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VISION: A just and humane Philippine society of
persons equal in opportunity, living a life of
dignity, and forever vigilant against abuses
and oppression.
MISSION: As conscience of government and the people, we seek truth in human
rights issues. As beacon of truth, we make people aware of their
rights, and guide government and society towards actions that respect
the rights of all, particularly those who cannot defend themselves—
the disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable.
VIOLENCE
The intentional use of physical force power,
threatened or actual, against oneself, another
person, or against a group or community, that
either results in or has a high likelihood of
resulting in injury, death, psychological harm,
mal-development or deprivation.

-World Health Organization, 2002

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Any act of gender-based violence that results in,

or is likely to result in physical, sexual, or
psychological harm or suffering to women,
including threats of such acts, coercion or
arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether
occurring in public or private life.”

-UN General Assembly, 1993

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Every 53 minutes, a woman or a
child is raped, with seven in 10
victims of rape being children.

Every 16 minutes, a woman is

battered.

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 National statistics indicate dramatic
increases in violence against women. The
Center for Women Resources’ (CWR) estimated
that the number of recorded rape cases
increased by 92 percent from 5,132 in 2010 to
9,875 in 2014. Violations of the Anti-Violence
against Women and Children Act escalated by
200 percent from 2010 to 2014.

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 In the Philippines, tremendous and
significant progress has been made in addressing
and eliminating violence against women by both
government and non-governmental organizations.
Some of the most significant laws passed are:

1. RA 8353 - the Anti-Rape Law ;

2. RA 8505 - the Rape Victim Assistance and
Protection Act;
3. RA 7877 - the Anti-Sexual Harassment Law and the
Anti-Trafficking of Persons Law;
4. RA 8369 – the Family Courts Act of 1997
established family courts in major cities all over the
country to foster a more proactive approach in
protecting the rights of women and children against
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 Legal Basis
The state shall exert all efforts to
address violence committed against
women and children in keeping with
the fundamental freedoms guaranteed
under the Constitution and the
provisions of the UDHR, CEDAW, CRC
and other international HR instruments
to which the Philippines is a party.

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 The state values the dignity of women
and children and guarantees full respect
for human rights. The state also
recognizes the need to protect the family
and its members particularly women and
children, from violence and threats to
their personal safety and security.

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 A major accomplishment in the
advocacy to eliminate VAW was the
passage of Republic Act No. 9262 or the
Anti-Violence against Women and Their
Children Act of 2004.

It penalizes all forms of abuse and

violence within the family and intimate
relationships.
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 What is the Anti-Violence Against
Women and their Children Act of
2004 (Anti-VAWC Act) or RA 9262?

It is the law penalizing acts of violence

Against women and their children
as a public crime.

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What does “public crime” mean?

public crime is a public offense which

may be prosecuted upon the filing of a
complaint by any citizen having personal
knowledge of the circumstances
involving the commission of the crime.

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 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & THEIR CHILDREN

WHAT: any act or a series of acts

BY WHO: committed by any person

AGAINST WHO: against a woman who is

o his wife
o former wife
o against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or
dating relationship
o with whom he has a common child
o against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate

WHERE: within or without the family abode (anywhere)

RESULT: 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.
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 ELEMENTS

1. The offender has or had a sexual or dating relationship with

the offended woman;

2. The offender, by himself or through another, commits an act

or series of acts of harassment against the woman; and

3. The harassment alarms or causes substantial emotional or

psychological distress to her.

Ang v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 182835, April 20, 2010, 618 SCRA 592.

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It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:

A. Physical Violence

B. Sexual violence

C. Psychological violence

D.Economic abuse

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It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:

A.Physical Violence refers to acts that include bodily

or physical harm

B. Sexual violence

C. Psychological violence

D.Economic abuse

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It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:

A. Physical Violence

refers to an act which is sexual in

B. Sexual violence nature, committed against a
woman or her child.

C. Psychological violence

D.Economic abuse

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It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:

A. Physical Violence

B. Sexual violence

refers to acts or omissions

C. Psychological violence causing or likely to cause
mental or emotional suffering
of the victim

D.Economic abuse

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It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:

A. Physical Violence

B. Sexual violence

C. Psychological violence

refers to acts that make or

D.Economic abuse attempt to make a woman
financially dependent

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Who are protected by the law?
• Wife
• Ex-wife
• Dating partner/sexual partner
• Romantic partner
• One with whom the offender
has a common child
• Child

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 Who may be liable?
The following can be held liable for violation of RA
9262:

• Husbands
• Former husbands
• Present and former boyfriends or live-in
partners
• Those with whom the woman has a common
child; or
• Anyone with whom she has/had sexual or
dating relationship.

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Refers to female celebrities who filed VAWC cases
against their husbands/partners.

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 SEXUAL HARASSMENT

RA No. 7877 CSC Resolution

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act No. 01-0940
of 1995

BOTH PUBLIC
Public and Private Sector only
Sector

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 WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT?

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
is an act or a series of acts, involving
any unwelcome sexual advance,
request, or demand for a sexual
favor, or other verbal or physical
behavior of a sexual nature,
committed by a government
employee or official in a work-
related, training or education-
related environment of the
person complained of.

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 WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT?

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
is an act or a series of acts, involving
any unwelcome sexual advance,
request, or demand for a sexual
favor, or other verbal or physical
behavior of a sexual nature,
committed by a government
employee or official in a work-
related, training or education-
related environment of the
person complained of.

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Where can sexual harassment be committed?

W -Work

E -Education

T -Training

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Where May Sexual Harassment Take Place?

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 Physical
i. malicious touching
ii. overt sexual advances
iii. gestures with lewd
Insinuations

examples: glance, wink, kissing, brushing up against a person, pinching and touching
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Verbal
requests or demands for sexual favors and lurid remarks

examples: lewd remarks, offensive jokes, outright propositions

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Analogous forms

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 Classification of Acts of Sexual
Harassment
GRAVE OFFENSES: shall include
but not limited to:

• unwanted touching of
private parts of the body
(genitalia, buttocks and
breasts)

• sexual assault

• malicious touching
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 Classification of Acts of Sexual
Harassment
GRAVE OFFENSES: shall
include but not limited to:

• requesting for sexual favor

in exchange for
employment, promotion,
local or foreign travels,
favorable working
conditions, a passing
grade, etc.;
• other analogous cases
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LESS GRAVE OFFENSES: shall
include but not limited to:

• unwanted touching or
brushing against the
victim’s body
• pinching not falling
under grave offenses
• derogatory or degrading
remarks or innuendos
• verbal abuse or threats
with sexual overtones
• other analogous cases

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 Classification of Acts of Sexual
Harassment
LIGHT OFFENSES: shall include but
not limited to:
 surreptitiously looking or
staring at a person’s private
part or worn
undergarments
 telling sexist or smutty
jokes or sending these
through text, electronic
mail or other similar means
 malicious jeering or ogling;

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The Committee on Decorum
and Investigation (CODI)

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The Committee on Decorum and
Investigation (CODI)

COMPOSITION

at least one (1) representative

from the:

MANAGEMENT
THE UNION
SUPERVISORY RANK
RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES

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 The Committee on Decorum and
Investigation (CODI)

FUNCTIONS
a.) Receive complaints

b.) Investigate

c.) Submit a report

d.) Promulgate Rules

e.) Campaign
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 BARON GEISLER
Indie favorite and controversial actor Baron
Geisler found himself in hot water when
Patricia Martinez, then 21, alleged that the
actor asked her to have sex with him, hugged
her, then fondled her breasts.

A year later, actress Yasmien Kurdi lodged a

complaint against Geisler before the PNP
Women’s Crisis and Child Protection Center.
She said that the actor sent her lewd text
messages and harassed her in front of the
production staff.

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 BARON GEISLER
In 2010, Julia Clarete stepped forward after a drunk Geisler touched her
backside during a performance. Then, in 2011, ABS-CBN reported that
veteran actress Cherry Pie Picache also filed a complaint after Geisler
(once again drunk) reportedly touched her breasts during a shooting for
their soap Noah.

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 WILLIE REVILLAME
One of his Wowowee dancers
also accused him of unwelcome sexual
advances. Euanne Bautista claimed that
the host pushed her into a dressing
room, embracing her and trying to kiss
her chest. She also detailed that in a
separate instance, Revillame threw a
blanket over the two of them and let his
hand linger on her legs.

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 If you are a victim of sexual
harassment:
• Hold your ground. Say NO! and
put a stop to the harassment.
• Immediately report the
harassment to the concerned
person or office within your work
or institution.
• If possible, narrate the incident to
a third person you can confide in
• File a complaint of sexual
harassment under RA 7877 or the
Revised Penal Code
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 18 things that we can do to help end
VAW
Woman/Girl

1. Empower yourself. Know your

rights and available courses of actions in
case these rights are violated.

2. Speak out and report to the

authorities in case your rights are
violated.

3. Encourage others to fight for their

rights.

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 18 things that we can do to help end
VAW
Man/Boy

4. Respect women and girls in your

home, workplace, and community.

5. Join male groups promoting Anti-

VAW efforts and participate in
discussions to broaden your awareness
on the advocacy.

6. Enlighten/advise perpetrators to
seek help and join the male Anti-VAW
supporters.

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 18 things that we can do to help end
VAW
Government agency
7. Equip yourselves with apt
trainings and capacity development
sessions to improve service delivery for
your clients.

8. Develop monitoring and evaluation

strategy to assess the service to your
clients supporters.

9. Let people know that you provide

the services! We need to inform the
public that there are government offices
that they can turn to and trust to assist
them towards healing and seeking
justice.

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 18 things that we can do to help end
Barangay VAW
10. Ensure that your Barangay VAW
Desk is functional. You can use the
Barangay VAW Desk Handbook
developed by PCW and DILG with
partner agencies to guide you on what to
do.
11.Establish linkages with local and
national government agencies, as well as
other organizations near your barangay
where you can refer victim-survivors of
VAW for needed assistance which the
barangay is not able to provide.
12. Promote harmonious family and
community relationships in your
barangay which is grounded on mutual
respect for human rights, and take
proactive steps to attain a VAW-free
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 18 things that we can do to help end
VAW
Private sector

13. Support the Anti-VAW efforts of the

government and your immediate
community.

14. Establish your own Action Desks

where employees and clients can go to in
case VAW happens.

15. Develop internal rules to proactively

ensure that your workplace is VAW-free.

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 18 things that we can do to help end
VAW
Academe/training institutions

16. Include concepts of VAW and

women’s human rights in lesson
plans/lesson guides of your teaching
staff

17. Continually conduct/spearhead anti-

VAW advocacies in your campus, and if
possible, to your immediate community
through extension programs.

18. Setup a Committee on Decorum and

Investigation (CODI) where students and
employees can seek help

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Live a Life Free from VAW. A life free from VAW –
it’s our right! Freedom from VAW starts with
knowing and respecting each person’s rights. You
can help end VAW by doing the following:

Never commit VAW

Never condone VAW
Never remain silent about VAW
If you are, or you know someone who is a victim of
VAW:
Seek help from sympathetic family members and
friends
Report and seek the help of the barangay, social
worker, police, NBI, or public attorney’s office
nearest you.
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VISION: A just and humane Philippine society of
persons equal in opportunity, living a life of
dignity, and forever vigilant against abuses
and oppression.
MISSION: As conscience of government and the people, we seek truth in human
rights issues. As beacon of truth, we make people aware of their
rights, and guide government and society towards actions that respect
the rights of all, particularly those who cannot defend themselves—
the disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable.
 ACTIVITY:
1. Give at least 3 ways you can help raise and improve
awareness on sexual harassment within the workplace.

2. What should the government do to encourage victims

to report incidents of sexual harassment within the
work place? In the educational institutions?

3. Give at least 1 policy that would further prevent the

commission of sexual harassment within the workplace
and educational institutions.