This document outlines acts that constitute violence against women and their children according to Philippine law. It defines violence against women and children as physical harm, threats of harm, attempts to harm, restricting freedom of movement through threats or intimidation, sexual activity through force or threats, stalking, destruction of property, and mental or emotional abuse. It assigns penalties for these acts ranging from arresto mayor (lowest penalty of imprisonment from 1 month and 1 day to 6 months) to prision mayor (highest penalty of imprisonment from 6 years and 1 day to 12 years). Additional penalties include fines from 100,000 to 300,000 pesos and mandatory counseling or psychiatric treatment.
This document outlines acts that constitute violence against women and their children according to Philippine law. It defines violence against women and children as physical harm, threats of harm, attempts to harm, restricting freedom of movement through threats or intimidation, sexual activity through force or threats, stalking, destruction of property, and mental or emotional abuse. It assigns penalties for these acts ranging from arresto mayor (lowest penalty of imprisonment from 1 month and 1 day to 6 months) to prision mayor (highest penalty of imprisonment from 6 years and 1 day to 12 years). Additional penalties include fines from 100,000 to 300,000 pesos and mandatory counseling or psychiatric treatment.
This document outlines acts that constitute violence against women and their children according to Philippine law. It defines violence against women and children as physical harm, threats of harm, attempts to harm, restricting freedom of movement through threats or intimidation, sexual activity through force or threats, stalking, destruction of property, and mental or emotional abuse. It assigns penalties for these acts ranging from arresto mayor (lowest penalty of imprisonment from 1 month and 1 day to 6 months) to prision mayor (highest penalty of imprisonment from 6 years and 1 day to 12 years). Additional penalties include fines from 100,000 to 300,000 pesos and mandatory counseling or psychiatric treatment.
This document outlines acts that constitute violence against women and their children according to Philippine law. It defines violence against women and children as physical harm, threats of harm, attempts to harm, restricting freedom of movement through threats or intimidation, sexual activity through force or threats, stalking, destruction of property, and mental or emotional abuse. It assigns penalties for these acts ranging from arresto mayor (lowest penalty of imprisonment from 1 month and 1 day to 6 months) to prision mayor (highest penalty of imprisonment from 6 years and 1 day to 12 years). Additional penalties include fines from 100,000 to 300,000 pesos and mandatory counseling or psychiatric treatment.
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SECTION 5. Acts of Violence Against Women and Their Children.
- The crime of violence against
women and their children is committed through any of the following acts: (a) Causing physical harm to the woman or her child; (b) Threatening to cause the woman or her child physical harm; (c) Attempting to cause the woman or her child physical harm; (d) Placing the woman or her child in fear of imminent physical harm; (e) Attempting to compel or compelling the woman or her child to engage in conduct which the woman or her child has the right to desist from or desist from conduct which the woman or her child has the right to engage in, or attempting to restrict or restricting the woman's or her child's freedom of movement or conduct by force or threat of force, physical or other harm or threat of physical or other harm, or intimidation directed against the woman or child. This shall include, but not limited to, the following acts committed with the purpose or effect of controlling or restricting the woman's or her child's movement or conduct: (1) Threatening to deprive or actually depriving the woman or her child of custody to her/his family; (2) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her children of financial support legally due her or her family, or deliberately providing the woman's children insufficient financial support; (3) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her child of a legal right; (4) Preventing the woman in engaging in any legitimate profession, occupation, business or activity or controlling the victim's own mon4ey or properties, or solely controlling the conjugal or common money, or properties; (f) Inflicting or threatening to inflict physical harm on oneself for the purpose of controlling her actions or decisions; (g) Causing or attempting to cause the woman or her child to engage in any sexual activity which does not constitute rape, by force or threat of force, physical harm, or through intimidation directed against the woman or her child or her/his immediate family; (h) Engaging in purposeful, knowing, or reckless conduct, personally or through another, that alarms or causes substantial emotional or psychological distress to the woman or her child. This shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts: (1) Stalking or following the woman or her child in public or private places;
(2) Peering in the window or lingering outside the residence of the woman or her child; (3) Entering or remaining in the dwelling or on the property of the woman or her child against her/his will; (4) Destroying the property and personal belongings or inflicting harm to animals or pets of the woman or her child; and (5) Engaging in any form of harassment or violence; (i) Causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule or humiliation to the woman or her child, including, but not limited to, repeated verbal and emotional abuse, and denial of financial support or custody of minor children of access to the woman's child/children. SECTION 6. Penalties.- The crime of violence against women and their children, under Section 5 hereof shall be punished according to the following rules: (a) Acts falling under Section 5(a) constituting attempted, frustrated or consummated parricide or murder or homicide shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Penal Code. If these acts resulted in mutilation, it shall be punishable in accordance with the Revised Penal Code; those constituting serious physical injuries shall have the penalty of prison mayor; those constituting less serious physical injuries shall be punished by prision correccional; and those constituting slight physical injuries shall be punished by arresto mayor. Acts falling under Section 5(b) shall be punished by imprisonment of two degrees lower than the prescribed penalty for the consummated crime as specified in the preceding paragraph but shall in no case be lower than arresto mayor. (b) Acts falling under Section 5(c) and 5(d) shall be punished by arresto mayor; (c) Acts falling under Section 5(e) shall be punished by prision correccional; (d) Acts falling under Section 5(f) shall be punished by arresto mayor; (e) Acts falling under Section 5(g) shall be punished by prision mayor; (f) Acts falling under Section 5(h) and Section 5(i) shall be punished by prision mayor. If the acts are committed while the woman or child is pregnant or committed in the presence of her child, the penalty to be applied shall be the maximum period of penalty prescribed in the section.
In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall (a) pay a fine in the amount of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand pesos (300,000.00); (b) undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment and shall report compliance to the court.
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