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Anti Anti--Violence Against Violence Against

Women and Their Children Women and Their Children

of 2004of 2004

Republic Act 9262Republic Act 9262



Declaration of PolicyDeclaration of Policy

The State values the dignity of women and children and The State values the dignity of women and children andguarantees full respect for human rig htsguarantees full respect for human rig hts

The State also recognizes the need to protect the family and its The State also recognizes the need to protect the family and itsmembers particularly women and children, from violence andmembers particularly women and children, from violence and

threats to their personal safety and security threats to their personal safety and security The State shall exert efforts to address violence committed The State shall exert efforts to address violence committed

against women and children in keeping with the fundamentalagainst women and children in keeping with the fundamentalfreedoms guaranteed under the Constitution and the provisionsfreedoms guaranteed under the Constitution and the provisionsof the Universal Declaration of Human Rig hts, the Conventionof the Universal Declaration of Human Rig hts, the Conventionon the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Againston the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against

Women, Convention on the Rig hts of the Child and other Women, Convention on the Rig hts of the Child and otherinternational human rig hts instruments of w hich the Philippinesinternational human rig hts instruments of w hich the Philippinesis a party is a party



Violence Against Women and Their Violence Against Women and Their

ChildrenChildren Refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any Refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any

person against a woman w ho is his wife, former wife,person against a woman w ho is his wife, former wife,or against a woman with w hom the person has or had aor against a woman with w hom the person has or had a

sexual or dating relationship, or with w hom he has asexual or dating relationship, or with w hom he has acommon child, or against her child w hether legitimatecommon child, or against her child w hether legitimateor illegitimate, within or without the family abode,or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, w hich result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, w hich result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual,

psychological harm or suffering, or economic abusepsychological harm or suffering, or economic abuseincluding threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion,including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion,harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty



Physical ViolencePhysical Violence

Refers to acts that include bodily or physicalRefers to acts that include bodily or physicalharmharm



Sexual ViolenceSexual Violence

Refers to an act w hich is sexual in nature, committedRefers to an act w hich is sexual in nature, committedagainst a woman or her child. It includes, but is notagainst a woman or her child. It includes, but is notlimited to:limited to:

² ² Rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness, treating aRape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness, treating a woman or her child as a sex object, making demeaning and woman or her child as a sex object, making demeaning andsexually suggestive remarks, physically attacking the sexualsexually suggestive remarks, physically attacking the sexualparts of the victim·s body, forcing her/him to watch obsceneparts of the victim·s body, forcing her/him to watch obscene

publications and indecent sh

ows or forcing th

e woman orh

erpublications and indecent sh

ows or forcing th

e woman orh

erchild to do indecent acts and/or make films thereof, forcing child to do indecent acts and/or make films thereof, forcing

the wife and mistress/lover to live in the conjugal home orthe wife and mistress/lover to live in the conjugal home orsleep together in the same room with the abuser;sleep together in the same room with the abuser;



² ² Acts causing or attempting to cause the victim to Acts causing or attempting to cause the victim toengage in any sexual activity by force, threat of force,engage in any sexual activity by force, threat of force,physical or other harm or threat of physical or otherphysical or other harm or threat of physical or other

harm or coercion;harm or coercion; ² ² Prostituting the woman or her childProstituting the woman or her child



Psychological ViolencePsychological Violence

Refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to causeRefers to acts or omissions causing or likely to causemental or emotional suffering of the victim such as butmental or emotional suffering of the victim such as butnot limited to intimidation, harassment, stalking,not limited to intimidation, harassment, stalking,

damage to property, public ridicule orh

umiliation,damage to property, public ridicule orh

umiliation,repeated verbal abuse and marital infidelity. It includesrepeated verbal abuse and marital infidelity. It includescausing or allowing the victim to witness the physical,causing or allowing the victim to witness the physical,sexual or psychological abuse of a member of thesexual or psychological abuse of a member of thefamily to w hich the victim belongs, or to witnessfamily to w hich the victim belongs, or to witnesspornography in any form or to witness abusive injury topornography in any form or to witness abusive injury topets or to unlawful or unwanted deprivation of thepets or to unlawful or unwanted deprivation of therig ht to custody and/or visitation of common childrenrig ht to custody and/or visitation of common children



Economic AbuseEconomic Abuse

Refers to acts that make or attempt to make aRefers to acts that make or attempt to make a

woman financially dependent w hich includes, woman financially dependent w hich includes,but is not limited to the following:but is not limited to the following:

² ² Withdrawal of financial support or preventing the Withdrawal of financial support or preventing the victim from engaging in any legitimate profession, victim from engaging in any legitimate profession,occupation, business or activity, except in casesoccupation, business or activity, except in cases

w herein the other spouse/partner objects on valid, w herein the other spouse/partner objects on valid,serious and moral grounds as defined in Art. 73 of serious and moral grounds as defined in Art. 73 of the Family Code;the Family Code;



² ² Deprivation or threat of deprivation of financialDeprivation or threat of deprivation of financialresources and the rig ht to the use and enjoyment of resources and the rig ht to the use and enjoyment of the conjugal, community or property owned inthe conjugal, community or property owned in

common;common; ² ² Destroying household property;Destroying household property;

² ² Controlling victims own money or properties orControlling victims own money or properties or

solely controlling th

e conjugal money or properties.solely controlling th

e conjugal money or properties.



Protection OrderProtection Order

An order issued under this Act for the purpose of An order issued under this Act for the purpose of preventing further acts of violence against a woman orpreventing further acts of violence against a woman orher child specified in Section 5 of this Act and granting her child specified in Section 5 of this Act and granting

oth

er necessary relief. Th

e relief granted under aoth

er necessary relief. Th

e relief granted under aprotection order should serve the purpose of protection order should serve the purpose of safeguarding the victim from further harm, minimizing safeguarding the victim from further harm, minimizing any disruption in the victim·s daily life, and facilitating any disruption in the victim·s daily life, and facilitating the opportunity and ability of the victim tothe opportunity and ability of the victim toindependently regain control of her life. The provisionsindependently regain control of her life. The provisionsof the protection order shall be enforced by law of the protection order shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies.enforcement agencies.



The protection orders that may be issued under The protection orders that may be issued under

this Act are the barangay protection orderthis Act are the barangay protection order(BPO), temporary protection order ( TPO) and(BPO), temporary protection order ( TPO) and

permanent protection order (PPO).permanent protection order (PPO).

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