LIGTAS KABABAIHAN

A Women’s Personal Protection Seminar

Presented by:

Rapido Realismo Kali International Assc. Inc.

United Nations Publication:
The World’s Women 2010

◉Violence against women is a universal phenomenon

◉Women are subjected to different forms of violence –

physical, sexual, psychological and economic – both within
and outside their homes

◉Rates of women experiencing physical violence at least

once in their lifetime vary from several per cent to over 59
per cent depending on where they live
 Types of Violence

◉Acid throwing ◉Female infanticide ◉Rape

◉Breast ironing ◉Femicide ◉Pregnancy from rape
◉Bride burning ◉Foot binding ◉Sati
◉Dating abuse (Date ◉Forced abortion ◉Sexual slavery
rape) ◉Forced pregnancy ◉Sexual violence
◉Domestic violence ◉Forced prostitution ◉Violence against
◉Dowry death ◉Genocidal rape prostitutes
◉Honor killing ◉Human trafficking
◉Female genital ◉Murder of pregnant
mutilation women
Statistics on Violence Against Filipino women
(VAW)

◉2004 - number of VAW cases reported to the police

increased sevenfold, from 1,100 in 1996 to 7,383 in 2004
◉2006 - a total of 5,758 VAW cases were reported to the
police
◉2008 - the number of VAW cases reported to the police
rose by 21 percent from the 2007 report
◉ One of the worst forms of violence against women in the
region is human trafficking
Statistics on Rape in the Philippines

◉The Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC)

○794 rapes occurred in the Philippines in the first four months of 1997
○During the first semester of 1999 alone, there were 2,393 children
who fell prey to rape, attempted rape, incest, acts of lasciviousness
and prostitution.
◉As of 2006, Rape continued to be a problem, with most
cases going unreported. During the year, the PNP
reported 685 rape cases
◉The situation continued in 2007, with the number of
reported rape cases increasing to 879.
 You have the
Right to defend yourself

Are you
psychologically
prepared?

Learn to use
Fear to your advantage
 • Relaxed, Switched off, Oblivious
• Without a care in the world
WHITE • Unaware, Unprepared

• Relaxed but Aware, Cautious but not paranoid

• No specific threats have been identified
YELLOW • Mental state of Choice

• Alert, heightened sense of awareness

• Potential threat Identified
ORANGE • Evaluation and Formulation of Plan

• Fight Mode On
• Threat Confirmed
RED • Ready to Act
 Stages of Violent Crimes

INTENT INTERVIEW POSITIONING ATTACK REACTION

 ABILITY

Attack Triangle
 Life

Body

Criminal Property
Wants
 Kit

Skills

Tactics

Mindset

Vital Pyramid
 AWARENESS

SKILLSET
INTENTION &
TACTICS

Combative Training
 Surprise

ACTION
PRINCIPLES Speed
Aggression &
Power
 PRE- IN POST-
CONFLICT CONFLICT CONFLICT

Stages of Conflict
 AWARENESS
Avoidance and Escape, Get Even or Equalize,
Destroying or Eliminate.
 SAFE ZONE
Building and Losing Power
When and where to Jam, Control and Eliminate
THANK YOU!
Train HARD. Fight SMART. Win ALWAYS.