R.A. NO.

9262

ANTI- VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004
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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

VAWC
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.
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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FOUR (4) ACTS THAT
CONSTITUTE VAWC
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FOUR (4) ACTS THAT
CONSTITUTE VAWC
WHY VAWC HAPPENS
AND PERSSIST?
● Cultural beliefs and traditions have conditioned people to think that men and women have different roles – that men
are the leaders, pursuers, providers and take on dominant roles in society, while women and nurturers, men’s
companions and supporters, and take on subordinate roles in society. This perception results in men having more social
privileges than women, thus gaining for men the power over women. With power comes the need to control to retain that
power. And VAW is the expression of men’s need to control women.

● Many instances of VAW have been dismissed as having been caused by the women themselves. Domestic violence is
sometimes blamed on a “nagging” or “neglectful” wife. Rape is sometimes attributed to a raped woman’s “flirtatious”
ways.

● Some instances of VAW have been dismissed as trivial, such as woman accusing her employer of sexual harassment is
believed to have an active and malicious mind which causes her to misinterpret her employer’s appreciation of her good
looks.

● There are still outdated laws that reinforce the cultural belief that men, having the dominant role in society, should
have more privileges than women. Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code penalize a wife who commits adultery,
but not a husband who commits the same adulterous act of having sexual relations with a woman who is not his wife. A
husband may only be penalized for concubinage, or when he keeps a mistress in a conjugal dwelling or when he has
sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his wife, under scandalous circumstances.
Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence
– is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights.
Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women
worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner
violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
Most of this violence is intimate partner violence. Worldwide, almost one third (27%)
of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship report that they have
been subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate
partner.
Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive
health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings.
Violence against women is preventable. The health sector has an important role to
play to provide comprehensive health care to women subjected to violence, and as
an entry point for referring women to other support services they may need.
Recently, POPCOM disclosed the results of a recent
Social Weather Stations survey, which revealed that
1 out of 4, or 25%, of Filipino adults across the
Philippines cited harmful acts in various forms as
among the most pressing problems of women during
the present health crisis.
Per accounts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the
yearly RPRH (Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health) report, there were 19,743 recorded cases of
Violence Against Women (VAW) in the country in 2019.
Out of those, 77 percent, or 15,160 cases, formed part of
violations under the Anti-Violence Against Women and
Children (VAWC) Law, or the intimate partner-
relationship category. The rest fell under other forms of
GBV, such as rape (2,341 cases), acts of lasciviousness
(1,953), concubinage (204) and sexual harassment (85).
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Relationship, past or present;

CENTER OF Married or not

Living-in or not;
APPROACH? Sexual or dating relationship; and
Including lesbian relationship with
common child
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Who could be LIABLE?

Husband, ex-husband;
Boyfriend, ex-boyfriend;
Lesbian gilfriends/partners or ex-
partners; and
Any person with whom the woman
has/had a sexual relationship
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To be treated with respect and

dignity;
To confidentiality;
To avail legal assistance from the

RIGHTS OF PAO or any public legal assistance;

To be entitled to Support services

VICTIM-SURVIVOR
from the DSWD and LGUs;
To be entitle to all legal remedies
and support provided by the
Family Code; and
To be informed of their rights and
the services available to them,
incling their right to apply for a
protection order.
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VAWC is a PUBLIC
VAWC is a PUBLIC
CRIME
CRIME
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PROTECTION
Barangay Protection Order (BPO)
Temporary Protection Order (TPO)
Permanent Protection Order (PPO)
ORDERS
A protection order is an order issued under
this act for the purpose of safeguarding the
victim from further harm and ability of the
victim to independently regain control over
her life. The protection order shall be
enforced by law enforcement agencies.
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PENALTIES
under R.A.
9262
Slight Physical Injuries
- ARRESTO MAYOR

Less Physical Injuries

- PRISION CORECCIONAL

Serious Physical
Injuries
- PRISION MAYOR
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Guest speaker: Atty. Chestanica D. Panganiban