LOVE ME TENDERLY:

A PROBE INTO

VIOLENCE
AGAINST
WOMEN
JOSEPH V JOVELLANOS
PRESIDENT
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF TEACHERS AND OFFICE
WORKERS – EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
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BABAE …

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 MABUTING
?
TAGASUNOD

BABAE
EMOTIONAL
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

PRE-COLONIAL
Filipino women enjoying equal status with
men.
Respected for their human rights and
heard for their maternal wisdom.
Filipino women enjoyed high social
esteem and leadership.
There were even woman rulers .
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 Encarnacion Alzona enumerated the
following rights enjoyed by the pre-Spanish
Filipino woman:

(1)to be treated as an equal by her husband

and to share his honors;
(2)to retain her maiden name;
(3) to freely dispose of the property she had
brought into the marriage;
(4) to be consulted or informed by her
husband about his business affairs and
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(6) to divorce her husband in case of
non-support or maltreatment; and
(7) to assume the headship in the
barangay.

Constantino adds:
(1) to have a baby or not, whether
she is married or not; and
(2) to name her children.
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There was no need to create
relations of dependence nor of
exploitation so that women
had as much role and rights as men.

The concept of private property

then only came later along with the
Spanish conquistadores, hence, the
concept of woman as property of a man
had no historical basis for existing.
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SPANISH PERIOD
 the social being of women was invested with
new meanings, new dimensions; these were
imposed on them, and their social
consciousness ,
 image of the Filipino woman then became
tied to the house whose only duty was to
take care of the husband and the children,
and
 it also became a father’s good girl, a husband’s
subject, and a long-suffering woman with
sealed lips and silent sobs and has no right to
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 WOMEN LEADERS:
SPANISH PERIOD
• GABRIELA SILANG
• GREGORIA DE JESUS
• TANDANG SORA
• JOSEFA RIZAL
• MALOLOS WOMEN
• TERESA MAGBANUA
• AGUEDA KAHABAGAN

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 IT GAVE BIRTH TO….

•GENDER ROLE
•GENDER
STEREOTYPING

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 WHY
ARE
WE
STILL
IN
BONDAGE?

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 Traditional Gender Characteristics
feminine characteristics masculine characteristics
submissive dominant

dependent independent

emotional rational
receptive assertive
intuitive analytical
timid brave
passive active
sensitive insensitive Page 15
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 Gender Discrimination is STILL
PREVALENT.
"Whenever I saw him, I hid. I hated to see him," recalls Tahani, pictured here,
of the early days of her marriage to Majed, when she was 6 and he was 25. The
couple live in Yemen.

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MISEDUCATION

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MASS MEDIA

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 they
fear
being
ostracized
and shamed
by
communities.Page 21
Violence Against Women
Information

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 What is VAWC?

RA 9262 is “ANTI-VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR
CHILDREN ACT OF 2004

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 DEFINED AS:

Any act or a series of acts committed

by any person against a woman who
is his wife, former wife.
Against a woman with whom the
person has or had a sexual or
dating relationship, or with whom he
has common child,
Against her child whether legitimate
or illegitimate, within or without the
family abode, Page 27
 which result in or is likely to result
in physical, sexual, psychological
harm or suffering, or economic
abuse including threats of such
Acts, battering, assault, coercion,
harassment or arbitrary deprivation
of liberty.

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 Who are considered
CHILDREN?
• Anyone below 18 years of age, or
older but incapable of taking
care themselves, including the
biological children of the
victim and other children under
her care.

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 What are the FOUR (4) ACTS
that constitute VAWC ?
• A.) Physical violence – bodily harm
or physical harm.

• B.) Sexual violence is an act,

which is sexual in nature such as
rape, sexual harassment.

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• C.) Psychological violence is an act
that causes mental or emotional
suffering to the victim such as
intimidation stalking, marital
infidelity.
• D.) Economic violence is acts that
make the woman financially
dependent, such as withdrawal on
financial support, destroying
household property.
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 What are the rights of Victim –
Survivor?
• To be treated with respect and dignity
• To confidentiality
• To avail of legal assistance from the PAO or any public
legal assistance
• To be entitled to support services from the
DSWD and LGUs
• To be entitled to all legal remedies and support
provided by the Family Code;
• To be informed of their rights and the service
available to them, including their right to apply for a
protection order.
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 What are the 3 types of
Protection Orders?
• Barangay Protection Order (BPO) is issued
by Punong Barangay / Kagawad; effective for 15 days

• Temporary Protection Order (TPO) refers to the

protection order issued by the Court on the date
of filing after exparte determination that such
order should be issued; effective for 30 days and renewable /
extendable.

• Permanent Protection Order (PPO) refers to

protection order issued by court after notice and proper
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 What is the purpose of
Protection Orders ?
• to prevent further acts of violence
against a woman or her child
• safeguards the victim from further
harm
• minimizes any disruption in the
victims daily life
• facilitates the opportunity and ability of
control over her life
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 What are the PENALTIES
for VAWC?
• Imprisonment based on the provisions
of the Revised Penal Code
• Fine ranging from 100,000.00 to
300,000.00
• Mandatory psychological counseling or
psychiatric treatment for perpetrators

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GISING NA KAIBIGAN KO!

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