Anti VAWC Law
Republic of the Philippines
Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
College of arts and Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the course
SW SOCIAL WORK LEGISLATIONS AND JURISPRUDENCE (SW 324)
ANTI VAWC LAW
Submitted by:
#01
#08
January 14, 2014
Section 1
Short Title - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act of 2004".
Section 2
Declaration of Policy.- It is hereby declared that 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.
Section 3
Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act
"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.
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" refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child.
C. "Psychological violence" 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.
D. "Economic abuse" refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent
"Sexual relations" refers to a
Cotabato City State Polytechnic College
College of arts and Sciences
In partial fulfilment of the course
SW SOCIAL WORK LEGISLATIONS AND JURISPRUDENCE (SW 324)
ANTI VAWC LAW
Submitted by:
#01
#08
January 14, 2014
Section 1
Short Title - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act of 2004".
Section 2
Declaration of Policy.- It is hereby declared that 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.
Section 3
Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act
"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.
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" refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child.
C. "Psychological violence" 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.
D. "Economic abuse" refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent
"Sexual relations" refers to a