21/03/2026
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It is a law the seeks to address the prevalence of violence against women and their children (VAWC) by their intimate partners like their husband or ex-husband, live-in partner or former live-in partner, boyfriend/girlfriend or ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend, dating partner or former dating partner.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ.๐. ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ?
Under this law, violence against women and their children may include:
๐น๐๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐โ Any act causing bodily harm, such as hitting, slapping, or inflicting injury.
๐น ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ โ Acts that cause emotional suffering, such as threats, intimidation, humiliation, stalking, or repeated verbal abuse.
๐น ๐๐_๐ญ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ โ Forcing a woman to engage in se_xual acts without her consent.
๐น๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ช๐จ๐ โ Controlling or withholding financial support, preventing a woman from working, or depriving her and her children of financial resources.
๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ?
Women can also be liable under the law. These are the le***an partners/girlfriends or former partners of the victim with whom she has or had a sexual or dating relationship.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ.๐. ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ?
Under the law, the offended party may file a criminal action, or apply for a Protection Order either as an independent action or as an incident in civil or criminal action and other remedies. The offended party may likewise avail the following protection orders:
a) Barangay Protection Order (BPO): Issued by the Punong Barangay; valid for 15 days.
b) Temporary Protection Order (TPO): Issued by a court; usually valid for 30 days but can be extended.
c) Permanent Protection Order (PPO): Issued by the court after a full trial; effective until revoked.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ.๐. ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ?
Any citizen having personal knowledge of the circumstances involving the commission of the crime may file a complaint because violence against women and their children is considered a PUBLIC crime.
๐ฃYou may watch the following videos related to VAWC. Click the links below to view them. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
1. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DoitgZxAa/?mibextid=wwXIfr
2. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17NcqtHKNZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr
3. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Auk7sUj4C/?mibextid=wwXIfr
4. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EJNqBKvn1/?mibextid=wwXIfr
