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Unified 911: Hotline/lifeline for domestic abuse callers

VICTIMS ASSURED OF SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING DOMESTIC abuse continues daily in Philippine households, alongside wife battery, maltreatment, and rape, while children face online sexual abuse...

PNP to deploy more women officers to handle VAWC cases

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday said the PNP will deploy more female officers to frontline units to respond...

‘Violence vs. women, kids a public crime, not a private matter’

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Monday reiterated that violations under the Anti-Violence...

911 getting more calls — DILG

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said more and more women are calling the country’s Unified 911 hotline to report violence...

PNP reaffirms stance vs. domestic violence

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Gen.Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., on Monday reaffirmed their firm stance against any form of domestic violence as he ordered...

DSWD assures VAWC survivors of comprehensive support

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured victim-survivors of violence against women and children (VAWC) of a comprehensive package of services aimed...

DSWD moves vs. VAWC in evacuation centers

To enhance the protection of women and children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its lead disaster response arm, the Disaster...

‘Report VAWC, gender-based violence cases’

In observance of the National Women’s Month this March, the Department of Social Welfare and Development renewed its call to the public to report...

SC: Psych evaluation not required to prove violence under Anti-VAWC Act

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said psychological evaluation is not required to prove psychological violence under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children...

VAWC law applies to lesbian relationships

“The use of the gender-neutral word “person” supports this.” The law against Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) may be “committed ‘against a woman with...

VAWC covers lesbian couples, says High Court

The Supreme Court ruled the law on violence against women and their children (VAWC) also applies to lesbian relationships. In a decision penned by Senior...

Ending violence vs. women and children

"More than ever, with the issue still very much prevalent in society and causing untold harm to generations of Filipinos, it is time to...
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