Provisional Remedies under Special Laws

A. Temporary Protection Order under R.A. 9262

SEC. 8. Protection Orders.— A protection order is an order issued under this act for the purpose of preventing further
acts of violence against a woman or her child specified in Section 5 of this Act and granting other necessary relief.
The relief granted under a protection order serve the purpose of safeguarding the victim from further harm,
minimizing any disruption in the victim’s daily life, and facilitating the opportunity and ability of the victim to
independently regain control over her life. The provisions of the protection order shall be enforced by law
enforcement agencies. The protection orders that may be issued under this Act are the barangay protection order
(BPO), temporary protection order (TPO) and permanent protection order (PPO). The protection orders that may be
issued under this Act shall include any, some or all of the following reliefs:

a. Prohibition of the respondent from threatening to commit or committing, personally or through another, any
of the acts mentioned in Section 5 of this Act;
b. Prohibition of the respondent from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating
with the petitioner, directly or indirectly;
c. Removal and exclusion of the respondent from the residence of the petitioner, regardless of ownership of the
residence, either temporarily for the purpose of protecting the petitioner, or permanently where no property
rights are violated, and if respondent must remove personal effects from the residence, the court shall direct
a law enforcement agent to accompany the respondent has gathered his things and escort respondent from
the residence;
d. Directing the respondent to stay away from petitioner and designated family or household member at a
distance specified by the court, and to stay away from the residence, school, place of employment, or any
specified place frequented by the petitioner and any designated family or household member;
e. Directing lawful possession and use by petitioner of an automobile and other essential personal effects,
regardless of ownership, and directing the appropriate law enforcement officer to accompany the petitioner
to the residence of the parties to ensure that the petitioner is safely restored to the possession of the
automobile and other essential personal effects, or to supervise the petitioner’s or respondent’s removal of
personal belongingness;
f. Granting a temporary or permanent custody of a child/children to the petitioner;

Directing the respondent to provide support to the woman and/or her child if entitled to legal support.
Notwithstanding other laws to the contrary, the court shall order an appropriate percentage of the income or
salary of the respondent to be withheld regularly by the respondent’s employer for the same to be
automatically remitted directly to the woman. Failure to remit and/or withhold or any delay in the remittance
of support to the woman and/or her child without justifiable cause shall render the respondent or his
employer liable for indirect contempt of court;

g. Prohibition of the respondent from any use or possession of any firearm or deadly weapon and order him to
surrender the same to the court for appropriate disposition by the court, including revocation of license and
disqualification to apply for any license to use or possess a firearm. If the offender is a law enforcement agent,
the court shall order the offender to surrender his firearm and shall direct the appropriate authority to
investigate on the offender and take appropriate action on matter;
h. Restitution for actual damages caused by the violence inflicted, including, but not limited to, property damage,
medical expenses, childcare expenses and loss of income;
i. Directing the DSWD or any appropriate agency to provide petitioner may need; and
j. Provision of such other forms of relief as the court deems necessary to protect and provide for the safety of
the petitioner and any designated family or household member, provided petitioner and any designated family
or household member consents to such relief.

Any of the reliefs provided under this section shall be granted even in the absence of a decree of legal separation or
annulment or declaration of absolute nullity of marriage.

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The issuance of a BPO or the pendency of an application for BPO shall not preclude a petitioner from applying for, or
the court from granting a TPO or PPO.

SEC. 9. Who may file Petition for Protection Orders. — A petition for protection order may be filed by any of the
following:

a. the offended party;

b. parents or guardians of the offended party;
c. ascendants, descendants or collateral relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity;
d. officers or social workers of the DSWD or social workers of local government units (LGUs);
e. police officers, preferably those in charge of women and children’s desks;
f. Punong Barangay or Barangay Kagawad;
g. lawyer, counselor, therapist or healthcare provider of the petitioner;
h. At least two (2) concerned responsible citizens of the city or municipality where the violence against women
and their children occurred and who has personal knowledge of the offense committed.

SEC. 10. Where to Apply for a Protection Order. — Applications for BPOs shall follow the rules on venue under
Section 409 of the Local Government Code of 1991 and its implementing rules and regulations. An application for a
TPO or PPO may be filed in the regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit
trial court with territorial jurisdiction over the place of residence of the petitioner: Provided, however, That if a
family court exists in the place of residence of the petitioner, the application shall be filed with that court.

SEC. 11. How to Apply for a Protection Order. — The application for a protection order must be in writing, signed and
verified under oath by the applicant. It may be filed as an independent action or as incidental relief in any civil or
criminal case the subject matter or issues thereof partakes of a violence as described in this Act. A standard
protection order application form, written in English with translation to the major local languages, shall be made
available to facilitate applications for protections order, and shall contain, among other, the following information:

a. names and addresses of petitioner and respondent;

b. description of relationships between petitioner and respondent;
c. a statement of the circumstances of the abuse;
d. description of the reliefs requested by petitioner as specified in Section 8 herein;
e. request for counsel and reasons for such;
f. request for waiver of application fees until hearing; and
g. an attestation that there is no pending application for a protection order in another court.

If the applicants is not the victim, the application must be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant attesting to
(a) the circumstances of the abuse suffered by the victim and (b) the circumstances of consent given by the victim
for the filling of the application. When disclosure of the address of the victim will pose danger to her life, it shall be
so stated in the application. In such a case, the applicant shall attest that the victim is residing in the municipality or
city over which court has territorial jurisdiction, and shall provide a mailing address for purpose of service
processing.

An application for protection order filed with a court shall be considered an application for both a TPO and PPO.

Barangay officials and court personnel shall assist applicants in the preparation of the application. Law enforcement
agents shall also extend assistance in the application for protection orders in cases brought to their attention.

SEC. 12. Enforceability of Protection Orders. — All TPOs and PPOs issued under this Act shall be enforceable
anywhere in the Philippines and a violation thereof shall be punishable with a fine ranging from Five Thousand Pesos
(P5,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and/or imprisonment of six (6) months.

SEC. 13. Legal Representation of Petitioners for Protection Order. — If the woman or her child requests in the
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applications for a protection order for the appointment of counsel because of lack of economic means to hire
a counsel de parte, the court shall immediately direct the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to represent the petitioner
in the hearing on the application. If the PAO determines that the applicant can afford to hire the services of a counsel
de parte, it shall facilitate the legal representation of the petitioner by a counsel de parte. The lack of access to family
or conjugal resources by the applicant, such as when the same are controlled by the perpetrator, shall qualify the
petitioner to legal representation by the PAO.

However, a private counsel offering free legal service is not barred from representing the petitioner.

SEC. 14. Barangay Protection Orders (BPOs); Who May Issue and How. — Barangay Protection Orders (BPOs) refer to
the protection order issued by the Punong Barangay ordering the perpetrator to desist from committing acts under
Section 5 (a) and (b) of this Act. A Punong Barangay who receives applications for a BPO shall issue the protection
order to the applicant on the date of filing after ex parte determination of the basis of the application. If the Punong
Barangay is unavailable to act on the application for a BPO, the application shall be acted upon by any
available Barangay Kagawad. If the BPO is issued by a Barangay Kagawad the order must be accompanied by an
attestation by the Barangay Kagawad that the Punong Barangay was unavailable at the time for the issuance of the
BPO. BPOs shall be effective for fifteen (15) days. Immediately after the issuance of an ex parte BPO, the Punong
Barangay or Barangay Kagawad shall personally serve a copy of the same on the respondent, or direct any barangay
official to effect is personal service.

The parties may be accompanied by a non-lawyer advocate in any proceeding before the Punong Barangay.

SEC. 15. Temporary Protection Orders. — Temporary Protection Orders (TPOs) refers to the protection order issued
by the court on the date of filing of the application after ex parte determination that such order should be issued. A
court may grant in a TPO any, some or all of the reliefs mentioned in this Act and shall be effective for thirty (30)
days. The court shall schedule a hearing on the issuance of a PPO prior to or on the date of the expiration of the TPO.
The court shall order the immediate personal service of the TPO on the respondent by the court sheriff who may
obtain the assistance of law enforcement agents for the service. The TPO shall include notice of the date of the
hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO.

SEC. 16. Permanent Protection Orders. — Permanent Protection Order (PPO) refers to protection order issued by the
court after notice and hearing.

Respondents non-appearance despite proper notice, or his lack of a lawyer, or the non-availability of his lawyer shall
not be a ground for rescheduling or postponing the hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO. If the
respondents appears without counsel on the date of the hearing on the PPO, the court shall appoint a lawyer for the
respondent and immediately proceed with the hearing. In case the respondent fails to appear despite proper notice,
the court shall allow ex parte presentation of the evidence by the applicant and render judgment on the basis of the
evidence presented. The court shall allow the introduction of any history of abusive conduct of a respondent even if
the same was not directed against the applicant or the person for whom the applicant is made.

The court shall, to the extent possible, conduct the hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO in one (1) day.
Where the court is unable to conduct the hearing within one (1) day and the TPO issued is due to expire, the court
shall continuously extend or renew the TPO for a period of thirty (30) days at each particular time until final
judgment is issued. The extended or renewed TPO may be modified

by the court as may be necessary or applicable to address the needs of the applicant.

The court may grant any, some or all of the reliefs specified in Section 8 hereof in a PPO. A PPO shall be effective
until revoked by a court upon application of the person in whose favor the order was issued. The court shall ensure
immediate personal service of the PPO on respondent.

The court shall not deny the issuance of protection order on the basis of the lapse of time between the act of
violence and the filing of the application.

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Regardless of the conviction or acquittal of the respondent, the Court must determine whether or not the PPO shall
become final. Even in a dismissal, a PPO shall be granted as long as there is no clear showing that the act from which
the order might arise did not exist.

SEC. 17. Notice of Sanction in Protection Orders. — The following statement must be printed in bold-faced type or in
capital letters on the protection order issued by the Punong Barangay or court:

"Violation of this order is punishable by law."

SEC. 18. Mandatory Period For Acting on Applications For Protection Orders — Failure to act on an application for a
protection order within the reglementary period specified in the previous section without justifiable cause shall
render the official or judge administratively liable.

SEC. 19. Legal Separation Cases. — In cases of legal separation, where violence as specified in this Act is alleged,
Article 58 of the Family Code shall not apply. The court shall proceed on the main case and other incidents of the
case as soon as possible. The hearing on any application for a protection order filed by the petitioner must be
conducted within the mandatory period specified in this Act.

SEC. 20. Priority of Application for a Protection Order. — Ex parte and adversarial hearings to determine the basis of
applications for a protection order under this Act shall have priority over all other proceedings. Barangay officials
and the courts shall schedule and conduct hearings on applications for a protection order under this Act above all
other business and, if necessary, suspend other proceedings in order to hear applications for a protection order.

B. Under the Human Security Act (R.A. 9372)

EC. 26. Restriction on Travel. - In cases where evidence of guilt is not strong, and the person charged with the crime
of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism is entitled to bail and is granted the same, the court, upon application
by the prosecutor, shall limit the right of travel of the accused to within the municipality or city where he resides or
where the case is pending, in the interest of national security and public safety, consistent with Article III, Section 6
of the Constitution. Travel outside of said municipality or city, without the authorization of the court, shall be
deemed a violation of the terms and conditions of his bail, which shall then be forfeited as provided under the Rules
of Court.

He/she may also be placed under house arrest by order of the court at his or her usual place of residence.

While under house arrest, he or she may not use telephones, cellphones, e-mails, computers, the internet or other
means of communications with people outside the residence until otherwise ordered by the court.

The restrictions abovementioned shall be terminated upon the acquittal of the accused or of the dismissal of the
case filed against him or earlier upon the discretion of the court on motion of the prosecutor or of the accused.

SEC. 27. Judicial Authorization Required to Examine Bank Deposits, Accounts, and Records. - The provisions of
Republic Act No. 1405 as amended, to the contrary notwithstanding, the justices of the Court of Appeals designated
as a special court to handle anti-terrorism cases after satisfying themselves of the existence of probable cause in a
hearing called for that purpose that: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or, conspiracy
to commit terrorism, (2) of a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of
persons; and (3) of a member of such judicially declared and outlawed organization, association, or group of persons,
may authorize in writing any police or law enforcement officer and the members of his/her team duly authorized in
writing by the anti-terrorism council to: (a) examine, or cause the examination of, the deposits, placements, trust
accounts, assets and records in a bank or financial institution; and (b) gather or cause the gathering of any relevant
information about such deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records from a bank or financial institution.
The bank or financial institution concerned, shall not refuse to allow such examination or to provide the desired
information, when so, ordered by and served with the written order of the Court of Appeals.

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SEC. 28. Application to Examine Bank Deposits, Accounts, and Records. - The written order of the Court of Appeals
authorizing the examination of bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records: (1) of a person
charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) of any judicially declared
and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of persons, or (3) of any member of such organization,
association, or group of persons in a bank or financial institution, and the gathering of any relevant information
about the same from said bank or financial institution, shall only be granted by the authorizing division of the Court
of Appeals upon an ex parte application to that effect of a police or of a law enforcement official who has been duly
authorized in writing to file such ex parte application by the Anti-Terrorism Council created in Section 53 of this Act
to file such ex parte application, and upon examination under oath or affirmation of the applicant and, the witnesses
he may produce to establish the facts that will justify the need and urgency of examining and freezing the bank
deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records: (1) of the person charged with or suspected of the crime
of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) of a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization,
association or group of persons; or (3) of any member of such organization, association, or group of persons.

SEC. 29. Classification and Contents of the Court Order Authorizing the Examination of Bank Deposits, Accounts, and
Records. - The written order granted by the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals as well as its order, if any, to
extend or renew the same, the original ex parte application of the applicant, including his ex parte application to
extend or renew, if any, and the written authorizations of the Anti-Terrorism Council, shall be deemed and are
hereby declared as classified information: Provided, That the person whose bank deposits, placements, trust
accounts, assets, and records have been examined, frozen, sequestered and seized by law enforcement authorities
has the right to be informed of the acts done by the law enforcement authorities in the premises or to challenge, if
he or she intends to do so, the legality of the interference. The written order of the authorizing division of the Court
of Appeals designated to handle cases involving terrorism shall specify: (a) the identify of the said: (1) person
charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) judicially declared and
outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of persons; and (3) member of such judicially declared and
outlawed organization, association, or group of persons, as the case may be. whose deposits, placements, trust
accounts, assets, and records are to be examined or the information to be gathered; (b) the identity of the bank or
financial Institution where such deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records are held and maintained;
(c) the identity of the persons who will conduct the said examination and the gathering of the desired information;
and, (d) the length of time the authorization shall be carried out.

SEC. 30. Effective Period of Court Authorization to Examine and Obtain Information on Bank Deposits, Accounts, and
Records. - The authorization issued or granted by the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals to examine or
cause the examination of and to freeze bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records, or to gather
information about the same, shall be effective for the length of time specified in the written order of the authorizing
division of the Court of Appeals, which shall not exceed a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the
written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals by the applicant police or law enforcement official.

The authorizing division of the Court of Appeals may extend or renew the said authorization for another period,
which shall not exceed thirty (30) days renewable to another thirty (30) days from the expiration of the original
period: Provided, That the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals is satisfied that such extension or renewal is in
the public interest: and, Provided, further, That the application for extension or renewal, which must be filed by the
original applicant, has been duly authorized in writing by the Anti-Terrorism Council.

In case of death of the original applicant or in case he is physically disabled to file the application for extension or
renewal, the one next in rank to the original applicant among the members of the ream named in the original
written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals shall file the application for extension or
renewal: Provided, That, without prejudice to the liability of the police or law enforcement personnel under Section
19 hereof, the applicant police or law enforcement official shall have thirty (30) days after the termination of the
period granted by the Court of Appeals as provided in the preceding paragraphs within which to file the appropriate
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case before the Public Prosecutor's Office for any violation of this Act.

If no case is filed within the thirty (30)-day period, the applicant police or law enforcement official shall immediately
notify in writing the person subject of the bank examination and freezing of bank deposits, placements, trust
accounts, assets and records. The penalty of ten (10) years and one day to twelve (12) years of imprisonment shall
be imposed upon the applicant police or law enforcement official who fails to notify in writing the person subject of
the bank examination and freezing of bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records.

Any person, law enforcement official or judicial authority who violates his duty to notify in writing as defined above
shall suffer the penalty of six years and one day to eight years of imprisonment.

SEC. 31. Custody of Bank Data and Information Obtained after Examination of Deposits, Placements, Trust Accounts,
Assets and Records. - All information, data, excerpts, summaries, notes, memoranda, working sheets, reports, and
other documents obtained from the examination of the bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and
records of: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or the crime of conspiracy to commit
terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of persons; or (3) a
member of any such organization, association, or group of persons shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after the
expiration of the period fixed in the written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals or within forty-
eight (48) hours after the expiration of the extension or renewal granted by the authorizing division of the Court of
Appeals, be deposited with the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals in a sealed envelope or sealed package,
as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by a joint affidavit of the applicant police or law enforcement official
and the persons who actually conducted the examination of said bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets
and records.

SEC. 32. Contents of Joint Affidavit. - The joint affidavit shall state: (a) the identifying marks, numbers, or symbols of
the deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records examined; (b) the identity and address of the bank or
financial institution where such deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records are held and maintained;
(c) the number of bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records discovered, examined, and frozen;
(d) the outstanding balances of each of such deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets; (e) all information, data,
excerpts, summaries, notes, memoranda, working sheets, reports, documents, records examined and placed in the
sealed envelope or sealed package deposited with the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals; (f) the date of the
original written authorization granted by the Anti-Terrorism Council to the applicant to file the ex parte Application
to conduct the examination of the said bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records, as well as the
date of any extension or renewal of the original written authorization granted by the authorizing division of the
Court of Appeals; and (g) that the items Enumerated were all that were found in the bank or financial institution
examined at the time of the completion of the examination.

The joint affidavit shall also certify under oath that no duplicates or copies of the information, data, excerpts,
summaries, notes, memoranda, working sheets, reports, and documents acquired from the examination of the bank
deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records have been made, or, if made, that all such duplicates and
copies are placed in the sealed envelope or sealed package deposited with the authorizing division of the Court of
Appeals.

It shall be unlawful for any person, police officer or custodian of the bank data and information obtained after
examination of deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records to copy, to remove, delete, expunge,
incinerate, shred or destroy in any manner the items enumerated above in whole or in part under any pretext
whatsoever,

Any person who copies, removes, deletes, expunges, incinerates, shreds or destroys the items enumerated above
shall suffer a penalty of not less than six years and one day to twelve (12) years of imprisonment.

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SEC. 33. Disposition of Bank Materials. - The sealed envelope or sealed package and the contents thereof, which are
deposited with the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals, shall be deemed and are hereby declared classified
information and the sealed envelope or sealed package shall not be opened and its contents shall not be divulged,
revealed, read, or used as evidence unless authorized in a written order of the authorizing division of the Court of
Appeals, which written order shall be granted only upon a written application of the Department of Justice filed
before the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals and only upon a showing that the Department of Justice has
been duly authorized in writing by the Anti-Terrorism Council to file the application, with notice in writing to the
party concerned not later than three days before the scheduled opening, to open, reveal, divulge, and use the
contents of the sealed envelope or sealed package as evidence.

Any person, law enforcement official or judicial authority who violates his duty to notify in writing as defined above
shall suffer the penalty of six years and one day to eight years of imprisonment.

SEC. 34. Application to Open Deposited Bank Materials. - The written application, with notice in writing to the party
concerned not later than three days of the scheduled opening, to open the sealed envelope or sealed package shall
clearly state the purpose and reason: (a) for opening the sealed envelope or sealed package; (b) for revealing and
disclosing its classified contents; and, (c) for using the classified information, data, excerpts, summaries, notes,
memoranda, working sheets, reports, and documents as evidence.

SEC. 35. Evidentiary Value of Deposited Bank Materials. - Any information, data, excerpts, summaries, notes,
memoranda, work sheets, reports, or documents acquired from the examination of the bank deposits, placements,
trust accounts, assets and records of: (1) a person charged or suspected of the crime of terrorism or the crime of
conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of
persons; or (3) a member of such organization, association, or group of persons, which have been secured in
violation of the provisions of this Act, shall absolutely not be admissible and usable as evidence against anybody in
any judicial, quasi-judicial, legislative, or administrative investigation, inquiry, proceeding, or hearing.

SEC. 36. Penalty for Unauthorized or Malicious Examination of a Bank or a Financial Institution. - Any person, police
or law enforcement personnel who examines the deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, or records in a bank
or financial institution of: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or the crime of conspiracy
to commit terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of persons;
or (3) a member of such organization, association, or group of persons, without being authorized to do so by the
Court of Appeals, shall be guilty of an offense and shall suffer the penalty of ten (10) years and one day to twelve
(12) years of imprisonment.

In addition to the liability attaching to the offender for the commission of any other offense, the penalty of ten (10)
years and one day to twelve (12) years of imprisonment shall be imposed upon any police or law enforcement
personnel, who maliciously obtained an authority from the Court of Appeals to examine the deposits, placements,
trust accounts, assets, or records in a bank or financial institution of: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the
crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization,
association, or group of persons; or (3) a member of such organization, association, or group of
persons: Provided, That notwithstanding Section 33 of this Act, the party aggrieved by such authorization shall upon
motion duly filed be allowed access to the sealed envelope or sealed package and the contents thereof as evidence
for the prosecution of any police or law enforcement personnel who maliciously procured said authorization.

SEC. 37. Penalty of Bank Officials and Employees Defying a Court Authorization. - An employee, official, or a member
of the board of directors of a bank or financial institution, who refuses to allow the examination of the deposits,
placements, trust accounts, assets, and records of: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism
or the crime of conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed organization, association, or
group of persons; or (3) a member of such judicially declared and outlawed organization, association, or group of
persons in said bank or financial institution, when duly served with the written order of the authorizing division of
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the Court of Appeals, shall be guilty of an offense and shall suffer the penalty of ten (10) years and one day to twelve
(12) years of imprisonment.

SEC. 38. Penalty for False or Untruthful Statement or Misrepresentation of Material Fact in Joint Affidavits. - Any false
or untruthful statement or misrepresentation of material fact in the joint affidavits required respectively in Section
12 and Section 32 of this Act shall constitute a criminal offense and the affiants shall suffer individually the penalty of
ten (10) years and one day to twelve (12) years of imprisonment.

SEC. 39. Seizure and Sequestration. - The deposits and their outstanding balances, placements, trust accounts, assets,
and records in any bank or financial institution, moneys, businesses, transportation and communication equipment,
supplies and other implements, and property of whatever kind and nature belonging: (1) to any person suspected of
or charged before a competent Regional Trial Court for the crime of terrorism or the crime of conspiracy to commit
terrorism; (2) to a judicially declared and outlawed organization, association, or group of persons; or (3) to a member
of such organization, association, or group of persons shall be seized, sequestered, and frozen in order to prevent
their use, transfer, or conveyance for purposes that are inimical to the safety and security of the people or injurious
to the interest of the State.

The accused or a person suspected of may withdraw such sums as may be reasonably needed by the monthly needs
of his family including the services of his or her counsel and his or her family's medical needs upon approval of the
court. He or she may also use any of his property that is under seizure or sequestration or frozen because of his/her
indictment as a terrorist upon permission of the court for any legitimate reason.

Any person who unjustifiably refuses to follow the order of the proper division of the Court of Appeals to allow the
person accused of the crime of terrorism or of the crime of conspiracy to commit terrorism to withdraw such sums
from sequestered or frozen deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records as may be necessary for the
regular sustenance of his/her family or to use any of his/her property that has been seized, sequestered or frozen for
legitimate purposes while his/her case is pending shall suffer the penalty of ten (10) years and one day to twelve (12)
years of imprisonment.

SEC. 40. Nature of Seized. Sequestered and Frozen Bank Deposits, Placements, Trust Accounts, Assets and Records. -
The seized, sequestered and frozen bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records belonging to a
person suspected of or charged with the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism shall be deemed as
property held in trust by the bank or financial institution for such person and the government during the pendency
of the investigation of the person suspected of or during the pendency of the trial of the person charged with any of
the said crimes, as the case may be and their use or disposition while the case is pending shall be subject to the
approval of the court before which the case or cases are pending.

SEC. 41. Disposition of the Seized, Sequestered and Frozen Bank Deposits, Placements, Trust Accounts, Assets and
Record. - If the person suspected of or charged with the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism is
found, after his investigation, to be innocent by the investigating body, or is acquitted, after his arraignment or his
case is dismissed before his arraignment by a competent court, the seizure, sequestration and freezing of his bank
deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records shall forthwith be deemed lifted by the investigating body
or by the competent court, as the case may be, and his bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and
records shall be deemed released from such seizure, sequestration and freezing, and shall be restored to him
without any delay by the bank or financial institution concerned without any further action on his part. The filing of
any appeal on motion for reconsideration shall not state the release of said funds from seizure, sequestration and
freezing.

If the person charged with the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism is convicted by a final judgment
of a competent trial court, his seized, sequestered and frozen bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and
records shall be automatically forfeited in favor of the government.
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Upon his or her acquittal or the dismissal of the charges against him or her, the amount of Five hundred thousand
pesos (P500.000.00) a day for the period in which his properties, assets or funds were seized shall be paid to him on
the concept of liquidated damages. The amount shall be taken from the appropriations of the police or law
enforcement agency that caused the filing of the enumerated charges against him/her.

C. Under the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (R.A. 9775)

SEC. 13. Confidentiality. — The right to privacy of the child shall be ensured at any stage of the investigation,
prosecution and trial of an offense under this Act. Towards this end, the following rules shall be observed:

a. The judge, prosecutor or any officer of the law to whom the complaint has been referred to may, whenever
necessary to ensure a fair and impartial proceeding and after considering all circumstances for the best
interest of the child, conduct a closed-door investigation, prosecution or trial;
b. The name and personal circumstances of the child or any other information tending to establish his/her
identity shall not be disclosed to the public;
c. Any record regarding a child shall be confidential and kept under seal. Except upon written request and order
of the court, a record shall be released only to the following:

1. Members of the court staff for administrative use;

2. The prosecuting attorney;
3. Defense counsel;
4. The guardian ad litem;
5. Agents of investigating law enforcement agencies; and
6. Other persons as determined by the court;

d. Any form of child pornography that is part of the court records shall be subject to a protective order that
provides as follows:

1. Any form of child pornography may be viewed only by the parties, their counsel, their expert witness
and guardian ad litem;
2. Neither form of child pornography nor any portion thereof shall be divulged to any other person,
except as necessary for the investigation, prosecution or trial; and
3. No person shall be granted access to any form of child pornography or any part thereof unless he/she
signs a written affirmation that he/she has received and read a copy of the protection order; that
he/she submits to the jurisdiction of the court with respect to the protective order; and that in case
of violation thereof, he/she will be subject to the contempt power of the court; and

e. In cases when prosecution or trial is conducted behind closed doors, it shall be unlawful for any editor,
publisher and reporter or columnist in case of printed materials, announcer or producer in case of television
and radio, producer and director of a film in case of the movie industry, or any person utilizing the tri-media
facilities or information technology to publish or broadcast the names of the victims of any case of child
pornography.

Any violation of this provision shall be subject to the penalty provided for under Section 15(m) of this Act.

D. Anti Money Laundering Act

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SEC. 10. Authority to Freeze. — Upon determination that probable cause exists that any deposit or similar account is
in any way related to an unlawful activity, the AMLC may issue a freeze order, which shall be effective immediately,
on the account for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days. Notice to the depositor that his account has been frozen
shall be issued simultaneously with the issuance of the freeze order. The depositor shall have seventy-two (72) hours
upon receipt of the notice to explain why the freeze order should be lifted. The AMLC has seventy-two (72) hours to
dispose of the depositor's explanation. If it fails to act within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of the depositor's
explanation, the freeze order shall automatically be dissolved. The fifteen (15)-day freeze order of the AMLC may be
extended upon order of the court, provided that the fifteen (15)-day period shall be tolled pending the court's
decision to extend the period.

No court shall issue a temporary restraining order or writ of injunction against any freeze order issued by the AMLC
except the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.

SEC. 11. Authority to Inquire into Bank Deposits. — Notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act No. 1405, as
amended; Republic Act No. 6426, as amended; Republic Act No. 8791, and other laws, the AMLC may inquire into or
examine any particular deposit or investment with any banking institution or non-bank financial institution upon
order of any competent court in cases of violation of this Act when it has been established that there is probable
cause that the deposits or investments involved are in any way related to a money laundering
offense: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to deposits and investments made prior to the effectivity of this
Act.

E. Under Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, et al.

SECTION 13. Protection of Victims and Witnesses. — In addition to existing provisions in Philippine law for the
protection of victims and witnesses, the following measures shall be undertaken:

a. The Philippine court shall take appropriate measures to protect the safety, physical and physiological well-
being, dignity and privacy of victims and witnesses. In so doing, the court shall have regard of all relevant
factors, including age, gender and health, and the nature of the crime, in particular, but not limited to, where
the crime involves sexual or gender violence or violence against children. The prosecutor shall take such
measures particularly during the investigation and prosecution of such crimes. These measures shall not be
prejudicial to or inconsistent with the rights of the accused and to a fair and impartial trial;
b. As an exception to the general principle of public hearings, the court may, to protect the victims and witnesses
or an accused, conduct any part of the proceedings in camera or allow the presentation of evidence by
electronic or other special means. In particular, such measures shall be implemented in the case of the victim
of sexual violence or a child who is a victim or is a witness, unless otherwise ordered by the court, having
regard to all the circumstances, particularly the views of the victim or witness;
c. Where the personal interests of the victims are affected, the court shall permit their views and concerns to be
presented and considered at stages of the proceedings determined to be appropriate by the court in manner
which is not prejudicial to or inconsistent with the rights of the accused and a fair and impartial trial. Such
views and concerns may be presented by the legal representatives of the victims where the court considers it
appropriate in accordance with the established rules of procedure and evidence; and
d. Where the disclosure of evidence or information pursuant to this Act may lead to the grave endangerment of
the security of a witness for his/her family, the prosecution may, for the purposes of any proceedings
conducted prior to the commencement of the trial, withhold such evidence or information and instead submit
a summary thereof. Such measures shall be exercised in a manner which is not prejudicial to or inconsistent
with the rights of the accused and to a fair and impartial trial.

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