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The Philippine National Police (PNP) says the law effectively encourages victims to come forward and report their case to the authorities. In less than ten years, police have noted a big leap in the number of cases reported to them: from 1,100 in 1996 to over 6,500 by 2005. The PNP says that while husbands are the primary perpetrators, some are boyfriends or unmarried partners.

Women and Children Protection Center

Sources:

Domestic Violence:

Human Protection Laws:

Republic Act 9262 - The Anti-Violence Against Women Act or Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

http://www.preda.org/main/work/resolution/ra9262.htm

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/106465/news/specialreports/victims-of-domestic-violence-attacked-by-husbands-trapped-by-society

http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/32514-domestic-violence

The Women and Children Protection Center of the Philippine National Police recorded over 12,000 reported cases of domestic abuse in 2012. And there are probably thousands more that went unreported. According to the WCC, one in 5 between the ages of 15 and 49, have experienced some form of physical abuse. About 9.3% of victims report to the police and only 6% seek help from a social service organization.

Other Terms to Remember:

(b) "Battery" refers to an act of inflicting physical harm upon the woman or her child resulting to the physical and psychological or emotional distress.

(c) "Battered Woman Syndrome" refers to a scientifically defined pattern of psychological and behavioral symptoms found in women living in battering relationships as a result of cumulative abuse.

According to the law, what are the types of violence?

(a) "Violence against women and their children" refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty.

"Economic abuse"

"Physical Violence"

"Psychological violence"

"Sexual violence"

-refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent.

-refers to acts that include bodily or physical harm.

-refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child.

-refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering of the victim such as but not limited to intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property, public ridicule or humiliation, repeated verbal abuse and mental infidelity.

What is RA 9262?

“AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”.