vawc report

8/17/2019 VAWC Report

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VAWC

Violence Against Women and Their Children


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What is VAWC?

Anti – Violence Against Women and Their Children Actof 2004 or otherwise known as VAWC, is a law passedin the Philippines for the protection of women and

children from violence This law esta!lishes theparameters and g"idelines, in keeping with thef"ndamental freedoms g"aranteed "nder theConstit"tion and the Provisions of the #niversal$eclaration of %"man &ights, the convention on the

'limination of all forms of $iscrimination AgainstWomen, Convention on the &ights of the Child andother international h"man rights instr"ments of whichthe Philippines is a part( (Section 2 of R.A. 9262)


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What are the acts of violence which are covered under R.A.

9262?

&A *2+2 covers several acts of violence,which are

-a. /e"al Violence – the acts which arese"al in nat"re1

-!. Ps(chological Violence – Acts or omissionsca"sing or likel( to ca"se mental or emotional

s"ering of the victim1-c. 'conomic A!"se – Acts that make or

attempt to make a woman 3nanciall(dependent "pon her a!"ser1


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What are the kinds of sexual violence

that could be covered under this law?/e"al violence are acts which are se"al in nat"re, committed

against a woman or her child, and are not limited to

a. &ape, se"al harassment, acts of lascivio"sness, treatinga woman or her child as a se o!ect, making demeaning andse"all( s"ggestive remarks, ph(sicall( attacking the se"alparts of the victim5s !od(, forcing him or her to watch o!scenep"!lications and indecent shows or forcing the woman or herchild to do indecent acts and6or make 3lms thereof, forcing thewife and mistress6lover to live in the con"gal home or sleep

together in the same room with the a!"ser!. Acts ca"sing or attempting to ca"se the victim to engage

in an( se"al activit( !( force, threat of force, ph(sical or otherharm or threat of ph(sical or other harm or coercion

c. Prostit"ting the woman or child


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What are theuali!cations for an act ora series of acts to be

considered as a cri"e ofviolence a#ainst wo"en

throu#h $h%sical har"?


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The limiting 7"ali3cations for an( act or series of

acts to !e considered as a crime of violenceagainst women thro"gh ph(sical harm are the

following

a. 8t is committed against a woman or her childand the woman is the oender5s wife, former wife,

or with whom he has or had a se"al or datingrelationship or with whom he has a common child1

!. 8t res"lts in or is likel( to res"lt in ph(sicalharm or s"ering

(Dabalos v. RTC, Branch 59, Angeles Cit,!.R. "o. #9$96%, %& 'anar 2%#$)


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. What are the ele"ents of the cri"e of

violence a#ainst wo"en throu#h harass"ent?

The elements of the crime of violence againstwomen thro"gh harassment are

a. The oender has or had a se"al or dating

relationship with the oended woman1

!. The oender, !( himself or thro"gh another,commits an act or series of acts of harassmentagainst the woman1

c. The harassment alarms or ca"ses s"!stantialemotional or ps(chological distress to her

(Ang v. Cort of Aeals, !.R. "o. #*2*$5, 2% Aril 2%#%


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&e!ne datin# relationshi$ as

used under R.A. 9262.8t is a sit"ation wherein the parties live as h"s!and and wife witho"t the !ene3t of

marriage or are romanticall( involved over time and on a contin"ing !asis d"ring theco"rse of the relationship The dating relationship that the law contemplates can,therefore, eist even witho"t a se"al interco"rse taking place !etween thoseinvolved A cas"al ac7"aintance or ordinar( sociali9ation !etween two individ"als in a

!"siness or social contet is not a dating relationship

&"stan also claims that since the relationship !etween 8rish and him was of the :on;

and;o: variet( -awa(;!ati., their romance cannot !e regarded as having developed:over time and on a contin"ing !asis: That wo"ld

!e time eno"gh for n"rt"ring a relationship of m"t"al tr"st and love An :away-bati:

or a 3ght;and;kiss thing !etween two lovers is a common occ"rrence Their takingplace does not mean that the romantic relation !etween the two sho"ld !e deemed!roken "p d"ring periods of mis"nderstanding 'plaining what :awa(;!ati: meant,8rish eplained that at times, when she co"ld not repl( to &"stan5s messages, hewo"ld get angr( at her That was all 8ndeed, she characteri9ed their three;monthromantic relation as contin"o"s (Ang v. Cort of Aeals, !.R. "o. #*2*$5, 2% Aril 2%#%)


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&e!ne sexual relations as used

under R.A. 9262.8t refers to a single se"al act which ma( or

ma( not res"lt in the !earing of a commonchild


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What are the kinds of $s%cholo#ical violence

that could be covered under this law?Acts or omissions ca"sing or likel( to ca"se mental

or emotional s"ering of the victim s"ch as !"t notlimited to intimidation, harassment, stalking,

damage to propert(, p"!lic ridic"le or h"miliation,repeated ver!al a!"se and mental in3delit( 8tincl"des ca"sing or allowing the victim to witnessthe ph(sical, se"al or ps(chological a!"se of amem!er of the famil( to which the victim !elongs,or to witness pornograph( in an( form or to witnessa!"sive in"r( to pets or to "nlawf"l or "nwanteddeprivation of the right to c"stod( and6or visitationof common children


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$eviant !ehavior of

VAWC


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What is !eing done with this

deviant?


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As a f"t"re /ocial Worker,@@?


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