Protection of Women

Against Violence
Ayyeisshah Ebony P. Sagandoy
Laws on Violence Against Women (U.S)

1. Violence Against Women Act

2. Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)

1. Violence Against Women Act

• Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

• Direct services provided for individual women by this law include:

1. Free rape exams

2. No charge of prosecution or civil protection orders in domestic

violence

3. Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of

different races and ethnicities
Violence Against Women Act

4. Programs and services for women with disabilities

5. Legal aid for survivirs of violence

6. Services for children and teens

Protection for victims who are evicted from their homes because of
events related to domestic violence or stalking
2. Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act (FVPSA)

• Helps victims of domestic violence and their children by providing

shelters and resources
RAPE

• The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with

any body parts or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of
another person, without the consent of the victim

• The federal government uses this legal definition to collect

information about rape from local police

• Any report filed with the police is the start of legal process to get
help and protection under the law
Violence Against Women in the Philippines
1. Administrative Order 1-B in 1997:

• Establishment of a Women and Children Protection Unit in all DOH

Hospitals

• Rape
• Violence
• Incest
• Other related cases
• As of 2011:

-38 working women and child protection units (WCPU) in DOH

-Support from LGU

-Unsuccessful to increase in number of WPU’s because of some

reasons
• As of 2016:

- 94 WCPU established nationwide that served about 8,000 cases in

the past year
2. R.A 9262: Anti-Violence Against Women
and their Children Act of 2004

• DOH shall provide medical assistance to victims

3. R.A 7610: Special Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act

• Shall refer the child who is placed under protective custody to a

government medical or health officer for a physical/ mental exam
and/ or medical treatment
4. R.A 10354: The Responsible Parenthood
and Reproductive Health of 2012

• Elimination of violence against women and children and other

forms of sexual and gender based violence
DOH Vision, Mission and Objectives on VAW
Vision

• A gender- fair and violence- free community where women and

their children are empowered
Mission

• Improved strategy towards a violence- free community through

more systematic primary prevention, accessible and effective
response system and strengthened functional mechanisms for
coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation
and reporting
Objectives

• To institutionalize and standardize the quality of service and

training of all women and children protection units. Specifically,
the program aims to:

1. Prevent violence against women and children from ever occurring

(primary prevention)
Objectives

2. Intervene early to identify and support women and children who

are at risk of violence ( early intervention) ; and

3. Respond to violence by holding perpetuators accountable, ensure

connected services are available for women and their children
( response)
Program Components

1. Violence and Injury Prevention

2. Mental Health
Partner Institutions
• Council for the Welfare of Children
• Philippine Commission on Women
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Department of Interior and Local Government
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor and Employment
• Philippine National Police
• National Bureau of Investigation
• Civil Service Commission
• Commission on Human Rights
• Children Protection Network
• SAVE the Children
• WHO
• UNICEF
Other Policies and Laws:

• R.A 8353: Anti- Rape Law

• R.A 10364: Expanded Anti- Trafficking in Persons ( R.A 9208: Anti-

Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003)

• R.A 8505: Rape Victim Assistance and Protect Act

• R.A 9710: Magna Carta of Women

Other Policies and Laws:

• R.A 7877: Anti- Sexual Harassment Act

• R.A 10354: (The Responsible and Reproductive Health Act of 2012)

• A.O 2013-0011: Revised Guidelines on the Establishment od WCPUs

in all hospitals

• A.O 2014-0002: Violence and Injury Prevention

R.A 8353: Anti- Rape Law

• Article 266-A. Rape; When And How Committed. – Rape Is Committed –

1. By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following
circumstances:

a) Through force, threat, or intimidation;

b) When the offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious;

c) By means of fraudulent machination or grave abuse of authority; and

d) When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though
none of the circumstances mentioned above be present.
R.A 8353: Anti- Rape Law

2. By any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in

paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an act of sexual assault by
inserting his penis into another person’s mouth or anal orifice, or
any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another
person.
R.A 10364: Expanded Anti- Trafficking in Persons

• An act expanding republic act no. 9208, entitled “An act to

institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially
women and children, establishing the necessary institutional
mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons,
providing penalties for its violations and for other purposes”
R.A 10364: Expanded Anti- Trafficking in
Persons

• “It shall be a State policy to recognize the equal rights and inherent
human dignity of women and men as enshrined in the United Nations
Universal Declaration on Human Rights, United Nations Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations
Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers and their Families,
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
Including its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, Especially Women and Children and all other relevant and
universally accepted human rights instruments and other
international conventions to which the Philippines is a signatory.”
R.A 8505: Rape Victim Assistance and Protect Act

• An act providing assistance and protection for rape victims,

establishing for the purpose a rape crisis center in every province
and city, authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor, and for
other purposes.
R.A 8505: Rape Victim Assistance and Protect
Act

• Declaration of policy.— It is hereby declared the policy of the

State to provide necessary assistance and protection for rape
victims. Towards this end, the government shall coordinate its
various agencies and non-government organizations to work hand
in hand for the establishment and operation of a rape crisis center
in every province and city that shall assist and protect rape
victims in the litigation of their cases and their recovery.
R.A 9710: Magna Carta of Women

• Increasing the number of women in third level positions in government

• Leave benefits of two (2) months with full pay based on gross monthly
compensation for women employees who undergo surgery caused by
gynecological disorders, provided that they have rendered continuous
aggregate employment service of at least six (6) months for the last
twelve (12) months

• Non-discrimination in employment in the field of military, police and

other similar services
R.A 9710: Magna Carta of Women

• Provision for equal access and elimination of discrimination in

education, scholarships, and training

• Non-discriminatory and non-derogatory portrayal of women in

media and film

• Equal status given to men and women on the titling of the land
and issuance of stewardship contracts and patents
R.A 7877: Anti- Sexual Harassment Act

• An act declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the employment,

education or training environment, and for other purposes
R.A 10354: (The Responsible and Reproductive Health Act of 2012)

• the State to protect and strengthen the family as a basic

autonomous social institution

• equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn
from conception

• shall protect and promote the right to health of women especially

mothers in particular and of the people in general and instill
health consciousness among them
R.A 10354: (The Responsible and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012)

• The State also recognizes and guarantees the promotion and equal
protection of the welfare and rights of children, the youth, and the unborn

• promotion of gender equality, gender equity, women empowerment and

dignity as a health and human rights concern and as a social responsibility

• guarantees universal access to medically-safe, non-abortifacient, effective,

legal, affordable, and quality reproductive health care services, methods,
devices, supplies which do not prevent the implantation of a fertilized ovum
Strategies

1. Primary Prevention

2. Service Delivery

3. Advocacy and Social Mobilization

4. Research and Innovation

5. Organizational Excellence
Program Accomplishments/Status

• Establishment 94 functional WCPUs nationwide in collaboration

with CPN
• VAWC Registry System established in 2016, with participating
hospitals/WCPUs reporting
• Consultation and Planning Meeting with Regional Coordinators &
WCPUs/hospitals
• Trained health workers & WCPU staff on 4Rs (Recognizing,
Recording Reporting, and Referral) & Enhanced Training on
Handling Abused Women & Children