SSON 17 & 1

LE 8

WOMEN AND THE LAW &

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND
THEIR CHILDREN ACT
(RA 9262)

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LETS START
 DIRECTION

1. We will show a sentence in the slide.

2. You will guess if the sentence is a fact or
a bluff (not true).
3. We will reveal the answer after
FACT

Women have strugg

led for equality and
oppression for cent ag ainst
uries, and although
battles have been p some
artly won - such as t
vote and equal acce he right to
ss to education – wo
still disproportional m en are
ly affected by all fo
violence and by disc rms of
rimination in every
aspect of
life.
FACT
FACT

the fundamental law of the

country
upon which all the laws are
anchored
or based on
is called The 1978 Constitu
tion
BLUFF
The 1987 Constitution
not 1978
FACT

Women and girls do

n't suffer the most
during violent confl
ict due to
inequality and discr
imination. They
are more at risk of s
exual violence,
exploitation, and tra
fficking.
BLUFF
Women and girls suffer
the most
 TOPIC 0UTLINE:
WOMEN AND THE LAW

01
Introduction
Various Laws Promoting Gender Equality

02
National Programs
Women's Right to Participate

03
Women's Involvement in Civil Society
Women and Education
 TOPIC 0UTLINE:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT
(RA 9262)

01
Introduction
Protection Orders

02
Rights of Victim Survivors of VAWC Cases
Duties of National and Local Government Offices
Actual Cases
 LESSON 17:
WOMEN AND
THE LAW
THE 1987
CONSTITUTION
The Philippines is known for its very liberal and progressive Constitution that
was formulated during the euphoria of People Power Revolution in 1986.
Gender equality is a key element of this Charter and as enshrined in Article ll
Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution, "the State recognizes the role of women
in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of
women and men."

ARTICLE 13 SECTION 14 SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT THE "STATE SHALL

PROTECT WORKING WOMEN BY PROVIDING SAFE AND HEALTHFUL WORKING
CONDITIONS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR MATERNAL FUNCTIONS, AND SUCH
FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES THATWILL ENHANCE THEIR WELFARE AND ENABLE
THEM TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATION
 Various Laws
Promoting Gender
Equality
Various Laws Promoting Gender
Equality
Local Government Code of 1991. Provides for the election of
sectoral representation, including women, in local legislative
councils.
Party List Law. Provides for the creation of women-oriented or
women-based parties to compete under the party-list system.
Women is one of the nine sectors identified in the law.
Labor Code (1989). Covers issues, such as night work prohibition,
specifies that employers must provide special facilities for women,
prohibition of discrimination against women in respect to terms and
conditions of employment, and prohibition of discrimination by
reason of marriage of a woman worker.
Various Laws Promoting Gender
Equality
105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law
Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women
Assistance for small-scale women entrepreneurs
Prohibition Against Night Work (Art. 130)
Stipulation Against Marriage (Art. 136)
 1988 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. Gave
Women in Nation Building Law.
Filipino women the right to own land that previously
Republic Act 7192 (1991) is an act
reverted to sons and other male family members.
promoting the integration of women
Republic Act 7688 (1994). An act giving representation
as full and equal partners of men in
development and nation-building. to women in social security commission.
The law provides that a substantial Anti-Sexual Harassment Law. RA 7877 (1995). An act
portion of government resources be declaring sexual harassment to be unlawful in the
utilized to support programs and employment, education, or training environment.
activities for women. The law also Republic Act 7822 (1995). An act providing assistance
encourages the full participation
to women engaging in micro and cottage business
and involvement of women in the
enterprises.
development process and to
remove gender bias in all Republic Act 8353 (1997). An act expanding the
government regulations and definition of the crime of rape, reclassifying the same as a
procedures. crime against persons.
 National
Programs
That arose in the country are the following:
Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development (1995-2025)
-The National Plan for Women consolidates the action commitments of
the Philippines during the Beijing World Conference on Women.
Gender and Development Budget (GAD)
-aimed to institutionalize gender concerns in the mainstream
development process and agenda and not just peripheral programs and
projects of the government.
Framework Plan for Women (PFW)
-This plan identifies the concrete gender issues that will be
addressed, pinpoint targets and indicators, name programs, formulates the
implementation plan, and set-up tools for monitoring and evaluation.
Women's Right to
Participate
 WOMEN'S RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE
The right to vote was granted in 1937
The Constitution of 1935
-stipulated that the right of suffrage would be extended to women, only if 300,000
women voted in its favor during a national plebiscite.
Asociacion Feminista Filipina
-formed in June 1905 by Concepcion Felix
de Calderon.
Liga Femenina de la Paz
-founded by Rosa Sevilla de Alvero, Trinidad Almeda, and Miss Constancia Poblete
 WOMEN'S RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE
National Federation of Women's Clubs
- Presidents are Pura Villanueva Kalaw, Paz Mendoza Guazon, and Pilar Hidalgo Lim
Girl Scouts of the Philippines
-President is Josefa Llanes Escoda
The General Council of Women
-established in Manila, aim to draw the support of the broadest number of women.
447, 725 women voted yes in the 1937 plebiscite, meanwhile, 44,307 women
voted against the provision.
 Women's
Involvement in
Civil Society
 At both the international and national levels, it aims to
foster equality and peace in communities. Women's
participation in civil society can take the shape of
organizing around gender-specific concerns and the
creation of all-women organizations within large
coalitions as means for increasing their power.
Groups that have paved
the way for women's
rights advocacy in laws
and policy:
PILIPINA FEMINIST MOVEMENT
o Women's Liberation:
PILIPINA: Goal of 1. Freedom from sex- and
domestic-based violence.

creating a 2. Freedom from the hegemony of

global capitalism.

"Philippine society 3. Freedom from the threat of

environmental catastrophe.

where women
possess dignity,
autonomy, and
equality."
MILITANT GABRIELA WOMEN’S GROUP
GABRIELA or General Assembly
Binding Women for Reforms,
Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and
Action was founded in 1984.
According to Estrada-Claudio
(2005), GABRIELA had to face the
task of focusing on and advancing
feminist themes rather than merely
incorporating them into its
predominately class-oriented
political approach.
 UGNAYAN NG KABABAIHAN SA PULITIKA
(UKP-NETWORK OF WOMEN IN POLITICS)
o The following clauses were included in President
Ramos' acceptance of the UKP's ten-point
program:
1. Promote humanitarian international law.
2. Cease destroying ecological systems.
3. Punish workplace sexual harassment and hiring
discrimination.
4. Assist the livelihood activities of women.
5. Do away with gender stereotypes and
advance a non-sexist portrayal of women in
media and culture.
6. See to it that there are more women
appointed to all levels of decision-making
bodies.
KILOS KABARO (ACT SISTERS COALITION)
SIBOL LEGISLATIVE NETWORK
o SIBOL's plans address a number of contentious
problems, including:
The Sama-samang 1. Treating rape as a crime against people rather
than a violation of chastity.

Inisyatiba Para sa 2. Definition of rape that is more expansive and

include sexual actions other than penile

Pagbabago ng penetration.
3. Acknowledgement that marital rape occurs.

Batas at Lipunan or
SIBOL was
established in 1992.
 PHILIPPINE NGO BEIJING SCORE BOARD
o Gender-specific concerns successfully brought up:
1. Violence
2. Prostitution
Developed from the
3. Reproductive Health
4. Sexual Harassment
Fourth World
5. Rape
Conference on
Women's National
Steering
Committee (NSC)
Anti-sexual harassment law in 1995 and
Anti-rape act in 1997. of NGOs.
Women and
Education
 The Philippine government offers free primary and
secondary education, and there is also a mix of public and
private institutions.
Article VIX, Section 2 - The Constitution stipulates that all
children of school age must get an elementary education,
without restricting their parents' inherent right to raise their
children.
There are no obvious discrepancies between the
educational standing of Filipino women and men because
there is no systematic discrimination against girls in
education.
Some obvious concerns:
THE STEREOTYPING OF GENDER
IN SEVERAL ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL SECTORS

THE WORKPLACE, WHERE MEN TYPICALLY

HOLD THE HIGHEST OCCUPATIONAL RANKS
AND JOBS WITH THE HIGHEST SALARIES
 WOMEN SHOULDER MORE
HOUSEHOLD DUTIES AND CARE
FOR THE FAMILY
 LESSON 18:
VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN AND THEIR
CHILDREN ACT
(RA 9262)
INTRODUCTION
 The Republic 9262, is a result of the strong
advocacies on women's human rights in the country.
This law was deemed to be a significant victory for all
Filipino women as it was based on the right of women
not to suffer abuse, discrimination, and violence in
their respective relationships.
 PROTECTION ORDERS
The law enumerates the following reliefs that may be availed of through a
protection order:

1. prohibition of the respondent (perpetrator) from threatening to commit or

committing a personally or through another, any of the acts penalized by the
Anti-VAWC law;
2. prohibition of the respondent from harassing, annoying, telephoning,
contacting, or otherwise, communicating with the petitioner (victim-survivor)
directly or indirectly;
3. removal and exclusion of the respondent from the residence of the petitioner
whether temporarily of permanently;
4. directing the respondent to stay away from the petitioner and any designated
family or household member at a distance specified by the court;
5. directing lawful possession and use by the petitioner of an automobile and
other personal effects regardless of ownership;
6. granting temporary or permanent custody of a child/children to the
petitioner;
7. directing the respondent to provide support to the woman and/or her child if
entitled to legal support;
8. prohibition of the respondent from any use or possession of any firearm or
deadly weapon and other him to surrender the same, including revocation of
license and disqualification to apply for any license to use or possess a firearm;
9. restitution for actual damages caused by violence inflicted including
property damage, medical expenses, and loss of income;
10. directing the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) or any appropriate agency to provide temporary shelter and
other social services that the petitioner may need; and
11. provision of other forms of relief as may be necessary to protect and
provide for the safety of the petitioner.
Rights of Victim
Survivors of
VAWC Cases
Section 38: Rights of
Victim-Survivors
Section 38. Rights of Victim-Survivors – In addition to their
rights under existing laws, victim-survivors of VAWC shall have
the following rights:

a) To be treated with respect and dignity;

b) To avail of legal assistance from the Public Attorneys Office
(PAO) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) or any public legal
assistance office;
c) To be entitled to support services from the DSWD and
LGUs;
d) To be entitled to all legal remedies and support as provided
for under the Family Code; and
e) To be informed of their rights and the services available to
them including their right to apply for a protection order.
Duties of National
and Local
Government
Offices
 Section 39: Inter-agency
Council on Violence Against
Women
Section 39 of the Act establishes the InterAgency Council on
Violence Against Women and Their Children (IAC-VAWC)
composed of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD); National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women
(NCRFW); Civil Service Commission (CSC); Commission on Human
Rights (CHR); Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC); Department
of Justice (DOJ); Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG); Philippine National Police (PNP); Department of Health (DOH);
Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE); and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to
formulate programs and projects to eliminate VAW based on their
mandates, develop capability programs for their employees to become
more sensitive to the needs of their clients as well as serve as the
monitoring body as regards to VAW initiatives;
 a) Undertake an education program on Republic Act No. 9262 and on

Section 47: Duties violence against women and their children and why it exists, the rights and
remedies of victim-survivors, and the duties of residents and all barangay

and Functions of officials;

b) Have a family violence prevention program, including peer counseling for

Barangay Officials men;

c) Support organizing efforts and development programs for women in the
community;

In order to eliminate
d) Prioritize livelihood projects for victim-survivors;
e) Involve women in planning and implementation of all programs and
projects in the barangay;

violence against f) Have an anti-VAWC desk officer in the barangay who shall coordinate a
one-stop help desk. As much as possible, this help desk shall be open for 24

women and their

hours;
g) Ensure that all barangay officials, barangay health workers, barangay
nutrition scholars, other barangay workers and tanod or barangay security

children, barangay officers undergo gender sensitivity seminars to enable them to respond to
victims of violence;

officials shall:
h) Develop a system to document and report cases of VAWC and assistance
program to victims thereof; and
i) If applicable/necessary, prescribe additional guidelines and standards
provided that these are consistent with the Act.
ACTUAL CASES
 SUMMARY
Laws on Filipino women are aplenty, The VAWC Act is a landmark legislation
championing the cause of women. This specific
from the fundamental law of the land
law pertains to specific violations captured as 4
to existing legislation. It can be acts of violence defined in the law. It was also
projected that more such legislation considered to be a public crime allowing other
shall arise in the future. These laws are persons to file the complaint, not only the victim-
survivors. Further, the law allows protection
essential as they can be springboards
orders distancing the perpetrator from the victim
of various national programs, women and vice versa for several purposes as provided
involvement, participation, and for therein. importantly, government units are
inclusion-all towards the highest goal mandated to provide specific and immediate
mechanisms to respondent appropriate to these
of empowering women.
VAWC cases.
 DYK?
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Gabriela Silang
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CONCLUSION
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