Batas Laban sa Trafficking RA 9208

Q: Ano ang krimen na trafficking in persons?

A: Ito ay ang panghihikayat, pagbabyahe, paglilipat, pamamahala, pagtatago o pagtanggap ng mga tao,
may pahintulot man o wala ng biktima, sa loob man, patungo o palabas ng bansa, sa pamamagitan ng
pagbabanta o puwersa, o anumang uri ng pamimilit, panlilinlang, pang-aabuso ng kapangyarihan o
katayuan, pananamantala sa kahinaan ng iba, o ang pagbibigay o pagtanggap ng kabayaran o benepisyo
upang makamit ang pahintulot ng isang tao na may awtoridad o superbisyon sa iba, na may layon ng
pananamantala at pang-aabuso, kabilang ang prostitusyon, sapilitang paggawa, at pagbebenta ng parte
ng bahagi ng katawan ng tao.

Ang pangangalap, pagbabyahe, pamamahala sa mga bata o pagtanggap sa kanila mula sa iba na may
layon ng pananamantala ay tinuturing din na trafficking in persons kahit wala ang mga kaparaanang
nakasaad sa itaas.

Q: Anu-ano ang mga aktong itinuturing na paglabag sa ilalim ng batas?

1. Pangangalap, pagbabyahe, pagtataglay, pagbibigay o pagtanggap ng tao sa anumang paraan, na

may pangako ng trabaho, lokal man o sa ibang bansa, para sa nakatagong layunin ng prostitusyon,
pornograpiya, sapilitang trabaho o pang-aalipin.

2. Ang pagpapakilala o pagpapares para sa kita o anumang uri ng materyal o ekonomikong benepisyo,
sinuman, kabilang ang babaeng Pilipina, sa isang banyaga, para sa kasal na may layong makamtan,
mabili, maipagbili o maipagpalit ang biktima at kalaunay isangkot sya sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya,
sekswal na pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o pang-aalipin.

3. Ang pag-aalok ng kasal, peke man o hindi, upang makamtan, mabili, maipagbili o maipagpalit ang
biktima at kalaunay isangkot sya sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na pananamantala, sapilitang
trabaho o pang-aalipin.

4. Ang pagbubuo ng mga tourism packages na naglalayong mag-alok ng mga tao para sa prostitusyon,
pornograpiya o sekswal na pananamantala.

5. Ang pagbabayad sa tao para sa prostitusyon o pornograpiya.

6. Ang pag-aampon o pagtulong sa proseso ng pag-ampon para sa mga layunin ng prostitusyon,

pornograpiya, sekswal na pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o pang-aalipin.

7. Ang pangangalap, pagtanggap, pag-ampon, paglilipat o pagdukot sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng

pananakot, puwersa o dahas upang tanggalan at ibenta ang bahagi ng katawan ng biktima.

8. Ang pangangalap, paglilipat o pag-ampon sa isang bata upang siyay isangkot sa mga armadong
pagkilos, sa loob man o labas ng bansa.

Iba pang mga akto ng paglabag:

1. Ang pagpapagamit o pagpapaupa ng bahay o kahit anong gusali upang magamit ito sa trafficking.

2. Ang pag-isyu, paglilimbag o pamamahagi ng mga sertipiko na pawang nagmula sa kahit anong
ahensya ng gobyerno, ito man ay peke o mga sertipikong hindi pa nagagamit upang ito ay magamit sa
trafficking.

3. Ang pag-aanunsiyo, paglalathala, pagbabalita o pagpapamigay sa anumang paraan ng kahit anong

materyales na nagpo-promote ng trafficking.

4. Ang pagtulong sa panlilinlang upang makamit ng mga dokumento na kailangan upang makalabas ng
bansa mula sa mga ahensiya ng gobyerno na naatasang mag-sagawa ng registration sa mga taong nais
lumabas ng bansa para sa layunin ng trafficking.

5. Ang pagtulong sa pagpasok o paglabas mula sa bansa sa mga paliparan o daungan ng mga taong
mayroong huwad na dokumentong panglakbay upang makatulong sa trafficking.

6. Ang pag-kumpiska, pagtago o pag-sira ng pasaporte, o anumang dokumentong panglakbay at iba

pang personal na dokumento ng mga biktima upang itaguyod ang trafficking o upang pigilan sila na
makaalis o makahingi ng tulong mula sa gobyerno.

7. Ang paggamit sa serbisyo ng isang tao na sapilitang pinagta-trabaho o inaalipin.

Q: Ano naman ang qualified trafficking?

1. Kung ang biktima ay batamay gulang na mababa sa 18 o sinumang 18 pataas ang edad ngunit
walang kakayahang alagaan ang kanyang sarili laban sa pananamantala sanhi ng anumang pisikal o
mental na kondisyon;

2. Kung ang pag-aampon ay ginawa sa ilalim ng Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 na may layong
isangkot ang biktima sa prostitusyon, pornograpiya, sekswal na pananamantala, sapilitang trabaho o
pang-aalipin.

3. Kung ang krimen ay isinagawa ng sindikato--isinagawa ng tatlong tao o higit pa na nagtutulungan o

kung malawakan na isinagawa laban sa tatlong tao o higit pa;

4. Kung ang may sala ay kamag-anak, magulang, kapatid, guardian, o taong may kapangyarihan sa
biktima o kung ito ay opisyal o empleyado ng gobyerno;

5. Kung ang biktima ay dinala sa prostitusyong sangkot ang pulisya o militar.

6. Kung ang may sala ay miyembro ng militar o pulisya.

7. Kung sanhi ng trafficking, ang biktima ay namatay, nasiraan ng bait, napinsala ang katawan, o
nagkasakit ng HIV o AIDS.

Q: Sinu-sino ang maaaring mag-file ng kaso ng trafficking?

Maaring mag file ang sinuman sa sumusunod:

1. Ang mismong biktima ng trafficking;

2. Ang mga magulang, asawa, kapatid, mga anak o legal guardian ng biktima.
3. Sinumang may personal na kaalaman sa anumang paglabag ng RA 9208;

Q: Saan dapat i-file ang kaso?

A: Ang kasong kriminal sa ilalim ng RA 9208 ay dapat i-file sa korte ng lugar kung saan ginawa ang
krimen, o kung saan man naganap ang alinmang elemento ng krimen, o kung saan naninirahan ang
biktima kung kailan nangyari krimen.

Q: Ano ang parusa sa paglabag sa RA 9208?

A: Ang sinumang mapatunayang nagkasala sa ilalim ng Sec. 4 ng RA 9208 ay mapaparusahan ng

pagkakulong ng dalawampung (20) taon at magbabayad ng multang hindi bababa sa isang milyong piso
(P1,000,000.00) ngunit hindi tataas sa dalawang milyong piso (P2,000,000.00).
Ang sinumang mapatunayang nagkasala sa ilalim ng Sec. 5 ng RA 9208 ay mapaparusahan ng
pagkakulong ng labinlimang (15) taon at magbabayad ng multa na hindi bababa sa limandaang libong
piso (P500,000.00) ngunit hindi tataas sa isang milyong piso (P1,000,000.00).

Sa kaso ng qualified trafficking, ang may sala ay mapaparusahan ng habambuhay na pagkabilanggo at

magbabayad ng multa na hindi bababa sa dalawang milyong piso (P2,000,000.00) ngunit hindi lalampas
sa limang milyong pisyo (P5,000,000.00):

Ang sinumang bibili o magbabayad ng serbisyo ng biktima ng trafficking ay mapaparusahan sa unang

pagkakataon ng anim (6) na buwan na community service at magbabayad ng multa na limampung libong
piso (P50,000.00). Para sa mga susunod na pagkakataon, ang parusa ay pagkakulong ng isang (1) taon
at pagmumulta ng isandaang libong piso (P100,000.00).

Q: Ano ang proteksyon ng batas para sa biktima ng trafficking?

1.Upang mapangalagaan ang karapatan ng biktima, ang pagdinig sa kaso ng trafficking

ay confidential. Mahalaga ang privacy ng biktima at akusado sa anumang antas ng imbestigasyon ng
kaso.

2. Hindi rin maaaring parusahan ang biktima para sa mga krimeng nagawa lamang bilang pagsunod sa
mga kagustuhan ng may-sala.

3.Mapasailalim sa witness protection program kung kinakailangan.

4.Iba pang suportang serbisyo mula sa ibat ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan:

1. Lugar na matitirhan (DSWD)

2. Counseling (DSWD)

3. Libreng serbisyo panlegal (DOJ/POEA)

4. Mga serbisyong medikal at sikolohikal

5. Mga programang pangkabuhayan

6. Pagtulong sa edukasyon ng batang biktima

ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT OF 2003 (RA
9208): A PRIMER
By: Atty.Fred | August 11, 2009 in Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration Law

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(A recent news article warns foreigners from marrying Filipino women in exchange for their kidneys
or other organs. Two laws were cited: the law against mail-order brides and Anti-Trafficking in
Persons Act of 2003. Since we already have a previous discussion on the prohibition against mail-
order brides, lets have a brief discussion on Republic Act No. 9208, also known as the Anti-
Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.)
What is the meaning of trafficking in persons? It refers to the recruitment, transportation,
transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victims consent or knowledge, within
or across national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction,
fraud, deception, abuse of power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person,
or, the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control
over another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes at a minimum, the exploitation or
the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery,
servitude or the removal or sale of organs.
The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation
shall also be considered as trafficking in persons even if it does not involve any of the means set
forth in the preceding paragraph.

What is forced labor and slavery? It is the extraction of work or services from any person by
means of enticement, violence, intimidation or threat, use of force or coercion, including deprivation
of freedom, abuse of authority or moral ascendancy, debt-bondage or deception.
What is debt bondage? It refers to the pledging by the debtor of his/her personal services or
labor or those of a person under his/her control as security or payment for a debt, when the length
and nature of services is not clearly defined or when the value of the services as reasonably
assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt.
How does the law define sex exploitation, prostitution, pornography, and sex tourism?
Sexual exploitation refers to participation by a person in prostitution or the production of
pornographic materials as a result of being subjected to a threat, deception, coercion, abduction,
force, abuse of authority, debt bondage, fraud or through abuse of a victims vulnerability.
Prostitution refers to any act, transaction, scheme or design involving the use of a person by
another, for sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct in exchange for money, profit or any other
consideration.
Pornography refers to any representation, through publication, exhibition, cinematography, indecent
shows, information technology, or by whatever means, of a person engaged in real or simulated
explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual
purposes.
Sex tourism refers to a program organized by travel and tourism-related establishments and
individuals which consists of tourism packages or activities, utilizing and offering escort and sexual
services as enticement for tourists. This includes sexual services and practices offered during rest
and recreation periods for members of the military.
What are the prohibited acts of trafficking in persons and what is the penalty? It shall be
unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, to commit any of the following acts:

1. To recruit, transport, transfer; harbor, provide, or receive a person by any means, including
those done under the pretext of domestic or overseas employment or training or
apprenticeship, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor,
slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage.

2. To introduce or match for money, profit, or material, economic or other consideration, any
person or, as provided for under Republic Act No. 6955, any Filipino woman to a foreign
national, for marriage for the purpose of acquiring, buying, offering, selling or trading him/her
to engage in prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary
servitude or debt bondage.

3. To offer or contract marriage, real or simulated, for the purpose of acquiring, buying, offering,
selling, or trading them to engage in prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced
labor or slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage.

4. To undertake or organize tours and travel plans consisting of tourism packages or activities
for the purpose of utilizing and offering persons for prostitution, pornography or sexual
exploitation.

5. To maintain or hire a person to engage in prostitution or pornography.

6. To adopt or facilitate the adoption of persons for the purpose of prostitution, pornography,
sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage. (Conviction
by final judgment of the adopter for any offense under this law shall result in the immediate
rescission of the decree of adoption).

7. To recruit, hire, adopt, transport or abduct a person, by means of threat or use of force, fraud,
deceit, violence, coercion, or intimidation for the purpose of removal or sale of organs of said
person.

8. To recruit, transport or adopt a child to engage in armed activities in the Philippines or

abroad.
The penalty is imprisonment for a period of 20 years and a fine of not less than P1 Million but not
more than P2 Million.

What are the punishable acts that promote trafficking in persons and what is the penalty? The
following acts which promote or facilitate trafficking in persons, shall be unlawful:

1. To knowingly lease or sublease, use or allow to be used any house, building or

establishment for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons.

2. To produce, print and issue or distribute unissued, tampered or fake counseling certificates,
registration stickers and certificates of any government agency which issues these
certificates and stickers as proof of compliance with government regulatory and pre-
departure requirements for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons.

3. To advertise, publish, print, broadcast or distribute, or cause the advertisement, publication,

printing, broadcasting or distribution by any means, including the use of information
technology and the internet, of any brochure, flyer, or any propaganda material that promotes
trafficking in persons.

4. To assist in the conduct of misrepresentation or fraud for purposes of facilitating the

acquisition of clearances and necessary exit documents from government agencies that are
mandated to provide pre-departure registration and services for departing persons for the
purpose of promoting trafficking in persons.

5. To facilitate, assist or help in the exit and entry of persons from/to the country at international
and local airports, territorial boundaries and seaports who are in possession of unissued,
tampered or fraudulent travel documents for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons.

6. To confiscate, conceal, or destroy the passport, travel documents, or personal documents or

belongings of trafficked persons in furtherance of trafficking or to prevent them from leaving
the country or seeking redress from the government or appropriate agencies.

7. To knowingly benefit from, financial or otherwise, or make use of, the labor or services of a
person held to a condition of involuntary servitude, forced labor, or slavery.

The penalty is imprisonment for 15 years and a fine of not less than P500,000, but not more than P1
Million.

What acts are considered as qualified trafficking in persons and what is the penalty? The
following are considered as qualified trafficking:

1. When the trafficked person is a child.

 2. When the adoption is effected through Republic Act No. 8043, otherwise known as the Inter-
Country Adoption Act of 1995 and said adoption is for the purpose of prostitution,
pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt
bondage.

3. When the crime is committed by a syndicate, or in large scale. Trafficking is deemed

committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3) or more persons conspiring or
confederating with one another. It is deemed committed in large scale if committed against
three (3) or more persons, individually or as a group.

4. When the offender is an ascendant, parent, sibling, guardian or a person who exercises
authority over the trafficked person or when the offense is committed by a public officer or
employee.

5. When the trafficked person is recruited to engage in prostitution with any member of the
military or law enforcement agencies.

6. When the offender is a member of the military or law enforcement agencies.

7. When by reason or on occasion of the act of trafficking in persons, the offended party dies,
becomes insane, suffers mutilation or is afflicted with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
or the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

In these cases, the penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of not less than P2 Million, but not more
than P5 Million.

What are the penalties for use of trafficked persons? Any person who buys or engages the
services of trafficked persons for prostitution shall be penalized as follows:

First offense: 6 months of community service as may be determined by the court and a fine
of P50,000.

Second and subsequent offenses: Imprisonment of 1 year and a fine of P100,000.

What is the penalty for violations in case of confidential proceedings? In cases when
prosecution or trial is conducted behind closed-doors, it shall be unlawful for any editor, publisher,
and reporter or columnist in case of printed materials, announcer or producer in case of television
and radio, producer and director of a film in case of the movie industry, or any person utilizing tri-
media facilities or information technology to cause publicity of any case of trafficking in persons. The
penalty is imprisonment of 6 years and a fine of not less than P500,000, but not more than P1
Million.
Who can prosecute the case? Any person who has personal knowledge of the commission of any
offense under this law, the trafficked person, the parents, spouse, siblings, children or legal guardian
may file a complaint for trafficking.
Where should the case be filed (venue)? A criminal action arising from violation of this law shall
be filed where the offense was committed, or where any of its elements occurred, or where the
trafficked person actually resides at the time of the commission of the offense: Provided, That the
court where the criminal action is first filed shall acquire jurisdiction to the exclusion of other courts.
How about foreigners? If the offender is a foreigner, he shall be immediately deported after serving
his sentence and be barred permanently from entering the country.
On the other hand, the DOJ, in consultation with DFA, shall endeavor to include offenses of
trafficking in persons among extraditable offenses.
Trafficked persons in the Philippines who are foreign nationals shall, subject to the guidelines issued
by the Council, shall also be entitled to appropriate protection, assistance and services available to
trafficked persons under this law. That they shall be permitted continued presence in the Philippines
for a length of time prescribed by the Council as necessary to effect the prosecution of offenders.

What is the prescriptive period for the offenses? Trafficking cases under this law shall prescribe
in 10 years. Trafficking cases committed by a syndicate or in a large scale shall prescribe in 20
years. The prescriptive period shall commence to run from the day on which the trafficked person is
delivered or released from the conditions of bondage and shall be interrupted by the filing of the
complaint or information and shall commence to run again when such proceedings terminate without
the accused being convicted or acquitted or are unjustifiably stopped for any reason not imputable to
the accused.
What are the mandatory services to trafficked persons? The concerned government agencies
shall make available the following services to trafficked persons:

1. Emergency shelter or appropriate housing.

2. Counseling.

3. Free legal services which shall include information about the victims rights and the
procedure for filing complaints, claiming compensation and such other legal remedies
available to them, in a language understood by the trafficked person.

4. Medical or psychological services.

5. Livelihood and skills training.

6. Educational assistance to a trafficked child.

Repatriation of Trafficked Persons. The DFA, in coordination with DOLE and other appropriate
agencies, shall have the primary responsibility for the repatriation of trafficked persons, regardless of
whether they are documented or undocumented. If, however, the repatriation of the trafficked
persons shall expose the victims to greater risks, the DFA shall make representation with the host
government for the extension of appropriate residency permits and protection, as may be legally
permissible in the host country.
Legal Protection to Trafficked Persons. Trafficked persons shall be recognized as victims of the
act or acts of trafficking and as such shall not be penalized for crimes directly related to the acts of
trafficking enumerated in this law or in obedience to the order made by the trafficker in relation
thereto. In this regard, the consent of a trafficked person to the intended exploitation set forth in this
law shall be irrelevant.
LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD AND R.A.
9262
By: Atty.Fred | July 22, 2006 in Criminal Law, Family Law, Litigation

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Through all the family cases that weve handled, weve come to accept, without discounting the contrary, the
sad fact that bad blood exists between the opposing parties (e.g., estranged spouses in
annulment/separation/property cases, siblings and relatives in estate proceedings). In particular, with respect to
custody-support cases over children, its easily understandable that custody is one of the more contested issues.
However, the issue on child support should not be as complicated.
Well, it shouldnt be as complicated, but reality makes it so.
Articles 195 and 196 of the Family Code enumerate the persons who are under obligation to support each
other, thus: (1) The spouses; (2) Legitimate ascendants and descendants; (3) Parents and their legitimate
children and the legitimate and illegitimate children of the latter; (4) Parents and their illegitimate children and
the legitimate and illegitimate children of the latter; (5) Legitimate brothers and sisters, whether of full or half-
blood; and (6) Brothers and sisters not legitimately related, whether of the full or half-blood, except only when
the need for support of the brother or sister, being of age, is due to a cause imputable to the claimants fault or
negligence.
On the other hand, the amount of support should be in proportion to the resources or means of the giver and the
necessities of the recipient, pursuant to Articles 194, 201 and 202 of the Family Code:

Art. 194. Support comprises everything indispensable for sustenance, dwelling, clothing, medical attendance,
education and transportation, in keeping with the financial capacity of the family.

The education of the person entitled to be supported referred to in the preceding paragraph shall include his
schooling or training for some profession, trade or vocation, even beyond the age of majority. Transportation
shall include expenses in going to and from school, or to and from place of work.

Art. 201. The amount of support, in the cases referred to in Articles 195 and 196, shall be in proportion to the
resources or means of the giver and to the necessities of the recipient.

Art. 202. Support in the cases referred to in the preceding article shall be reduced or increased
proportionately, according to the reduction or increase of the necessities of the recipient and the resources or
means of the person obliged to furnish the same.
 If youre a parent, it is safe to assume that you would want the best for your child and you wouldnt hesitate to
provide adequate support. However, its unfortunate that when it comes to support for the common children
(whether legitimate or illegitimate), so many fathers still fail (or worse, simply refuse) to provide adequate
support. Whatever the reason is, and regardless of whether or not these reasons are correct, the problem
became pervasive, so much so that Congress saw it fit to criminalize (only against fathers) the withholding
of support in certain instances. Not everyone knows that this is covered under Republic Act No. 9262,
otherwise known as the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004.
Not everyone also knows that R.A. 9262 provides for criminal sactions or penalties for failure to provide
support or withholding custody, in certain cases. Well, now you know.

Related Posts:

1. Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law

2. Rule on Violence Against Women and their Children (A.M. No. 04-10-11-
SC)

3. The Anti-Rape Law of 1997

4. Prohibition against Mail-Order Brides

5. Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (RA 9208): A Primer

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2. shastaFebruary 6, 2007 at 3:51 pm

Sir,
A blessed evening. I am married to a military officer who resigned from the AFP and now working as
a permanent employee of the United Nations.

We separated in 2002,our daughter was then 11 months and the AFP placed my daughter in an
allotment scheme.For two years, we received child support from him until his resignation sometime
in January 2005.

I sought assistance from his military officers who summoned my husband to come back and provide
a concrete plan of action.
He promised to give us his resignation benefits but after he was officially resigned from the service,
 he backed out from our agreement.
As I write this letter, the AFP headquarters cannot release the 50% resignation claims to us.

He also witheld from me his whereabouts and his capacity to financially support our daughter, now 5
years old.

A colleague of his took pity on our plight and gave the information, he now holds a permanent post
as a UN employee based in Sudan. He said the rest is up to me.

My questions would be:

-can I write the UN about my husbands non-support?
would this case merit their attention?

I am in such financial difficulty right now and I am hoping that your answer can somehow spring
some hope in me.

My deepest gratitude,

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1. JayMay 25, 2016 at 10:46 am

I am a seaman..i have 2 kids in my previous live in partner..we been seperated for almost 12
years from nowshe take a way the kids and bring theme to other country she get married
therei never had a chance to meet my kids thenbut this aug 8 . 2016 she ask me to meet
the kids after long yearsand now she is asking money for the kidsim legally married now
and i have 1 daughterhow much should i give. And can i file a against this person???

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3. Atty. Fred Post authorFebruary 7, 2007 at 1:28 am

Shasta, Im sorry to hear about your situation. I really dont know the official stand of the U.N. when it
comes to this matter, so I cant tell if writing them will merit their attention. Worst case, they will sack
him, but that would not be necessarily better for everyone because he would be out of work and may
not be in a position to provide any financial assistance. I suggest you approach the legal aid
institutions like PAO or IBP. You could also try law shool-based legal aid, like U.P., Arrellano, etc.

May iba pa bang maasahan ang nakararanas ng karahasan sa ilalim

ng batas?
Oo. Bilang dagdag sa mga karapatan nila sa ilalim ng ibang batas, iginagawad din ng RA 9262 (2004)
ang mga sumusunod na karapatan sa mga nakararanas ng karahasan laban sa kababaihan at kanilang
mga anak:

1. Mabigyan ng paggalang at dignidad;

2. Makahingi ng tulong-ligal mula sa Public Attorneys Office (PAO) ng Department of Justice (DOJ) o
mula sa alinmang opisina ng pampublikong tulong-ligal;
3. May karapatan sa serbisyong pansuporta mula sa DSWD at mga lokal na pamahalaan;
4. May karapatan sa lahat ng ligal na lunas at suporta ayon sa Family Code; at
5. Malaman ang kaniyang mga karapatan at mga serbisyong maaari niyang makuha, kasama na ang
kaniyang karapatan na humiling ng utos ng pagkalinga.

May mga dahilan din kung kailan libre ang pag-file ng babae sa korte sa ilalim ng RA 9262, kasama na
dito ang kahirapan.

Ano ang maaring hingin mula sa lokal na pamahalaan?

Sa ilalim ng RA 9262 (2004), dapat magbigay ang lokal na pamahalaan ng mga sumusunod:

1. Pansamantalang tirahan;
2. Pagpapayo at mga serbisyong psycho-social;
3. Programa tungo sa pagpapagaling at pagpapanibagong-buhay; at
4. Tulong pangkabuhayan

Dapat ding magbigay ng mga ganito ang Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD).
Magbibigay naman ng medikal na tulong sa biktima ang Department of Health (DOH).

Anong proteksyon ang maaaring hingin ng babaeng nakakaranas ng

karahasan?

Sa ilalim ng RA 9262 (2004), maaring humingi ng protection order upang itigil ang karahasang
nararanasan ng babae o kaniyang anak. Dagdag dito, marami pang maaring makuha sa pamamagitan
ng protection order kasama ang sustento, pagpapalayo sa nananakit, at iba pa.
Saan makakakuha ng protection order?
Maaring makakuha sa mga Korte gaya ng Regional Trial Court o Municipal Trial Court kung saan nakatira
ang nais humiling.
Maari ring kumuha sa Barangay ng Barangay Protection Order o BPO. Ito ay may bisa sa loob lamang ng
barangay at hanggang 15 araw lamang. May dagdag pang impormasyon ukol sa BPO sa ibaba.

Sino ang maaring humiling ng protection order?

Marami ang maaring tulumong sa babaeng nakakaranas ng violence against women o VAW. Ang mga
sumusunod ay maaring humiling ng protection order:
A. ang nakakaranas ng karahasan;
B. mga magulang o tagapangalaga ng nakaranas ng karahasan;
C. ninuno, inapo, o kamag-anak hanggang sa ikaapat na antas-sibil (sa dugo o sa kasal);
D. mga opisyal o social worker ng DSWD o ng mga LGU;
E. mga pulis, lalo na ang mga nakatalaga sa mga womens at childrens desk;
F. punong barangay o barangay kagawad;
G. abugado, tagapayo, therapist o healthcare provider ng nakaranas ng karahasan; o
H. dalawa o higit pang responsable at nagmamalasakit na mamamayan sa lungsod o munisipyo kung
saan nangyari ang karahasan, na mayroong personal na kaalaman ukol sa nangyaring krimen.

Barangay Protection Order - Ano ito?

Ayon sa RA No. 9262 o Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act, ang barangay ay maaaring
mag-isyu ng barangay protection order o BPO. Ito ay may bisa sa loob ng 15 araw - ngunit hindi
ipinagbabawal ang pag renew dito. May bisa lang ang BPO sa loob ng barangay kung saan ito inisyu.
Ang barangay protection order o BPO ay isang utos galing sa barangay na naglalayong pigilan ang
patuloy na karahasan o banta ng karahasan laban sa isang babae at/o sa kanyang anak. Libre ito at
walang halaga o pera ang kailangan upang makakuha ng BPO.

Sa pamamagitan ng isang BPO, mapagbabawalan ang taong nanakit o nagtangkang manakit na

ipagpatuloy ang kanyang karahasan. Pagbabawalan din siyang i-harass, inisin, tawagan sa telepono o
kausapin sa anumang paraan direkta man o hindi ang babae o batang victim-survivor.

TANDAAN: Hindi maaaring hikayatin na makipagkasundo ang victim-survivor sa taong nanakit sa kanya.
Ipinagbabawal ng batas ang anumang pakikipagkasundo sa mga kaso ukol sa karahasan sa kababaihan
at kabataan.

Dahil sa halagang ibinibigay ng batas sa BPO, maaaring ipagpaliban ang iba pang gawain ng barangay
upang bigyang-priority ang isang aplikasyon para sa BPO.

Anong uri ng karahasan ang maaaring pigilan ng isang BPO?

Gaya ng nasaad sa itaas, maaaring pigilan ng isang BPO ang anumang aktwal o bantang pisikal na
karahasan.

Dapat din nating tandaan na saklaw ng RA 9262 ang iba pang uri ng karahasan sekswal, sikolohikal, at
pang-ekonomiya o pinansyal. Bagamat labas ang mga ito sa bisa ng BPO, may tungkulin ang mga
opisyal ng barangay na tumulong sa biktima ng anumang uri ng karahasan, pisikal man o hindi.

Saan maaaring makuha ang BPO?

Ang aplikasyon para sa BPO ay dapat ihain sa barangay kung saan nakatira o matatagpuan ang
aplikante. Kabilang dito ang pansamantalang tinutuluyan ng aplikante, o ang lugar na kanyang
pinuntahan upang umiwas sa karahasan.

Ito ay dapat ihain sa punong barangay, o kung wala ang punong barangay, sa sinumang kagawad na
matatagpuan. Kung kagawad ang nag-isyu ng BPO, dapat siyang maglagay sa mismong order ng pasabi
na wala ang punong barangay, kung kayat siya na ang nag-isyu nito.

Kailangan bang sabihan o dinggin ang respondent o taong gumawa

ng karahasan bago mag-isyu ng BPO?
Hindi. Ang BPO ay maaaring igawad ex parte, o base lamang sa reklamo ng aplikante.

Ano ang tamang anyo at porma ng aplikasyon para sa BPO?

Ang aplikasyon para sa BPO ay dapat:

1. nakasulat;
2. may lagda ng aplikante;
3. nasa wikang nauunawaan ng aplikante;
4. pinatunayan ng punong barangay o kagawad na may jurisdiction sa aplikasyon;

Dapat isaad sa BPO ang mga sumusunod:

1. ang huling alam na tirahan ng akusado o respondent;
2. petsa at oras ng pag-isyu;
3. mga hinihiling na proteksyon.

Sa paghanda ng aplikasyon, maaring tumulong ang sinuman, kasama na ang mga opisyal ng barangay.
Sa katunayan, tungkulin ng mga opisyal ng barangay na tulungan ang aplikante sa pagbuo ng
aplikasyon.

May iba pa bang magagawa ang mga opisyal ng barangay ukol sa

karahasan sa kababaihan at kabataan?
Marami pa. Ayon sa batas, tungkulin din ng mga opisyal ng barangay ang mga sumusunod:

1. Magpatupad ng lahat ng uri ng protection orders;

2. Agarang tumugon sa hiling na tulong ng mga biktima ng karahasan;
3. Kunin ang mga deadly weapon na makikitang taglay ng akusado o respondent;
4. Arestuhin ang pinaghihinalaang nananakit kahit pa walang warrant of arrest kung mahuli niya itong
ginagawa ang karahasan, kung may personal siyang kaalaman ukol sa pananakit, o kung may panganib
sa buhay ng biktima;
5. Samahan ang babae o bata sa pagkuha ng mga kagamitan mula sa kanyang tirahan; at
6. Tulungan ang iba pang opisyal ng barangay sa pagtulong sa mga biktima ng karahasan.

Q: Paano mag-apply ng TPO (Temporary Protection Order)?

A: Mag-file ng isang nakasulat, pirmado, at sinumpaang application para sa protection order. Maaari
itong i-file bilang hiwalay na kaso o kalakip na remedyo sa kahit anong sibil o kriminal na kaso kung saan
isyu ang karahasan na inilalarawan sa ilalim ng batas na ito, halimbawa ay legal separation.

Q: Kung ang nag-aapply ng protection order ay hindi ang

biktima, ano ang kinakailangan?
A: Affidavit ng aplikante na nagpapatotoo sa

1. Salaysay ng karahasan na pinagdaanan ng biktima

Patotoo ng pagsang-ayon o di pagsang-ayon ng biktima sa pag-a--apply para sa protection order

Q: Saan maaaring mag-file ng petisyon para sa TPO/PPO?

A: Ang Petition para sa TPO/PPO ay kasong sibil na maaaring isampa sa itinakdang Family Court o
Regional Trial Court sa lugar kung saan nakatira ang biktima o di kayay pansamantalang namamalagi.
Kung walang RTC ay maari rin itong ilagak sa MeTC, MTC, MCTC o MTCC na may sakop sa tirahan ng
biktima. Maaari itong gawin kahit walang abogado at maaari ring gawin ng libre kung walang kakayahang
magbayad ang nagsasampa ng kaso.

Maaari itong ibigay ng korte sa araw ng pag-file ng application kung totoong may pangangailangan ayon
sa petisyon. Ito ay may bisang 30 araw at maaaring ma-renew.

Ang PPO naman ay ipinagkakaloob ng korte pagtapos ng abiso at pagdinig, may bisa saan man sa
Pilipimas at hanggat hindi binabawi ng korte.

Q: Anu-ano ang mga tulong o remedyo na maaaring ibigay sa

biktima sa pamamagitan ng PPO?
Ang mga sumusunod ang maaring tulong ng PPO:

1. Pagbabawal sa respondent na gawin muli ang anumang akto ng karahasan laban sa petisyoner at
sa kanyang mga anak

2. Pagbabawal sa respondent na guluhin, takutin, tawagan o makipag-ugnayan sa respondent nang

labag sa batas

1. Pagtanggal sa respondent sa pamamahay ng petisyoner, sinuman ang may-ari ng bahay,

pansamantala man o permanente

2. Utusan ang respondent na layuan ang petisyoner at ang kanyang pamilya, bahay, paaralan, lugar ng
trabaho, o kahit anong lugar na madalas pinupuntahan ng petisyoner at ng kanyang pamilya.

3. Pagbibigay sa petisyoner ng gamit ng sasakyan at iba pang kailangang kagamitan, sinuman ang
may-ari, at pag-direkta sa tamang ahensya na nagpapatupad ng batas na samahan ang petisyoner para
siguraduhin na makuha niya ang sasakyan at ibang kagamitan.

4. Pagbibigay ng panandalian o permanenteng pangangalaga ng mga anak sa petisyoner

5. Pagdirekta sa respondent na suportahan ang petisyoner at kanyang anak. Maaaring iutos ng korte
na parte ng sweldo ng respondent ay regular na ibigay sa petisyoner.

6. Pagbabawal sa respondent sa paggamit o paghawak ng kahit anong nakakamatay na sandata, at

pag-uutos sa kanya na isuko ang mga sandatang sa korte.

7. Pagbabayad ng respondent sa pinsalang dulot ng karahasan, kasama ang pagkasira sa mga ari-
arian, gastusing medikal, gastusin sa pag-alaga ng bata, at kawalan ng sweldo

Pagdirekta sa DSWD o iba pang ahensya na bigyan ang petisyoner ng anumang tulong na kailangan niya

Q: Ano ang "Battered Woman Syndrome?"

A: Ito ay tumutukoy sa kabuuan ng mga sikolohikal na sintomas na nakikita sa mga babaeng biktima ng
pang-aabuso at may medikal o siyentipikong patunay, na kadalasay sanhi ng matagal na kasaysayan ng
karahasang dinaranas ng isang biktima sa loob ng mapang-abusong relasyon.

May batas ba ukol sa violence laban sa kababaihan at kanilang

mga anak?

Oo, ang Republic Act No. 9262 (2004) o ang Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act ay
batas na pinasa para bigyang proteksiyon ang mga kababaihan at kanilang mga anak na nakararanas ng
pag-aabuso o karahasan.

Anong akto ang sinasangga ng batas?

Ang batas ay nagbibigay proteksyon laban sa anumang aktong ginawa ng sinuman laban sa
isang babae na:

1. kanyang asawa o dating asawa;

2. mayroon o nagkaroon siya ng sekswal na relasyon o dating relationship; o

3. ina ng kanyang anak.

May proteksyon ding ibinibigay sa anak ng babaeng nabanggit sa itaas, lehitimo man o hindi:

1. na ginawa sa loob o sa labas ng tahanan;

2. na nagresulta o maaaring magresulta sa: pisikal, sekswal o sikolohikal na

pinsala o paghihirap, pinansyal na pang-aabuso, pananakot na gawin ang mga nabanggit,
pambubugbog, pananakit, pamimilit, panggugulo o pagkait ng kalayaan.
Magbigay ng halimbawa ng mga karahasang labag sa batas.
1. Pisikal na Karahasan: pananakit sa katawan o pisikal na pananakit.
2. Sekswal na Karahasan: mga aktong likas na sekswal; kabilang ngunit hindi takda sa mga
sumusunod:

1. panggagahasa;

2. sexual harassment;

3. kalaswaaan o acts of lasciviousness;

4. pagtrato sa babae o kanyang anak bilang sekswal na bagay o sex object;

5. paggamit ng mga salitang nakakapahiya o nakapanlilit, at mga salitang malaswa;

6. pisikal na pananakit sa maseselang bahagi ng katawan ng biktima;

7. pamimilit sa kaniya na tumingin o manood ng mga malalaswang babasahin o palabas;

8. pamimilit sa biktima o sa kaniyang anak na gumawa ng mga malalaswang gawain at/o gumawa
ng malalaswang pelikula;

9. pamimilit sa babaeng asawa at kalaguyo/kabit na tumira sa kanilang bahay o parehong matulog

sa iisang kuwarto kasama ang akusado;

10. pagpapagawa sa biktima, sa pamamagitan ng puwersa, pananakot o pamimilit, ng gawaing

sekswal; at

11. pagsadlak sa babae o sa kanyang anak sa prostitusyon.

3. Sikolohikal na Karahasan: mga gawain o di-paggawa na nagdudulot ng paghihirap sa isip o

damdamin ng biktima, kabilang na, ngunit hindi limitado sa mga sumusunod:
pananakot;

1. panggugulo;

2. pagmamanman o stalking;

3. paninira ng ari-arian;

4. pamamaliit sa publiko o pamamahiya;

 5. paulit-ulit na pang-aabusong sa pananalita;

6. pangangaliwa;

7. pagpapakita o pagpayag na makita ng biktima ang pang-aabusong pisikal, sekswal o sikolohikal

sa isang kapamilya;

8. pagpapakita o pagpayag na makita ng biktima ang anumang uri ng pornograpiya;

9. pagpapakita o pagpayag na makita ng biktima ang pang-aabuso sa alagang hayop; at

10. hindi makatuwirang pagbabawal o pagkakait ng karapatang pangalagaan o bisitahin ang mga
anak ng biktima at ng may-sala.

4. Pinansyal na Pang-aabuso: mga gawain na nagiging sanhi upang maging pala-asa ang
babae ukol sa pananalapi, katulad ng, ngunit hindi limitado sa mga sumusunod:

1. pagbawi ng sustentong pinansyal;

2. pagbabawal sa biktima na pumasok sa lehitimong propesyon, trabaho o negosyo o gawain

(maliban kung tumanggi ang asawa batay sa katanggap-tanggap, seryoso at moral na dahilan);

3. pagkait ng kakayahang pinansyal at right to conjugal, community or property owned in common;

4. paninira ng mga kagamitan sa bahay; at

5. pamamahala sa sariling pera o propyedad ng biktima.

What is the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012?

The Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012, or Republic Act 10364 is an act that institutes policies to
eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children. Also, it establishes the necessary mechanisms to
protect and support trafficked persons, and provides penalties thereof.

R.A. 10364 is said to be an expanded and strengthened version of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (R.A
9208) and the new law now covers attempted trafficking, as well as accomplice and accessory liabilities.

In the new law, the following acts are now considered human trafficking:

recruitment of domestic/overseas employment for sexual exploitation;

forced labor or involuntary debt bondage;
 recruitment of Filipino woman to marry a foreigner;
recruitment for sex tourism;
recruitment for organ removal; and
recruitment of a child to engage in armed activities abroad;

THREE CATEGORIES OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Acts of Trafficking in Persons

Recruiting, obtaining, hiring, providing, offering, transporting, transferring,

maintaining, harbouring, or receiving a person by any means, including those done
under the pretext of domestic or overseas employment or training or
apprenticeship, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, or sexual exploitation;
Recruiting any Filipino woman to marry a foreign national for the purpose of
acquiring, buying, offering, selling him/her to engage in prostitution, pornography,
sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;
Undertaking or organizing tours and travel plans for the purpose of sex tourism;
Maintaining or hiring a person for prostitution or pornography;
Exploiting children in terms of:
Recruiting children for use in armed conflict;
Child prostitution/pornography;
Using, procuring or offering of a child for the production and trafficking of
drugs; and
Using, procuring or offering of a child for illegal works or activities.
Acts that Promote Trafficking

Leasing/sub-leasing, using or allowing any house, building, or establishment for the

purpose of trafficking in persons;
producing, print and issuing unissued, tampered or fake counselling certificates,
registration stickers and certificates of any government agency which issue such
certificates, for the purpose of trafficking;
advertising, publishing, printing or broadcasting by any means, including the use of
information technology, any propaganda that promotes trafficking in persons;
facilitating, assisting or helping in the exit and entry of persons from/to the country at
international and local airports who have fraudulent travel documents for the
purposes of promoting trafficking in persons;
confiscating, concealing or destroying the passport, travel documents of trafficked
persons in furtherance of trafficking to prevent them from leaving the country;
 benefiting from, financial or otherwise, the labor services of a person held to a
condition of involuntary servitude, forced labor or slavery; and
Utilizing his or her office to impede the investigation, prosecution or execution of
lawful orders in a case under this Act.

Qualified Trafficking

The following are an act of qualified trafficking:

When the trafficked person is a child;

When the adoption is for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual
exploitation and the like;
When the crime is committed by a syndicate;
When the offender is a spouse, an ascendant, parent, sibling, guardian or a person
who exercises authority over the trafficked person;
When the offender is a member of the military or law enforcement agency; and
When by reason or occasion of the act, the offended party dies, becomes insane, or
been afflicted by HIV-AIDS
When the offender commits one or more violations of Section 4 over a period of sixty
or more days, continuous or not; and
When the offender directs or through another manages the trafficking victim in
carrying out exploitative purpose of trafficking.

What is attempted trafficking?

Under R.A. 10364, attempted trafficking is any act to initiate the commission of a trafficking offense but the
offender failed to or did not execute all the elements of the crime due to accident or by reason of some cause
other than voluntary desistance.

If the victim is a child, an act be considered attempted trafficking if a person

facilitates the travel of a child without clearance from DSWD or parental/legal

consent;
executing affidavit of consent for adoption;
Recruiting a woman to bear a child; simulating a birth; or soliciting a child and
requiring custody through any means from hospital, health centers and the like, all
for the purpose of selling the child.
What in an accomplice liability?

One of the new provisions inserted in this Act provides for the liabilities of an accomplice in trafficking. Under this
Act, an accomplice is anyone who knowingly aids, abets, cooperates in the execution of the offense, whether by
previous or simultaneous acts, and shall be punished in accordance with this law.

What is an accessory liability?

An accessory is any person that has the knowledge of the commission of the crime and without having participated
therein, takes part in the commission in any of the following manners:

profiting themselves or assisting the offender to profit by the effects of the crime;
by concealing or destroying the boy of the crime; and
by harbouring, concealing or assisting in the escape of the principal of the crime.
An accessory shall be liable to the penalties provided for in this Act.

Who may file a case?

The following persons may file cases of trafficking in persons:

trafficked person;
the parents, spouse, siblings, children or legal guardian of the trafficked person; and
Anyone who has personal knowledge of the crime.

Who may be punished for trafficking in persons?

Any person, natural or juridical, found guilty of trafficking under R.A 10364 may be punished.
 If the offender is a corporation, partnership, association, club, establishment or any
juridical persons, the penalty shall be imposed upon the owner, president, partner,
manager, and/or any responsible officer who participated in the commissions of
the crime, or who knowingly permitted or failed to prevent is commission.
If the offender is a foreigner, he or she shall be immediately deported after serving
his/her sentence and barred from entering the country.

Prescriptive Period

Trafficking cases can be filed within 10 years after they are committed. If trafficking is committed by a syndicate or
on a large scale, cases can be filed within 20 years after the commission of the act. The so-called prescriptive
period is counted from the day the trafficked person is delivered or released from the conditions of bondage.

In the case of a child victim, the prescriptive period starts from the day the child reaches the age of majority.

PENALTIES

ACT PENALTY

20 yrs of imprisonment and a fine of 1 million to

Acts of Trafficking 2 million pesos

15 yrs of imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 to

Acts that Promote Trafficking/Accessory Liability 1 million pesos

Life imprisonment and a fine of 2 million to 5

Qualified Trafficking million pesos

15 yrs imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 to 1

Attempted Trafficking million pesos

Accomplice Liability 15 yrs imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 to 1

 million pesos

6 yrs imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 to 1

Breach of Confidentiality Clause million pesos

(1) six years to 12 years imprisonment and a

fine of 50,000 to 100,000 pesos

(2) Deportation if the offense is committed

Use of Trafficked Persons by a foreigner

What protection is given to trafficked persons under R.A. 10364?

Trafficked persons shall be considered victims and shall not be penalized for unlawful acts committed.

The consent of the victim to the intended exploitation is irrelevant; also

The past sexual behaviour or predisposition of a trafficked person shall be considered
inadmissible in evidence of proving consent of the victim to the crime.
Temporary Custody of Trafficked Victims is also now provided under RA 10364 rescue of trafficked persons
should be under the assistance of DSWD or any accredited NGO that services trafficked victims.

Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction

Under this Act, the state can exercise jurisdiction over any act defined and penalized under the law, even if the crime
is committed outside the Philippines, if the suspect or accused is:

A Filipino citizen; or
A permanent resident of the Philippines; or
Has committed the act against a citizen of the Philippines.

What is an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Database?

Another added provision in this act is the database of anti-trafficking in persons wherein the Inter-Agency Council
Against Trafficking (IACAT) shall submit a report to the President of the Philippines and to Congress, on or before
January 15 f every year, the preceding years programs and date on trafficking-related cases.

Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT)

IACAT is the primary body that coordinates, monitor and oversee the implementation of R.A. 10364. IACAT is
composed of the following agencies:

Secretary, DOJ (Chairperson)

Secretary, DSWD (Co-Chairperson)
Members:

Secretary, DFA;
Secretary, DOLE;
Secretary, DILG;
Administrator, POEA;
Commissioner, BOI;
Chief, PNP;
Chairperson, PCW;
Chairperson, CFO;
Executive Director, PCTC; and
Three representatives from NGOs shall include one representative each from the
sectors of women, overseas Filipinos, and children.
Funding

The funds necessary to implement this Act will be charged against the current years appropriations of the IACAT
under the budget of the DOJ and other concerned departments.

Additional Funds for the Council is also now provided by the law, the amount
collected from every penalty, fine or asset derived from any violation of this Act
shall be considered additional funds for the Council.