC

Kung walang perang pambayad ang biktima, tutulungan

siya ng barangay
PAGLABAG • Isasampa sa MTC
SA BPO
• Parusa na kulong 30 araw at
fine na hindi tataas ng
500,000
TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER
(TPO)

Galing sa Korte
ex parte (hindi kasama ang kalaban)
May prayoridad kontra ibang kaso
May bisa na 30 araw (extendible)
PERMANENT PROTECTION ORDER
(PPO)
issued after notice and hearing

In case respondent fails to appear despite proper notice, the court shall allow ex parte presentation of evidence by
the applicant

Regardless of the outcome of the case, court determines If PPO shall become final, can be granted even if there is
dismissal

custody, support to the woman and/or her children

respondent to leave the residence permanently

with Bond to Keep the Peace

 BAWAL I-AREGLO ANG VAWC CASES!
• A Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad or
the court hearing an application for a
protection order SHALL NOT order, direct,
force or in any way unduly influence the
applicant for a protection order to
compromise or abandon any of the reliefs
sought in the application for protection
under this Act. Sec. 7 of the Family Courts
Act of 1997 and Sec.s 410, 411, 412 and 413
of the Local Government Code of 1991 shall
not apply in proceedings where relief is
sought under this Act. Failure to comply with
this Sec. shall render the official or judge
administratively liable. (Sec. 33)
 • Assist applicants in the preparation of their application (Sec. 8)
• Prioritize hearings on applications for a protection order above all other business and if necessary,
suspend other proceedings in order to hear applications for a protection order (Sec. 20)
• Respect the privacy of the victim and ensure all records pertaining to VAWC cases in the barangay
shall be confidential (Sec. 44)
THESE ARE THE DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCERS AS WELL:
• Respond immediately to a call for help or request for assistance or protection of the victim by

DUTIES OF •
entering the necessary whether or not a protection order has been issued and ensure the safety
of the victim/s;
Confiscate any deadly weapon in the possession of the perpetrator or within plain view;

BARANGAY •
•
Transport or escort the victim/s to a safe place of their choice or to a clinic or hospital;
Assist the victim in removing personal belongs from the house;

OFFICIALS •

•
Assist the barangay officials and other government officers and employees who respond to a call
for help;
Ensure the enforcement of the Protection Orders issued by the Punong Barangy or the courts;
• Arrest the suspected perpetrator wiithout a warrant when any of the acts of violence defined by
this Act is occurring, or when he/she has personal knowledge that any act of abuse has just been
committed, and there is imminent danger to the life or limb of the victim as defined in this Act;
and
• Immediately report the call for assessment or assistance of the DSWD, social Welfare Department
of LGUs or accredited non-government organizations (NGOs).
PROTEKSYO
N NG MGA In every case of violence against
women and their children as
TUMUTULO herein defined, any person,
private individual or police

NG SA authority or barangay official who,

acting in accordance with law,

BIKTIMA
SECTION 34. Persons Intervening
responds or intervenes without
using violence or restraint greater
than necessary to ensure the
safety of the victim, shall not be
liable for any criminal, civil or
administrative liability resulting
therefrom.

Exempt from Liability. 

 (a) to be treated with respect and
dignity;
MGA (b) to avail of legal assistance form the
PAO of the Department of Justice (DOJ)
KARAPATAN NG or any public legal assistance office;
(c) To be entitled to support services
MGA BIKTIMA form the DSWD and LGUs
(d) To be entitled to all legal remedies
NG VAWC and support as provided for under the
Family Code; and
(e) To be informed of their rights and
the services available to them including
their right to apply for a protection
order.
(f) Entitled to paid leave of absence of
Ten (10) days in addition to other paid
leaves extendible when necessary.
(g) Right to privacy (Sec. 44)
CONFIDENTIAL ANG RECORDS
Records of VAWC cases shall be confidential. Releasing confidential
information about the victim or her immediate family without consent
shall subject the offender to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of not
more than P500,000.

Whoever publishes or causes to be published in any format the name,

address, telephone number, school, business address, employer or
other identifying information of the victim or an immediate family
member, without the latter’s consent shall be liable for contempt of
court.
Thank you.
End.