MANILAREPUBLIC ACT NO. 10159AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT
NO. 3815, AS AMENDED,OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODEBe it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines inCongress assembled:SECTION 1. Article 39 of Act No.
3815, as amended, is hereb f!rther amended toread as follo"s#$Art.
39. Subsidiary Penalty. % If the con&ict has no 'ro'ert "ith
"hich to meet thefine mentioned in 'ara(ra'h 3 of the ne)t
'recedin( article, he shall be s!b*ect to as!bsidiar 'ersonal
liabilit at the rate of one da for each amo!nt e+!i&alent
tothehi(hest minim!m"a(erate're&ailin(inthe,hili''inesat
thetimeof therendition of *!d(ment of con&iction b the trial
co!rt, s!b*ect to the follo"in( r!les#$1. If the 'rinci'al'enalt
im'osed be prision correctional or arresto and fine, heshall remain
!nder confinement !ntil his fine referred in the 'recedin(
'ara(ra'h issatisfied, b!t his s!bsidiar im'risonment shall not
e)ceed one-third of the term ofthesentence, andinnocaseshall it
contin!eformorethanoneear,andnofraction or 'art of a da shall be
co!nted a(ainst the 'risoner.$.. /hen the 'rinci'al 'enalt im'osed
be onl a fine, the s!bsidiar im'risonmentshall not e)ceed si)
months, if the c!l'rit shall ha&e been 'rosec!ted for a
(ra&e orless (ra&e felon, and shall not e)ceed fifteen das,
if for a fi(ht felon.$3. /henthe'rinci'al 'enaltim'osedis hi(her
than prisioncorrectional, nos!bsidiar im'risonment shall be im'osed
!'on the c!l'rit.$0. If the 'rinci'al 'enalt im'osed is not to be
e)ec!ted b confinement in a 'enalinstit!tion, b!t s!ch 'enalt is of
fi)ed d!ration, the con&ict, d!rin( the 'eriod oftime
established in the 'recedin( r!les, shall contin!e to s!ffer the
samede'ri&ations as those of "hich the 'rinci'al 'enalt
consists.$5. The s!bsidiar 'ersonal liabilit "hich the con&ict
ma ha&e s!ffered b reasonof his insol&enc shall not
relie&e himfromthe fine in case his
financialcirc!mstancessho!ldim'ro&e.1 (samendedbyRepublic ct
!o. "#$", %hichlapsed into la% on pril &', '($(.)SEC. ..
SeparabilityClause. %If an'ro&isionor'art hereof
isheldin&alidor!nconstit!tional, the remainder of the la" or
the 'ro&ision not other"ise affectedshall remain &alid and
s!bsistin(.SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. % All la"s, 'residential
decrees or iss!ances, e)ec!ti&eorders, letters of instr!ction,
administrati&e orders or r!les and re(!lations "hichma be
inconsistent "ith this Act shall be deemed re'ealed, amended or
modifiedaccordin(l.SEC. 0. *ffectivity. % This Act shall ta2e
effect fifteen 3154 das follo"in( its'!blication in the +fficial
,a-ette or in t"o 3.4 ne"s'a'ers of (eneral circ!lationREPUBLIC ACT
NO. 10389AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING RECOGNIZANCE AS A MODE OF
GRANTINGTHE RELEASE OF AN INDIGENT PERSON IN CUSTOD AS AN ACCUSED
INA CRIMINAL CASE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESBe it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Philippines inCongress
assembled:SECTION 1. Short .itle. % This Act shallbe 2no"n as the
$5eco(ni6ance Act of.71.8.SEC. .. Statement of Policy. %It
isthedeclared'olicof theStateto'romotesocial *!sticeinall 'hasesof
national de&elo'ment,
incl!din(the'romotionofrestorati&e*!stice as a means to address
the 'roblemsconfrontin(thecriminal*!stice sstem s!ch as 'rotracted
trials, 'rolon(ed resol!tion of cases, lac2 of le(alre'resentation,
lac2 of *!d(es, inabilit to 'ost bail bond, con(estion in *ails,
andlac2 ofo''ort!nittoreformandrehabilitateoffenders.In consonance
"iththe'rinci'le of 'res!m'tion of innocence, the 1989 ,hili''ine
Constit!tion reco(ni6esand(!aranteestheri(ht tobail
ortobereleasedonreco(ni6anceasmabe'ro&ided b la". In
f!rtherance of this 'olic, the ri(ht of 'ersons, e)ce't
thosechar(ed "ith crimes '!nishable b death, reclusion perpetua, or
life
im'risonment,tobereleasedonreco(ni6ancebeforecon&ictionbthe5e(ional
Trial Co!rt,irres'ecti&eof "hether thecase"asori(inallfiledinor
a''ealedtoit, !'oncom'liance "ith the re+!irements of this Act, is
hereb affirmed, reco(ni6ed and(!aranteed.SEC. 3. Recogni-ance
/efined. % 5eco(ni6ance is a mode of sec!rin( the releaseof an
'ersonin c!stodordetentionforthecommissionof anoffense "hois!nable
to 'ost bail d!e to ab*ect 'o&ert. The co!rt "here the case of
s!ch 'ersonhas been filed shall allo" the release of the acc!sed on
reco(ni6ance as 'ro&idedherein, to the c!stod of a +!alified
member of the baran(a, cit or m!nici'alit"here the acc!sed
resides.SEC. 0. /uty of the Courts. % :or '!r'oses of stabilit and
!niformit, the co!rtsshall !se their discretion, in determinin(
"hether an acc!sed sho!ld be deemed anindi(ent e&en if the
salar and 'ro'ert re+!irements are not met. The co!rts maalso
consider the ca'acit of the acc!sed to s!''ort not *!st
himself;herself b!talso his;her famil or other 'eo'le "ho are
de'endent on him;her for s!''ort ands!bsistence.Other rele&ant
factors and conditions demonstratin( the financial inca'acit of
theacc!sed at the time that he;she is facin( char(es in co!rt ma
also be consideredbtheco!rtsforthe'!r'oseof
co&erin(asmanindi&id!alsbelon(in(tothemar(inali6ed and 'oor
sectors of societ.SEC. 5. ReleaseonRecogni-anceas a0atter of Right
,uaranteedby theConstitution. % The release on reco(ni6ance of an
'erson in c!stod or detentionfor thecommissionof anoffenseisamatter
of ri(ht
"hentheoffenseisnot'!nishablebdeath,reclusionperpetua,orlifeim'risonment#
Provided, That theacc!sed or an 'erson on behalf of the acc!sed
files the a''lication for s!ch#3a4 and3b4 3d4 Theco!rt
hasnotifiedthecitorm!nici'al san((!nian"heretheacc!sedresidesof
thea''licationforreco(ni6ance. Thesan((!nianshall
incl!deinitsa(enda the notice fromthe co!rt !'on recei't and act on
the re+!est forcomments or o''osition to the a''lication "ithin ten
3174 das from recei't of thenotice. The action of the san((!nian
shall be in the form of a resol!tion, and shallbe d!l a''ro&ed
b the maor, and s!b*ect to the follo"in( conditions#314 An
motionforthe ado'tionof aresol!tionforthe '!r'ose ofthis Actd!lmade
before the san((!nian shallhe considered as an !r(ent matter and
shallta2e 'recedence o&er an other b!siness thereof# Provided,
That a s'ecial sessionshall be called to consider s!ch 'ro'osed
resol!tion if necessar>The resol!tion of the san((!nian shall
incl!de in its resol!tion a list ofrecommended or(ani6ations
from"hose members the co!rt ma a''oint ac!stodian.3.4
The'residin(officerof thesan((!nianshall ens!rethat
itssecretarshalls!bmit an resol!tion ado'ted !nder this Act "ithin
t"ent-fo!r 3.04 ho!rs from its'assa(etothemaor"hoshall act onit
"ithinthesame'eriodof timefromrecei't thereof>334 If the maor or
an 'erson actin( as s!ch, '!rs!ant to la", fails to act on thesaid
resol!tion "ithin t"ent-fo!r 3.04 ho!rs from recei't thereof, the
same shall bedeemed to ha&e been acted !'on fa&orabl b the
maor>304 If the maor or an 'erson actin( as s!ch, '!rs!ant to
la", disa''ro&es theresol!tion, theresol!tionshall
beret!rned"ithint"ent-fo!r 3.04 ho!rsfromdisa''ro&al thereof to
the san((!nian 'residin( officer or secretar "ho shall
beres'onsible in informin( e&er member thereof that the
san((!nian shall meet ins'ecial session "ithin t"ent-fo!r 3.04
ho!rs from recei't of the &eto for the sole'!r'ose of
considerin( to o&erride the &eto made b the maor.:or the
'!r'ose of this Act, the resol!tion of the san((!nian of the
m!nici'alit orcit shallbe considered finaland nots!b*ectto the
re&ie" ofthe San((!nian(,anlala"i(an, a co' of "hich shall be
for"arded to the trial co!rt "ithin three 334das from date of
resol!tion.3e4 The acc!sed shallbe 'ro'erl doc!mented, thro!(h s!ch
'rocesses as, b!tnot limited to, 'hoto(ra'hic ima(ere'rod!ction of
all sides of the faceandfin(er'rintin(# Provided, That the costs
in&ol&ed for the '!r'ose of this s!bsectionshall
besho!lderedbthem!nici'alitor citthat so!(ht thereleaseof
theacc!sedas 'ro&ided herein, char(eabletothemandator fi&e
'ercent 35B4calamit f!nd in its b!d(et or to an other a&ailable
f!nd in its treas!r> and3f4 The co!rt shall notif the '!blic
'rosec!tor of the date of hearin( therefor "ithint"ent-fo!r 3.04
ho!rs from the filin( of the a''lication for release on
reco(ni6ancein fa&or of the acc!sed# Provided, That s!ch
hearin( shall be held not earlier thant"ent-fo!r 3.04 ho!rsnor
later thanfort-ei(ht 3084 ho!rsfromtherecei't ofnotice b the
'rosec!tor# Provided, further, That d!rin( said hearin(,
the'rosec!tor shall be read to s!bmit the recommendations re(ardin(
the a''licationmade !nder this Act, "herein no motion for
'ost'onement shall be entertained.SEC. 9. /is1ualificationsfor
ReleaseonRecogni-ance. %Anof thefollo"in(circ!mstances shall be a
&alid (ro!nd for the co!rt to dis+!alif an acc!sed
froma&ailin( of the benefits 'ro&ided herein#3a4 The
acc!sed bad made !ntr!thf!l statements in his;her s"orn
affida&it'rescribed !nder Section 53a4>3b4 The acc!sed is a
recidi&ist, +!asi-recidi&ist, habit!al delin+!ent, or
hascommitted a crime a((ra&ated b the circ!mstance of
reiteration>3c4 The acc!sed had been fo!nd to ha&e
're&io!sl esca'ed fromle(alconfinement, e&aded sentence or
has &iolated the conditions of bail or release onreco(ni6ance
"itho!t &alid *!stification>3d4 The acc!sed had
're&io!sl committed a crime "hile on 'robation, 'arole or!nder
conditional 'ardon>3e4 The 'ersonal circ!mstances of the acc!sed
or nat!re of the facts s!rro!ndin(his;her case indicate the
'robabilit of fli(ht if released on reco(ni6ance>3f4 There is a
(reat ris2 that the acc!sed ma commit another crime d!rin(
the'endenc of the case> and3(4 Theacc!sedhasa'endin(criminal
case"hichhasthesameor hi(her'enalt to the ne" crime he;she is bein(
acc!sed of.SEC. 8. 2ualifications of the Custodian of the Person
Released onRecogni-ance. % E)ce't in cases of children in conflict
"ith the la" as 'ro&ided!nder 5e'!blic Act No. 9300, the
c!stodian of the 'erson released onreco(ni6ance m!st ha&e the
follo"in( +!alifications#3a4 A 'erson of (ood re'!te and
'robit>3b4 A resident of the baran(a "here the a''licant
resides>3c4 =!st not be a relati&e of the a''licant "ithin
the fo!rth de(ree of consan(!initor affinit> and3d4 =!st belon(
to an of the follo"in( sectors and instit!tions# ch!rch,
academe,social "elfare, healthsector,ca!se-oriented(ro!'s,
charitableor(ani6ationsoror(ani6ations en(a(ed in the
rehabilitation of offenders d!l accredited b the localsocial
"elfare and de&elo'ment officer.If no 'erson in the baran(a
"here the a''licant resides belon(s to an of
thesectorsandinstit!tionslisted!nder 'ara(ra'h3d4 abo&e,
thec!stodianof the'erson released on reco(ni6ance ma be from the
+!alified residents of the cit orm!nici'alit "here the a''licant
resides.SEC. 9. /uty of the Custodian. % The c!stodian shall
!nderta2e to (!arantee thea''earance of the acc!sed "hene&er
re+!ired b the co!rt. The c!stodian shall
bere+!iredtoe)ec!tean!nderta2in(beforetheco!rt
to'rod!cetheacc!sed"hene&er re+!ired. Thesaid!nderta2in(shall
be'art of thea''licationforreco(ni6ance. The co!rt shall d!l notif,
"ithin a reasonable 'eriod of time, thec!stodian "hene&er the
'resence of the acc!ssed is re+!ired. A 'enalt of si) 3A4months to
t"o 3.4 ears im'risonment shall be im'osed !'on the c!stodian
"hofailed to deli&er or 'rod!ce the acc!sed before the co!rt,
!'on d!e notice, "itho!t*!stifiable reason.SEC. 17. Role of the
Probation +fficer. % C'on release of the 'erson onreco(ni6ance to
the c!stodian, the co!rt shall iss!e an order directin(
the,robation Office concerned to monitor and e&al!ate the
acti&ities of s!ch 'erson.The ,robation Office concerned shall
s!bmit a "ritten re'ort containin( its findin(sand recommendations
on the acti&ities of the 'erson released on reco(ni6ance ona
monthl basis to determine "hether or not the conditions for his;her
release ha&ebeen com'lied "ith. The 'rosec!tion incl!din( the
'ri&ate com'lainant, if an, shallbe (i&en a co' of s!ch
re'ort.SEC. 11. rrest of a Person Released on Recogni-ance. % The
co!rt shall orderthe arrest of the acc!sed, "ho shallforth"ith be
'laced !nder detention, d!e toan of the follo"in( circ!mstances#3a4
If it finds meritorio!s a manifestation made !nder oath b an 'erson
after as!mmar healin(, (i&in( the acc!sed an o''ort!nit to be
heard>3b4 If the acc!sed fails to a''ear at the trial or
"hene&er re+!ired b theabo&ementioned co!rt or an other
com'etent co!rt "itho!t *!stification, des'ited!e notice>3c4 If
theacc!sedisthes!b*ect of acom'laint forthecommissionof
anotheroffensein&ol&in(moral t!r'it!de
andthe'!blic'rosec!toror themaorinthearea "here the offense is
committed recommends the arrest to the co!rt> or3d4 If it is
sho"n that the acc!sed committed an act of harassment s!ch as, b!t
notlimited to, stal2in(, intimidatin( or other"ise &e)in(
'ri&ate com'lainant, 'rosec!toror
"itnessesinthecase'endin(a(ainsttheacc!sed# Provided, That
!'ontheiss!ance b the co!rt of s!ch order, the acc!sed shall
li2e"ise become the 'ro'ers!b*ect of a citi6en@s arrest '!rs!ant to
the 5!les of Co!rt.SEC. 1.. !o Release on Recogni-ance fter 3inal
4udgment or Commencementof Sentence5 *6ception. % The benefits
'ro&ided !nder this Act shall not be allo"edin fa&or of an
acc!sed after the *!d(ment has become final or "hen the acc!sedhas
started ser&in( the sentence# Provided, That this 'rohibition
shall not a''l toan acc!sed "ho is entitled to the benefits of the
,robation ?a" if the a''lication for'robation is made before the
con&ict starts ser&in( the sentence im'osed, in "hichcase,
theco!rt shall allo"thereleaseonreco(ni6anceof thecon&ict
tothec!stodof a+!alifiedmember of thebaran(a,citor
m!nici'alit"heretheacc!sed act!all resides.SEC. 13. Separability
Clause. %Ifan 'ro&isionofthis Actor the a''lication ofs!ch
'ro&ision to an 'erson or circ!mstance is declared in&alid,
the remainder ofthis Act or the a''lication of s!ch 'ro&ision
to other 'ersons or circ!mstances shallnot be affected b s!ch
declaration.SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. % All la"s, decrees and
orders or 'arts thereofinconsistent here"itharedeemedre'ealedor
modifiedaccordin(l,!nlessthesame are more beneficial to the
acc!sed.SEC. 15. *ffectivity. % This Act shall ta2e effect fifteen
3154 das after its '!blicationin the +fficial ,a-ette or in at
least t"o 3.4 ne"s'a'ers of (eneral circ!lation. REPUBLIC ACT NO.
10158 AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANC, AMENDING FOR THIS
PURPOSEARTICLE !0! OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THEREVISED PENAL CODEBe it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1.
Article .7. of the 5e&ised ,enal Code is hereb, amended to read
asfollo"s#$Article .7.. Prostitutes5 Penalty. % :or the '!r'oses of
this article, "omen "ho, formone or 'rofit, habit!all ind!l(e in
se)!al interco!rse or lasci&io!s cond!ct, aredeemed to be
'rostit!tes.$An 'ersonfo!nd (!iltofanofthe offenses co&ered
bthis articleshallbe'!nishedb arrestomenor or afinenot
e)ceedin(.77'esos, andincaseofrecidi&ism, b arresto mayor in
its medi!m'eriod to prision correctional in itsminim!m'eriodor
afineran(in(from.77to.,777'esos, or both, inthediscretion of the
co!rt.1SEC. .. *ffect onPendingCases. % All 'endin(cases!nder
the'ro&isionsofArticle .7. of the 5e&ised ,enal Code on
Da(ranc 'rior to its amendment b thisAct shall be dismissed !'on
effecti&it of this Act.SEC. 3. 7mmediate Release of Convicted
Persons. % All 'ersons ser&in( sentencefor &iolationof
the'ro&isions of Article.7.of the5e&ised,enal CodeonDa(ranc
'rior to its amendment b this Act shall be immediatel released
!'oneffecti&it of this Act#Provided, That the are not
ser&in( sentence or detained foran other offense or felon.SEC.
0. Repealing Clause. % All la"s, 'residential decrees,
e)ec!ti&e orders, r!lesand re(!lations and other iss!ances, or
an 'art thereof, inconsistent "ith this Actare hereb re'ealed,
modified or amended accordin(l.SEC.5. *ffectivity Clause. % This
Act shall ta2eeffect fifteen3154dasafterits'!blicationinthe
+fficial ,a-ette or inat least t"o3.4 ne"s'a'ersof
(eneralcirc!lationREPUBLIC ACT NO. 93""AN ACT
ESTABLISHINGACOMPREHENSIVE #UVENILE #USTICE ANDWELFARESSTEM,
CREATINGTHE#UVENILE#USTICEANDWELFARECOUNCIL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF
#USTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDSTHEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESBe it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines inCongress assembled#TITLE IGOVERNING PRINCIPLESCHAPTER
1TITLE, POLIC AND DEFINITION OF TERMSS$%&'()1.
ShortTitleandScope. - This Act shall be2no"nasthe
*#+,$)'-$#+.&'%$/)0W$-1/2$ A%&(1!003.* It shall
co&erthedifferent sta(esin&ol&in(children at ris2 and
children in conflict "ith the la" from 're&ention to
rehabilitationand reinte(ration.SEC. !. Declarationof State Policy.
- Thefollo"in( State 'olicies shall beobser&ed at all times#3a4
The State reco(ni6es the &ital role of children and o!th in
nation b!ildin( andshall 'romoteand'rotect their 'hsical, moral,
s'irit!al, intellect!al andsocial"ell-bein(. It shall inc!lcate in
the o!th 'atriotismand nationalism, andenco!ra(e their
in&ol&ement in '!blic and ci&ic affairs.3b4 The State
shall 'rotect the best interests of the child thro!(h meas!res that
"illens!retheobser&anceof international standardsof
child'rotection, es'eciallthose to "hich the ,hili''ines is a 'art.
,roceedin(s before an a!thorit shall becond!cted in the best
interest of the child and in a manner "hich allo"s the child
to'artici'ate and to e)'ress himself;herself freel. The
'artici'ation of children in the'ro(ram and 'olic form!lation and
im'lementation related to *!&enile *!stice and"elfare shall be
ens!red b the concerned (o&ernment a(enc.3c4
TheStateli2e"isereco(ni6estheri(ht of childrentoassistance,
incl!din('ro'er care and n!trition, and s'ecial 'rotection from all
forms of ne(lect, ab!se,cr!elt and e)'loitation, and other
conditions 're*!dicial to their de&elo'ment.3d4 ,!rs!ant to
Article 07 of the Cnited Nations Con&ention on the 5i(hts of
theChild, the State reco(ni6es the ri(ht of e&er child alle(ed
as, acc!sed of,ad*!d(ed, or reco(ni6edasha&in(infrin(edthe'enal
la"tobetreatedinamannerconsistent"ith the'romotion of
thechildEssenseof di(nitand"orth,ta2in( into acco!nt the childEs
a(e and desirabilit of 'romotin( his;herreinte(ration. /hene&er
a''ro'riate and desirable, the State shall ado't meas!resfor
dealin( "ith s!ch children "itho!t resortin( to
*!dicial'roceedin(s, 'ro&idin(that h!manri(htsandle(al
safe(!ardsaref!llres'ected. It shall ens!rethatchildren are dealt
"ith in a manner a''ro'riate to their "ell-bein( b 'ro&idin(
for,amon(others, a&arietof dis'ositionmeas!ress!chascare,
(!idanceands!'er&isionorders, co!nselin(, 'robation,
fostercare, ed!cationand&ocationaltrainin( 'ro(rams and other
alternati&es to instit!tional care.3e4 Theadministrationofthe
*!&enile*!stice and "elfaresstemshall ta2eintoconsideration the
c!lt!ral and reli(io!s 'ers'ecti&es of the :ili'ino
'eo'le,'artic!larl the indi(eno!s 'eo'les and the =!slims,
consistent "ith the 'rotectionof the ri(hts of children belon(in(
to these comm!nities.3f4 The State shall a''l the 'rinci'les of
restorati&e *!stice in all its la"s, 'oliciesand 'ro(rams
a''licable to children in conflict "ith the la".SEC. 3. Liberal
Construction of this Act. - In case of do!bt, the inter'retation
ofan of the 'ro&isions of this Act, incl!din( its im'lementin(
r!les and re(!lations3I55s4, shall be constr!ed liberall in
fa&or of the child in conflict "ith the la".SEC. ". Definition
of Terms. - The follo"in( terms as !sed in this Act shallbedefined
as follo"s#3a4 F3.4 bein( e)'loited incl!din( se)!all or
economicall>334 bein( abandoned or ne(lected, and after dili(ent
search and in+!ir, the 'arentor (!ardian cannot be fo!nd>304
comin( from a dsf!nctional or bro2en famil or "itho!t a 'arent or
(!ardian>354 bein( o!t of school>3A4 bein( a
streetchild>394 bein( a member of a (an(>384 li&in( in a
comm!nit "ith a hi(h le&el of criminalit or dr!( ab!se>
and394 li&in( in sit!ations of armed conflict.3e4 FChild in
Conflict "ith the ?a"F refers to a child "ho is alle(ed as, acc!sed
of,or ad*!d(ed as, ha&in( committed an offense !nder ,hili''ine
la"s.3f4 FComm!nit-based ,ro(ramsF refers to the 'ro(rams
'ro&ided in a comm!nitsettin( de&elo'ed for '!r'oses of
inter&ention and di&ersion, as "ell asrehabilitation of the
child in conflict "ith the la", for reinte(ration into his;her
familand;or comm!nit.3(4 FCo!rtF refers to a famil co!rt or, in
'laces "here there are no famil co!rts,an re(ional trial co!rt.3h4
FGe'ri&ation of ?ibertF refers to an form of detention or
im'risonment, or tothe 'lacement of achild inconflict "ith
thela"ina'!blicor'ri&atec!stodialsettin(, from "hich the child
in conflict "ith the la" is not 'ermitted to lea&e at "illb
order of an *!dicial or administrati&e a!thorit.3i4
FGi&ersionF refers to an alternati&e, child-a''ro'riate
'rocess of determinin( theres'onsibilit and treatment of a child in
conflict "ith the la" on the basis of his;hersocial, c!lt!ral,
economic, 'scholo(ical or ed!cational bac2(ro!nd "itho!tresortin(
to formal co!rt 'roceedin(s.3*4 FGi&ersion ,ro(ramF refers to
the 'ro(ram that the child in conflict "ith the la"
isre+!iredto!nder(oafter he;sheisfo!ndres'onsiblefor
anoffense"itho!tresortin( to formal co!rt 'roceedin(s.324 FInitial
Contact /ith-the ChildF refers to the a''rehension or ta2in( into
c!stodof a child in conflict "ith the la" b la" enforcement
officers or 'ri&ate citi6ens. Itincl!des the time "hen the
child alle(ed to be in conflict "ith the la" recei&es
as!b'oena!nder Section33b4 of 5!le11.of the5e&ised5!les of
Criminal,roced!re or s!mmons !nder Section A3a4 or Section 93b4
ofthe same 5!le incases that do not re+!ire 'reliminar
in&esti(ation or "here there is no necessit to'lace the child
alle(ed to be in conflict "ith the la" !nder immediate c!stod.3I4
FInter&entionF referstoaseriesof
acti&ities"hicharedesi(nedtoaddressiss!esthat
ca!sedthechildtocommit anoffense. It mata2etheformof
anindi&id!ali6edtreatment 'ro(ram"hichmaincl!deco!nselin(,
s2illstrainin(,ed!cation, and other acti&ities that "illenhance
his;her 'scholo(ical, emotionaland 'scho-social "ell-bein(.3m4
FH!&enile H!stice and /elfare SstemF refers to a sstem dealin(
"ith childrenat ris2 andchildreninconflict "iththela",
"hich'ro&ides child-a''ro'riate'roceedin(s, incl!din( 'ro(rams
and ser&ices for 're&ention, di&ersion,rehabilitation,
re-inte(ration and aftercare to ens!re their normal (ro"th
andde&elo'ment.3n4 F?a" Enforcement OfficerF refers to the
'erson in a!thorit or his;her a(ent asdefined in Article 15. of the
5e&ised ,enal Code, incl!din( a baran(a tanod.374 FOffenseF
refers to an act or omission "hether '!nishable !nder s'ecial
la"sor the 5e&ised ,enal Code, as amended.3'4 F5eco(ni6anceF
refers to an !nderta2in( in lie! of a bond ass!med b a 'arentor
c!stodian "ho shall be res'onsible for the a''earance in co!rt of
the child inconflict "ith the la", "hen re+!ired.3+4
F5estorati&e H!sticeF refers to a 'rinci'le "hich re+!ires a
'rocess of resol&in(conflicts "ith the
ma)im!min&ol&ement of the &ictim, the offender and
thecomm!nit. It see2s to obtain re'aration for the &ictim>
reconciliation of theoffender, the offended and the comm!nit>
and reass!rance to the offender thathe;she can be reinte(rated into
societ. It also enhances '!blic safet b acti&atin(the offender,
the &ictim and the comm!nit in 're&ention
strate(ies.3r4FStat!sOffensesFreferstooffenses"hichdiscriminateonla(ainst
achild,"hile an ad!lt does not s!ffer an 'enalt for committin(
similar acts. These shallincl!de c!rfe" &iolations> tr!anc,
'arental disobedience and the li2e.3s4 FIo!th Getention JomeF
refers to a .0-ho!r child-carin( instit!tion mana(ed baccredited
local (o&ernment !nits 3?KCs4 and licensed and;or
accreditednon(o&ernment or(ani6ations3NKOs4
'ro&idin(short-termresidential careforchildren in conflict "ith
the la" "ho are a"aitin( co!rt dis'osition of their cases
ortransfer to other a(encies or *!risdiction.3t4 FIo!th
5ehabilitation CenterF refers to a .0-ho!r residential care
facilitmana(ed b the Ge'artment of Social /elfare and
Ge&elo'ment 3GS/G4, ?KCs,licensed and;or accredited NKOs
monitored b the GS/G, "hich 'ro&ides care,treatment and
rehabilitation ser&ices for children in conflict "ith the
la".5ehabilitation ser&ices are 'ro&ided !nder the (!idance
of a trained staff "hereresidents are cared for !nder a str!ct!red
thera'e!tic en&ironment "ith the end&ie" of reinte(ratin(
theminto their families and comm!nities as
sociallf!nctionin(indi&id!als. ,hsical mobilitof residents of
saidcenters maberestricted 'endin( co!rt dis'osition of the char(es
a(ainst them.3!4 FDictimless CrimesF refers to offenses "here there
is no 'ri&ate offended 'art.CHAPTER !PRINCIPLES IN THE
ADMINISTRATION OF #UVENILE #USTICE AND WELFARESEC. 5. Rights of the
Child in Conflict with the Law. - E&er child in conflict
"iththe la" shall ha&e the follo"in( ri(hts, incl!din( b!t not
limited to#3a4 the ri(ht not to be s!b*ected to tort!re or other
cr!el, inh!man or de(radin(treatment or '!nishment>3b4 the ri(ht
not to be im'osed a sentence of ca'ital '!nishment or
lifeim'risonment, "itho!t the 'ossibilit of release>3c4 the
ri(ht not to be de'ri&ed, !nla"f!ll or arbitraril, of his;her
libert> detentionor im'risonment bein(adis'ositionof last
resort, and"hichshall befor theshortest a''ro'riate 'eriod of
time>3d4 the ri(ht to be treated "ith h!manit and res'ect, for
the inherent di(nit of the'erson, and in a manner "hich ta2es into
acco!nt the needs of a 'erson of his;hera(e. In 'artic!lar, a child
de'ri&ed of libert shall be se'arated from ad!lt offendersat
all times. No child shall be detained to(ether "ith ad!lt
offenders. Je;She shallbe con&eed se'aratel to or from co!rt.
Je;She shall a"ait hearin( of his;her o"ncase in a se'arate holdin(
area. A child in conflict "ith the la" shall ha&e the ri(htto
maintain contact "ith his;her famil thro!(h corres'ondence and
&isits, sa&e ine)ce'tional circ!mstances>3e4 the ri(ht
to 'rom't access to le(al and other a''ro'riate assistance, as "ell
asthe ri(ht to challen(e the le(alit of the de'ri&ation of
his;her libert before a co!rtor other com'etent, inde'endent and
im'artial a!thorit, and to a 'rom't decisionon s!ch action>3f4
the ri(ht to bail and reco(ni6ance, in a''ro'riate cases>3(4
theri(ht totestifasa"itnessinhid;her o"nbehalf !nder
ther!leone)amination of a child "itness>3h4 the ri(ht to
ha&e his;her 'ri&ac res'ected f!ll at all sta(es of the
'roceedin(s>3i4 the ri(ht to di&ersion if he;she is
+!alified and &ol!ntaril a&ails of the same>3*4 the
ri(ht to be im'osed a *!d(ment in 'ro'ortion to the (ra&it of
the offense"here his;her best interest, the ri(hts of the
&ictim and the needs of societ are allta2en into consideration
b the co!rt, !nder the 'rinci'le of restorati&e *!stice>324
the ri(ht to ha&e restrictions on his;her 'ersonal libert
limited to the minim!m,and "here discretion is (i&en b la" to
the *!d(e to determine "hether to im'osefine or im'risonment, the
im'osition of fine bein( 'referred as the morea''ro'riate
'enalt>3I4 in (eneral, the ri(ht to a!tomatic s!s'ension of
sentence>3m4 the ri(ht to 'robation as an alternati&e to
im'risonment, if +!alified !nder the,robation ?a">3n4 the ri(ht
to be free from liabilit for 'er*!r, concealment or
misre'resentation>and3o4 other ri(hts as 'ro&ided for !nder
e)istin( la"s, r!les and re(!lations.The State f!rther ado'ts the
'ro&isions of the Cnited Nations Standard =inim!m5!les for the
Administration of H!&enile H!stice or F3b4 Ge'artment of Social
/elfare and Ge&elo'ment 3GS/G4>3c4 Co!ncil for the /elfare
of Children 3C/C43d4 Ge'artment of Ed!cation 3Ge'Ed4>3e4
Ge'artment of the Interior and ?ocal Ko&ernment 3GI?K43f4
Commission on J!man 5i(hts 3CJ54>3(4 National Io!th Commission
3NIC4> and3h4 T"o 3.4 re'resentati&es from NKOs, one to be
desi(nated b the Secretar
ofH!sticeandtheothertobedesi(natedbtheSecretarof Social
/elfareandGe&elo'ment.The HH/C shall con&ene "ithin fifteen
3154 das from the effecti&it of this Act. TheSecretar of
H!stice and the Secretar of Social/elfare and Ge&elo'ment
shalldetermine the or(ani6ational str!ct!re and staffin( 'attern of
the HH/C.TheHH/Cshall coordinate"iththeOfficeof theCo!rt
Administrator andthe,hili''ine H!dicial Academ to ens!re the
reali6ation of its mandate and the 'ro'erdischar(e of its d!ties
and f!nctions, as herein 'ro&ided.SEC. 9. Duties and %unctions
of the "C. - The HH/C shall ha&e the follo"in(d!ties and
f!nctions#3a4 To o&ersee the im'lementation of this Act>3b4
To ad&ise the ,resident on all matters and 'olicies relatin( to
*!&enile *!sticeand "elfare>3c4 Toassist
theconcerneda(enciesinthere&ie"andredraftin(of
e)istin('olicies;re(!lations or in the form!lation of ne" ones in
line "ith the 'ro&isions ofthis Act>3d4 To 'eriodicall
de&elo' a com'rehensi&e 3 to 5-ear national
*!&enileinter&ention'ro(ram, "iththe'artici'ationof
(o&ernment a(enciesconcerned,NKOs and o!th or(ani6ations>3e4
Tocoordinatetheim'lementationof
the*!&enileinter&ention'ro(ramsandacti&ities b national
(o&ernment a(encies and other acti&ities "hich ma ha&e
anim'ortant bearin( on the s!ccess of the entire national
*!&enile inter&ention'ro(ram. All 'ro(rams relatin( to
*!&enile *!stice and "elfare shall be ado'ted incons!ltation
"ith the HH/C>3f4 Toform!late and recommend 'olicies and
strate(ies in cons!ltation "ithchildren for the 're&ention of
*!&enile delin+!enc and the administration of *!stice,as "ell
as for the treatment and rehabilitation of the children in conflict
"ith the la">3(4 To collect rele&antinformation andcond!ct
contin!in( researchand s!''orte&al!ations and st!dies on all
matters relatin( to *!&enile *!stice and "elfare, s!chas b!t
not limited to#314 the 'erformance and res!lts achie&ed b
*!&enile inter&ention 'ro(rams and bacti&ities of the
local (o&ernment !nits and other (o&ernment a(encies>3.4
the 'eriodic trends, 'roblems and ca!ses of *!&enile delin+!enc
and crimes>and334 the 'artic!lar needs of children in conflict
"ith the la" in c!stod.The data (athered shall be !sed b the HH/Cin
the im'ro&ement of theadministration of *!&enile *!stice
and "elfare sstem.TheHH/Cshall set !'amechanismtoens!rethat
childrenarein&ol&edinresearch and 'olic de&elo'ment.3h4
Thro!(hd!ldesi(nated'ersonsand"iththeassistanceof
thea(encies'ro&ided in the 'recedin( section, to cond!ct
re(!lar ins'ections in detention andrehabilitation facilities and
to !nderta2e s'ot ins'ections on their o"n initiati&e inorder
tochec2 com'liance "ith the standards 'ro&ided herein and to
ma2ethenecessar recommendations to a''ro'riate a(encies>3i4
Toinitiateandcoordinatethecond!ct of trainin(sfor the'ersonnel of
thea(encies in&ol&ed in the administration of the
*!&enile *!stice and "elfare sstemand the *!&enile
inter&ention 'ro(ram>3*4 To s!bmit an ann!al re'ort to the
,resident on the im'lementation of this Act>and324
To'erforms!chother f!nctions as mabenecessartoim'lement
the'ro&isions of this Act.SEC. 10. Policies andProcedures
onu!enile ustice and"elfare. - All(o&ernmenta(encies en!merated
in Section 8 shall,"ith theassistanceoftheHH/Cand"ithinone314
earfrom theeffecti&itofthis Act,draft'oliciesand'roced!res
consistent "iththestandards set inthela". These'olicies
and'roced!res shall be modified accordin(l in cons!ltation "ith the
HH/C !'on thecom'letion of the national *!&enile
inter&ention 'ro(ram as 'ro&ided !nder Section9 3d4.SEC.
11. Child Rights Center #CRC$. - The e)istin( Child 5i(hts Center
of theCommission on J!man 5i(hts shall ens!re that the stat!s,
ri(hts and interests ofchildren are !'held in accordance "ith the
Constit!tion and internationalinstr!ments on h!man ri(hts. The CJ5
shall stren(then the monitorin( of(o&ernment com'liance of
alltreat obli(ations, incl!din( the timel and re(!lars!bmission of
re'orts before the treat bodies, as "ell as the im'lementation
anddissemination of recommendations and concl!sions b
(o&ernment a(encies as"ell as NKOs and ci&il societ.TITLE
IIIPREVENTION OF #UVENILE DELIN5UENCCHAPTER 1THE ROLE OF THE
DIFFERENT SECTORSSEC. 1!. The %amily. - The famil shall be
res'onsible for the 'rimar n!rt!rin(andrearin(of
children"hichiscritical indelin+!enc're&ention. As far
as'racticable and in accordance "ith the 'roced!res of this Act, a
child in conflict"ith the la" shall be maintained in his;her
famil.SEC. 13. The &ducational System. - Ed!cational
instit!tions shall "or2 to(ether"ith families, comm!nit
or(ani6ations and a(encies in the 're&ention of
*!&eniledelin+!enc and in the rehabilitation and reinte(ration
of child in conflict "ith thela". Schoolsshall 'ro&ideade+!ate,
necessarandindi&id!ali6eded!cationalschemes for children
manifestin( diffic!lt beha&ior and children in conflict "ith
thela".Incases"herechildreninconflict
"iththela"areta2enintoc!stodordetainedinrehabilitationcenters,
thesho!ldbe'ro&idedtheo''ort!nittocontin!e learnin( !nder an
alternati&e learnin( sstem "ith basic literac 'ro(ramor non-
formal ed!cation accreditation e+!i&alenc sstem.SEC. 1". The
Role of the Mass Media. - The mass media shall 'la an acti&e
rolein the 'romotion of child ri(hts, and delin+!enc 're&ention
b relain( consistentmessa(es thro!(h a balanced a''roach. =edia
'ractitioners shall, therefore, haðe d!t to maintain the
hi(hest critical and 'rofessional standards in re'ortin(
andco&erin(casesof childreninconflict "iththela". Inall
'!blicitconcernin(children, thebest interest of
thechildsho!ldbethe'rimordial and'aramo!ntconcern. An !nd!e,
ina''ro'riate and sensationali6ed '!blicit of an
casein&ol&in( a child in conflict "ith the la" is hereb
declared a &iolation of the childEsri(hts.SEC. 15.
&stablishment and Strengthening of Local Councils for
theProtectionofChildren. -?ocal Co!ncilsforthe,rotectionof
Children3?C,C4shall be established in all le&els of local
(o&ernment, and "here the ha&e alreadbeen established, the
shall be stren(thened "ithin one 314 ear fromtheeffecti&it of
this Act. =embershi' in the ?C,C shallbe chosen from amon(
theres'onsible members of the comm!nit, incl!din( a
re'resentati&e from the o!thsector, as "ell as
re'resentati&es from (o&ernment and 'ri&ate
a(enciesconcerned "ith the "elfare of children.The local co!ncil
shall ser&e as the 'rimar a(enc to coordinate "ith and
assistthe?KCconcernedfor theado'tionof
acom'rehensi&e'lanondelin+!enc're&ention, and to
o&ersee its 'ro'er im'lementation.One 'ercent 31B4 of the
internalre&en!e allotment of
baran(as,m!nici'alitiesandcitiesshall beallocatedfor
thestren(thenin(andim'lementationof the'ro(rams of the ?C,C#
,ro&ided, That the disb!rsement of the f!nd shall be madeb the
?KC concerned.SEC. 13. Appointment of Local Social "elfare and
De!elopment 'fficer. - All?KCs shalla''oint a d!l licensed
social"or2er as its localsocial"elfare andde&elo'ment officer
tas2ed to assist children in conflict "ith the la".SEC. 14. The
Sangguniang (abataan. - The San((!nian( Labataan 3SL4
shallcoordinate "ith the ?C,Cin the form!lation and im'lementation
of *!&enileinter&ention and di&ersion 'ro(rams in the
comm!nit.CHAPTER !COMPREHENSIVE #UVENILE INTERVENTION PROGRAMSEC.
18. De!elopment of a Comprehensi!e u!enile )nter!ention Program. -A
Com'rehensi&e *!&enile inter&ention 'ro(ram
co&erin( at least a 3-ear 'eriodshall be instit!ted in ?KCs
from the baran(a to the 'ro&incial le&el.The?KCsshall set
asideanamo!nt necessartoim'lement their res'ecti&e*!&enile
inter&ention 'ro(rams in their ann!al b!d(et.The?KCs,
incoordination"iththe?C,C, shall call onall
sectorsconcerned,'artic!larl the child-foc!sed instit!tions, NKOs,
'eo'leEs or(ani6ations,ed!cational instit!tions and (o&ernment
a(encies in&ol&ed in delin+!enc're&ention to
'artici'ate in the'lannin( 'rocess and im'lementationof
*!&enileinter&ention 'ro(rams. S!ch 'ro(rams shallbe
im'lemented consistent "ith thenational'ro(ram form!lated and
desi(ned b the HH/C. The im'lementation ofthe com'rehensi&e
*!&enile inter&ention 'ro(ram shall be re&ie"ed and
assessedann!all b the ?KCs in coordination "ith the ?C,C. 5es!lts
of the assessmentshallbe s!bmitted b the 'ro&incialand cit
(o&ernments to the HH/C not laterthan =arch 37 of e&er
ear.SEC. 19. Community*basedPrograms onu!enile ustice and"elfare.
-Comm!nit-based 'ro(rams on *!&enile *!stice and "elfare shall
be instit!ted bthe?KCsthro!(hthe?C,C, school,
o!thor(ani6ationsandotherconcerneda(encies. The ?KCs shall
'ro&ide comm!nit-based ser&ices "hich res'ond to thes'ecial
needs, 'roblems, interests andconcerns of childrenand"hich
offera''ro'riate co!nselin( and (!idance to them and their
families. These 'ro(ramsshall consist of three le&els#3a4
,rimar inter&ention incl!des (eneral meas!res to 'romote social
*!stice ande+!al o''ort!nit, "hich tac2le 'ercei&ed root ca!ses
of offendin(>3b4 Secondar inter&ention incl!des meas!res to
assist children at ris2> and3c4 Tertiar inter&ention
incl!des meas!res to a&oid !nnecessar contact "ith theformal
*!stice sstem and other meas!res to 're&ent re-offendin(.TITLE
IVTREATMENT OF CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF CRIMINALRESPONSIBILITSEC.
!0. Children +elow the Age of Criminal Responsibility. - Ifit has
beendetermined that the child ta2en into c!stod is fifteen 3154
ears old or belo", thea!thorit "hich "ill ha&e an initial
contact "ith the child has the d!t toimmediatel release the child
to the c!stod of his;her 'arents or (!ardian, or inthe absence
thereof, the childEs nearest relati&e. Said a!thorit shall
(i&e notice tothe local social "elfare and de&elo'ment
officer "ho "ill determine the a''ro'riate'ro(rams in cons!ltation
"ith the child and to the 'erson ha&in( c!stod o&er
thechild. If the 'arents, (!ardians or nearest relati&es cannot
be located, or if theref!se to ta2e c!stod, the child ma be
released to an of the follo"in(# a d!lre(isterednon(o&ernmental
or reli(io!sor(ani6ation> abaran(aofficial or amember of the 3i4
Immediatelb!t not later thanei(ht 384 ho!rsafter a''rehension,
t!rno&erc!stod of thechildtotheSocial /elfareandGe&elo'ment
Officeor otheraccreditedNKOs, andnotifthechildEsa''rehension.
Thesocial "elfareandde&elo'ment officer shall e)'lain to the
child and the childEs 'arents;(!ardians theconse+!ences of the
childEs act "ith a &ie" to"ards co!nselin( and
rehabilitation,di&ersion from the criminal *!stice sstem, and
re'aration, if a''ro'riate>3*4 Ta2ethechildimmediateltothe'ro'er
medical andhealthofficer for athoro!(h 'hsical and mental
e)amination. The e)amination res!lts shall be 2e'tconfidential
!nless other"ise ordered b the :amil Co!rt. /hene&er the
medicaltreatment is re+!ired, ste's shall be immediatel !nderta2en
to 'ro&ide the same>324 Ens!re that sho!ld detention of the
child in conflict "ith the la" be necessar,the child shall be
sec!red in +!arters se'arate from that of the o''osite se) andad!lt
offenders>3l4 5ecord the follo"in( in the initial
in&esti(ation#1. /hether handc!ffs or other instr!ments of
restraint "ere !sed, and if so, thereason for s!ch>.. That the
'arentsor (!ardian ofachild, the GS/G, and the
,A7ha&ebeeninformed of the a''rehension and the details
thereof> and3. The e)ha!stion of meas!res to determine the a(e
of a child and the 'recisedetails of the 'hsical and medical
e)amination or the fail!re to s!bmit a child tos!ch e)amination>
and3m4Ens!rethat allstatementssi(ned bthe
childd!rin(in&esti(ationshallbe"itnessedbthechildEs'arentsor(!ardian,
social "or2er,orle(al co!nsel inattendance "ho shall affi) his;her
si(nat!re to the said statement.A child in conflict "ith the la"
shall onl be searched b a la" enforcement officerof the same (ender
and shall not be loc2ed !' in a detention cell.SEC. !!. Duties
During )nitial )n!estigation. - The la" enforcement officer
shall,in his;her in&esti(ation, determine "here the case
in&ol&in( the child in conflict "iththe la" sho!ld be
referred.The ta2in( of the statement of the child shall be
cond!cted in the 'resence of thefollo"in(# 314 childEs co!nsel of
choice or in the absence thereof, a la"er from the,!blic AttorneEs
Office> 3.4 the childEs 'arents, (!ardian, or nearest
relati&e, as thecasemabe> and334 thelocal social
"elfareandde&elo'ment officer. Intheabsence of the childEs
'arents, (!ardian, or nearest relati&e, and the
localsocial"elfare and de&elo'ment officer, the
in&esti(ation shall be cond!cted in the'resence of a
re'resentati&e of an NKO, reli(io!s (ro!', or member of the 3f4
The "ei(ht of the e&idence a(ainst the child>3(4 The safet
of the comm!nit> and3h4 The best interest of the child.SEC. 30.
%ormulationof theDi!ersionProgram. -
Inform!latin(adi&ersion'ro(ram, the indi&id!al
characteristics and the 'ec!liar circ!mstances of the childin
conflict "ith the la" shall be !sed to form!late an
indi&id!ali6ed treatment.The follo"in( factors shall be
considered in form!latin( a di&ersion 'ro(ram for thechild#3a4
The childEs feelin(s of remorse for the offense he;she
committed>3b4 The 'arentsE or le(al (!ardiansE abilit to (!ide
and s!'er&ise the child>3c4 The &ictimEs &ie" abo!t
the 'ro'riet of the meas!res to be im'osed> and3d4 The
a&ailabilit of comm!nit-based 'ro(rams for rehabilitation
andreinte(ration of the child.SEC. 31. (indsofDi!ersionPrograms. -
Thedi&ersion'ro(ramshall incl!deade+!ate socio-c!lt!ral and
'scholo(ical res'onses and ser&ices for the child.
Atthedifferent sta(es "heredi&ersionma
beresortedto,thefollo"in( di&ersion'ro(rams ma be a(reed !'on,
s!ch as, b!t not limited to#3a4 At the le&el of the ,!non( 3.4
5e'aration of the dama(e ca!sed>334 Indemnification for
conse+!ential dama(es>304 /ritten or oral a'olo(>354 Care,
(!idance and s!'er&ision orders>3A4 Co!nselin( for the child
in conflict "ith the la" and the childEs famil>394Attendance in
trainin(s, seminars and lect!res on#3i4 an(er mana(ement
s2ills>3ii4 'roblem sol&in( and;or conflict resol!tion
s2ills>3iii4 &al!es formation> and3i&4 other s2ills
"hich "ill aid the child in dealin( "ith sit!ations "hich can lead
tore'etition of the offense>384
,artici'ationina&ailablecomm!nit-based'ro(rams,
incl!din(comm!nitser&ice> or394 ,artici'ation in ed!cation,
&ocation and life s2ills 'ro(rams.3b4 At the le&el of the
la" enforcement officer and the 'rosec!tor#314 Gi&ersion
'ro(rams s'ecified !nder 'ara(ra'hs 3a4314 to 3a4394 herein>
and3.4 Confiscation and forfeit!re of the 'roceeds or instr!ments
of the crime>3c4 At the le&el of the a''ro'riate co!rt#314
Gi&ersion 'ro(rams s'ecified !nder 'ara(ra'hs3a4and 3b4
abo&e>3.4 /ritten or oral re'rimand or citation>334
:ine#304 ,ament of the cost of the 'roceedin(s> or354
Instit!tional care and c!stod.CHAPTER 3PROSECUTIONSEC.3!. Duty of
theProsecutor/s'ffice. - There shall beas'eciall trained'rosec!tor
to cond!ct in+!est, 'reliminar in&esti(ation and 'rosec!tion of
casesin&ol&in( a child in conflict "ith the la". If there
is an alle(ation of tort!re or ill-treatment of a child in conflict
"ith the la" d!rin( arrest or detention, it shall be thed!t of the
'rosec!tor to in&esti(ate the same.SEC. 33. Preliminary
)n!estigation and %iling of )nformation. - The
'rosec!torshallcond!ct a 'reliminar in&esti(ation in the
follo"in( instances# 3a4 "hen thechildinconflict "iththela"doesnot
+!aliffordi&ersion# 3b4 "henthechild,his;her 'arents or
(!ardian does not a(ree to di&ersion as s'ecified in Sections
.9and.8> and3c4"henconsiderin(theassessment andrecommendationof
thesocial "or2er, the 'rosec!tor determines that di&ersion is
not a''ro'riate for thechild in conflict "ith the
la".C'onser&in(thes!b'oenaandtheaffida&it of com'laint,
the'rosec!tor shallnotif the ,!blic AttorneEs Office of s!ch
ser&ice, as "ell as the 'ersonalinformation, and 'lace of
detention of the child in conflict "ith the la".C'on determination
of 'robable ca!se b the 'rosec!tor, the information a(ainstthe
child shall be filed before the :amil Co!rt "ithin fort-fi&e
3054 das from thestart of the 'reliminar in&esti(ation.CHAPTER
"COURT PROCEEDINGSSEC. 3". +ail. - :or '!r'oses of recommendin( the
amo!nt of bail, the 'ri&ile(edmiti(atin( circ!mstance of
minorit shall be considered.SEC. 35. Release on Recogni0ance. -
/here a child is detained, the co!rt shallorder#3a4 the release of
the minor on reco(ni6ance to his;her 'arents and other
s!itable'erson>3b4 the release of the child in conflict "ith the
la" on bail> or3c4 the transfer of the minor to a o!th detention
home;o!th rehabilitation center.The co!rt shall not order the
detention of a child in a *ail 'endin( trial or hearin( ofhis;her
case.SEC. 33. Detention of the Child Pending Trial. - Children
detained 'endin( trialma be released on bail or reco(ni6ance as
'ro&ided for !nder Sections 30 and 35!nder this Act. In
allother cases and "hene&er 'ossible, detention 'endin(
trialmabere'lacedbalternati&emeas!res,
s!chascloses!'er&ision, intensi&ecare or 'lacement "ith a
famil or in an ed!cational settin( or home.Instit!tionali6ation or
detention of the child 'endin( trialshallbe !sed onl as ameas!re of
last resort and for the shortest 'ossible 'eriod of
time./hene&er detention is necessar, a child "ill al"as be
detained in o!thdetention homes established b local(o&ernments,
'!rs!ant to Section 8 of the:amil Co!rts Act, in the cit or
m!nici'alit "here the child resides.In the absence of a o!th
detention home, the child in conflict "ith the la" ma becommitted
to the care of the GS/G or a local rehabilitation center reco(ni6ed
bthe (o&ernment in the 'ro&ince, cit or m!nici'alit "ithin
the *!risdiction oftheco!rt. The center or a(enc concerned shall be
res'onsible for the childEsa''earance in co!rt "hene&er
re+!ired.SEC. 34. Di!ersion Measures. - /here the ma)im!m 'enalt
im'osed b la" forthe offense "ith "hich the child in conflict "ith
the la" is char(ed is im'risonmentof not more than t"el&e 31.4
ears, re(ardless of the fine or fine alone re(ardlessof the amo!nt,
and before arrai(nment of the child in conflict "ith the la", the
co!rtshall determine "hether or not di&ersion is
a''ro'riate.SEC. 38. AutomaticSuspensionof Sentence. -
Oncethechild"hois!nderei(hteen 3184 ears of a(e at the time of the
commission of the offense is fo!nd(!iltof theoffensechar(ed,
theco!rt shall determineandascertainanci&illiabilit "hich ma
ha&e res!lted from the offense committed. Jo"e&er, instead
of'rono!ncin( the *!d(ment of con&iction, the co!rt shall 'lace
the child in conflict"ith the la" !nder s!s'ended sentence, "itho!t
need ofa''lication# Provided, ho%ever, That s!s'ension of sentence
shall still be a''liede&en if the *!&enile is alread
ei(hteen ears 3184 of a(e or more at the time of the'rono!ncement
of his;her (!ilt.C'on s!s'ension of sentence and after considerin(
the &ario!s chc!mstances ofthe child, the co!rt shall im'ose
the a''ro'riate dis'osition meas!res as 'ro&idedin the S!'reme
Co!rt 5!le on H!&eniles in Conflict "ith the ?a".SEC. 39.
Discharge of the Child in Conflict with the Law. - C'on
therecommendation of the social "or2er "ho has c!stod of the child,
the co!rt shalldismissthecasea(ainst
thechild"hosesentencehasbeens!s'endedanda(ainst "hom dis'osition
meas!res ha&e been iss!ed, and shallorder the finaldischar(e of
the child if it finds that the ob*ecti&e of the dis'osition
meas!res ha&ebeen f!lfilled.The dischar(e of the child in
conflict "ith the la" shall not affect the ci&il
liabilitres!ltin( fromthe commission of the offense, "hich shall be
enforced inaccordance "ith la".SEC. "0. Return of the Child in
Conflict with the Law to Court. - If the co!rtfindsthat
theob*ecti&eof
thedis'ositionmeas!resim'osed!'onthechildinconflict "ith the la"
ha&e not been f!lfilled, or if the child in conflict "ith the
la" has"illf!ll failed to com'l "ith the conditions of his;her
dis'osition or rehabilitation'ro(ram, thechildinconflict
"iththela"shall bebro!(ht beforetheco!rt fore)ec!tion of
*!d(ment.If said child in conflict "ith the la" has reached
ei(hteen 3184 ears of a(e "hile!nders!s'endedsentence, theco!rt
shall determine"hethertodischar(ethechild in accordance "ith this
Act, to order e)ec!tion of sentence, or to e)tend thes!s'ended
sentence for a certain s'ecified 'eriod or !ntilthe child reaches
thema)im!m a(e of t"ent-one 3.14 ears.SEC. "1. Credit in Ser!ice of
Sentence. - The child in conflict "ith the la" shallbe credited in
the ser&ices of his;her sentence "ith the f!lltime s'ent in
act!alcommitment and detention !nder this Act.SEC. "!. Probation as
an Alternati!e to )mprisonment. - The co!rt ma, after itshall
ha&econ&ictedandsentencedachildinconflict "iththela",
and!'ona''lication at an time, 'lace the child on 'robation in lie!
of ser&ice of his;hersentenceta2in(intoacco!nt thebest interest
of thechild. :or this'!r'ose,Section 0 of ,residential Gecree No.
9A8, other"ise 2no"n as the F,robation ?a"of 199AF, is hereb
amended accordin(l.CHAPTER 5CONFIDENTIALIT OF RECORDS AND
PROCEEDINGSSEC. "3. Confedentiality of Records and Proceedings. -
All records and'roceedin(s in&ol&in( children in conflict
"ith the la" from initial contact !ntil finaldis'osition of the
case shall be considered 'ri&ile(ed and confidential. The
'!blicshall be e)cl!ded d!rin( the 'roceedin(s and the records
shallnot be discloseddirectlor indirectltoanonebanof the'artiesor
the'artici'antsinthe'roceedin(s for an '!r'ose "hatsoe&er,
e)ce't to determine if the child in conflict"ith the la" ma
ha&e his;hes sentence s!s'ended or if he;she ma be
(ranted'robation !nder the ,robation ?a", or to enforce the
ci&illiabilit im'osed in thecriminal action.The com'onent
a!thorities shall !nderta2e all meas!res to 'rotect
thisconfidentialitof 'roceedin(s, incl!din(non-disclos!reof
recordstothemedia,maintainin( a se'arate 'olice blotter for cases
in&ol&in( children in conflict "ith
thela"andado'tin(asstemofcodin(toconcealmaterialinformation
"hich"illlead to the childEs identit. 5ecords of a child in
conflict "ith the la" shall not be!sed in s!bse+!ent 'roceedin(s
for cases in&ol&in( the same offender as an ad!lt,e)ce't
"hen beneficial for the offender and !'on his;her "ritten consent.A
'erson "ho has been in conflict "ith the la" as a child shall not
be held !nderan 'ro&ision of la", to be (!ilt of 'er*!r or of
concealment or misre'resentationbreasonof his;her
fail!retoac2no"led(ethecaseorreciteanfact relatedthereto in
res'onse to an in+!ir made to him;her for an '!r'ose.TITLE
VIREHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATIONSEC. "". 'b1ecti!e of
RehabilitationandReintegration. - The ob*ecti&e
ofrehabilitation and reinte(ration of children in conflict "ith the
la" is to 'ro&ide them"ith inter&entions, a''roaches and
strate(ies that "ill enable them to im'ro&e theirsocial
f!nctionin("iththe end(oal of reinte(ration to their families
andas'rod!cti&e members of their comm!nities.SEC. "5. Court
'rder Re2uired. - No child shall be recei&ed in an
rehabilitationor trainin( facilit "itho!t a &alid order iss!ed
b the co!rt after a hearin( for the'!r'ose. Thedetailsof thisorder
shall beimmediatelenteredinare(istere)cl!si&el for children in
conflict "ith the la". No child shallbe admitted in anfacilit "here
there is no s!ch re(ister.SEC. "3, Separate %acilities fromAdults.
- In all rehabilitation or trainin(facilities, it shall be mandator
that children shall be se'arated from ad!lts !nlessthe are members
of the same famil. Cnder no other circ!mstance shall a child
inconflict "ith the la" be 'laced in the same confinement as
ad!lts.The rehabilitation, trainin( or confinement area of children
in conflict "ith the la"shall'ro&ide a home en&ironment
"here children in conflict "ith the la" can be'ro&ided "ith
+!alit co!nselin( and treatment.SEC. "4. %emale Children. - :emale
children in conflict "ith the la" 'laced in aninstit!tion shall be
(i&en s'ecial attention as to their 'ersonal needs and
'roblems.The shallbe handled b female doctors, correction officers
and social "or2ers,and shall be accommodated se'aratel from male
children in conflict "ith the la".SEC. "8. 3ender*Sensiti!ity
Training. - No 'ersonnel of rehabilitation andtrainin(facilities
shall handlechildreninconflict "iththela""itho!t
ha&in(!nder(one (ender sensiti&it trainin(.SEC. "9.
&stablishment of 4outh Detention 5omes. - The ?KCs shall set
asidean amo!nt to b!ild o!th detention homes as mandated b the
:amil Co!rts Act.Io!th detention homes ma also be established b
'ri&ate and NKOs licensed andaccredited b the GS/G, in
cons!ltation "ith the HH/C.SEC. 50. Care and Maintenance of the
Child in Conflict with the Law. - Thee)'enses for the care and
maintenance of a child in conflict "ith the la" !nderinstit!tional
careshall bebornebhis;her 'arentsor those'ersonsliabletos!''ort
him;her# Provided, That in case his;her 'arents or those 'ersons
liable tos!''ort him;her cannot 'a all or 'art of said e)'enses,
the m!nici'alit "here theoffense "as committed shall 'a one-third
31;34 of said e)'enses or 'art thereof>the 'ro&ince to "hich
the m!nici'alit belon(s shall'a one-third 31;34 and
theremainin(one-third31;34shall bebornebthenational (o&ernment.
Charteredcitiesshall 'at"o-thirds3.;34of saide)'enses>
andincaseacharteredcitcannot 'a said e)'enses, 'art of the internal
re&en!e allotments a''licable to the!n'aid 'ortion shall be
"ithheld and a''lied to the settlement of saidobli(ations#Provided,
further, That in the e&ent that the child in conflict "ith the
la"isnot aresident of
them!nici'alit;cit"heretheoffense"ascommitted, theco!rt, !'on its
determination, ma re+!ire the cit;m!nici'alit "here the child
inconflict "ith the la" resides to sho!lder the cost.All cit and
'ro&incial (o&ernments m!st e)ert effort for the
immediateestablishment of local detention homes for children in
conflict "ith the la".SEC. 51. Confinement of Con!icted Children in
Agricultural Camps and otherTraining %acilities. - A childin
conflict "ith the la" ma, after con&iction and !'on order of
the co!rt, be madeto ser&e his;her sentence, in lie! of
confinement in a re(!lar 'enal instit!tion, in ana(ric!lt!ral cam'
and other trainin( facilities that ma be established,
maintained,s!'er&ised and controlled b the 3.4 Socio-c!lt!ral
and recreational acti&ities>334 Comm!nit &ol!nteer
'ro*ects>304 ?eadershi' trainin(>354 Social
ser&ices>3A4 Jomelife ser&ices>394 Jealth
ser&ices> .384 S'irit!al enrichment> and394 Comm!nit and
famil "elfare ser&ices.Inaccordancethere"ith, thefamilof
thechildinconflict "iththela"shallendea&or to acti&el
'artici'ate in the comm!nit-based rehabilitation.
$3d4 Ge'artment of the Interior and ?ocal Ko&ernment
3GI?K4>$3e4 ,!blic Attorne@s Office 3,AO4>$3f4 $3(4 ,arole
and ,robation Administration 3,,A4>$3h4 National $3i4 ,hili''ine
National ,olice 3,N,4>$3*4 $324 Commission on J!man 5i(hts
3CJ54>$3l4 Technical Ed!cation and S2ills Ge&elo'ment
A!thorit 3TESGA4>$3m4 National Io!th Commission 3NIC4>
and$3n4 Other instit!tions foc!sed on *!&enile *!stice and
inter&ention 'ro(rams.$The HH/C shall be com'osed of
re'resentati&es, "hose ran2s shall not be lo"erthan director,
to be desi(nated b the concerned heads of the follo"in(de'artments
or a(encies and shall recei&e emol!ments as ma be determined
bthe Co!ncil in accordance "ith e)istin( b!d(et and acco!ntin(
r!les andre(!lations#$314 Ge'artment of H!stice 3GOH4>$3.4
Ge'artment of Social /elfare and Ge&elo'ment 3GS/G4>$334
Co!ncil for the /elfare of Children 3C/C4>$304 Ge'artment of
Ed!cation 3Ge'EG4>$354 Ge'artment of the Interior and ?ocal
Ko&ernment 3GI?K4>$3A4 Commission on J!man 5i(hts
3CJ54>$394 National Io!th Commission 3NIC4>$384T"o3.4
re'resentati&esfromNKOs, tobedesi(natedbtheSecretarofSocial
/elfare and Ge&elo'ment, to be selected based on the criteria
establishedb the Co!ncil>$394 Ge'artment of Jealth 3GOJ4>
and$3174 One 314 re'resentati&e each from the ?ea(!e of
,ro&inces, ?ea(!e of Cities,?ea(!e of =!nici'alities and ?ea(!e
of $3&4 Commission on J!man 5i(hts 3CJ54>$3&i4
Ge'artment of Jealth 3GOJ4>$3&ii4 T"o 3.4
re'resentati&es from NKOs o'eratin( "ithin the re(ion selected
bthe 5HH/C based on the criteria established b the
HH/C>$3&iii4 One 314 sectoral re'resentati&e from the
children or o!th sector "ithin there(ion> and$3i)4 One 314
re'resentati&e from the ?ea(!e of ,ro&inces; Cities;
=!nici'alities;
$3c4 Toassist theconcerneda(enciesinthere&ie"andredraftin(of
e)istin('olicies;re(!lations or in the form!lation of ne" ones in
line "ith the 'ro&isions ofthis Act>$3d4 To'eriodicall
de&elo' a com'rehensi&e 3 to 5-ear national
*!&enileinter&ention'ro(ram, "iththe'artici'ationof
(o&ernment a(enciesconcerned,NKOs and o!th
or(ani6ations>$3e4 Tocoordinatetheim'lementationof the
*!&enileinter&ention'ro(ramsandacti&ities b national
(o&ernment a(encies and other acti&ities "hich ma ha&e
anim'ortant bearin( on the s!ccess of the entire national
*!&enile inter&ention'ro(ram. All 'ro(rams relatin( to
*!&enile *!stice and "elfare shall be ado'ted incons!ltation
"ith the HH/C>$3f4 Tocons!lt "ith the &ario!s lea(!es of
local (o&ernment officials in theform!lation and recommendation
of'olicies and strate(ies for the 're&ention of*!&enile
delin+!enc and the 'romotion of *!&enile *!stice and
"elfare>$3(4
Toform!lateandrecommend'oliciesandstrate(iesincons!ltation"ithchildren
for the 're&ention of *!&enile delin+!enc and the
administration of *!stice,as "ell as for the treatment and
rehabilitation of the children in conflict "ith the la">$3h4 To
collect rele&ant information and cond!ct contin!in( research
and s!''orte&al!ations and st!dies on all matters relatin( to
*!&enile *!stice and "elfare, s!chas, b!t not limited to#$314
The 'erformance and res!lts achie&ed b *!&enile
inter&ention 'ro(rams andb acti&ities of the local
(o&ernment !nits and other (o&ernment a(encies>$3.4 The
'eriodic trends, 'roblems and ca!ses of *!&enile delin+!enc and
crimes>and$334 The 'artic!lar needs of children in conflict "ith
the la" in c!stod.$The data (athered shall be !sed b the HH/Cin the
im'ro&ement of theadministration of *!&enile *!stice and
"elfare sstem.$The HH/C shall s!bmit an ann!al re'ort to Con(ress
on the im'lementation of the'ro&isions of this
Act.$TheHH/Cshall set !'amechanismtoens!rethat
childrenarein&ol&edinresearch and 'olic
de&elo'ment.$3i4
Thro!(hd!ldesi(nated'ersonsand"iththeassistanceof
thea(encies'ro&ided in the 'recedin( section, to cond!ct
re(!lar ins'ections in detention andrehabilitation facilities and
to !nderta2e s'ot ins'ections on their o"n initiati&e inorder
tochec2 com'liance "ith the standards 'ro&ided herein and to
ma2ethenecessar recommendations to a''ro'riate a(encies>$3*4
Toinitiateandcoordinatethecond!ct of trainin(sfor the'ersonnel of
thea(encies in&ol&ed in the administration of the
*!&enile *!stice and "elfare sstemand the *!&enile
inter&ention 'ro(ram>$324 To s!bmit an ann!al re'ort to the
,resident on the im'lementation of this Act>and$3l4
To'erforms!chother f!nctions asmabenecessartoim'lement
the'ro&isions of this Act.1$SEC. 9-A. /utiesand3unctionsof
theR448C. %The5HH/Cshall haðefollo"in( d!ties and
f!nctions#$3a4 To o&ersee and ens!re the effecti&e
im'lementation of this Act at the re(ionalle&el and at the
le&el of the ?KCs>$3b4 Toassist theconcerneda(enciesinthe
im'lementationandin com'liance"ith the HH/C@s ado'ted
'olicies;re(!lations or 'ro&ide s!bstantialin'!ts to theHH/C in
the form!lation of ne" ones in line "ith the 'ro&isions of this
Act>$3c4 To assist in the de&elo'ment of the
com'rehensi&e 3 to 5-ear local *!&enileinter&ention
'ro(ram, "ith the 'artici'ation of concerned ?KCs, NKOs and
o!thor(ani6ations "ithin the re(ion and monitor its
im'lementation>$3d4 Tocoordinatetheim'lementationof the
*!&enileinter&ention'ro(ramsandacti&ities b national
(o&ernment a(encies and other acti&ities "ithin the
re(ion>$3e4 To o&ersee the 'ro(rams and o'eration of the
intensi&e *!&enile inter&entionand s!''ort center
established "ithin the re(ion>$3f4 To collect rele&ant
re(ionalinformation and cond!ct contin!in( research ands!''ort
e&al!ationsandst!diesonall
mattersrelatin(to*!&enile*!sticeand"elfare "ithin the re(ion,
s!ch as, b!t not limited to#$314 ,erformance and res!lts
achie&ed b *!&enile inter&ention 'ro(rams and
bacti&ities of the ?KCs and other (o&ernment a(encies
"ithin the re(ion>$3.4 The 'eriodic trends, 'roblems and ca!ses
of *!&enile delin+!enc and crimesfrom the ?KC le&el to the
re(ional le&el> and$334 The 'artic!lar needs of children in
conflict "ith the la" in c!stod "ithin theirre(ional
*!risdiction.$The data (athered shall be for"arded b the 5HH/C to
the HH/C on an ann!albasis and as ma be deemed necessar b the
HH/C.$3(4 Thro!(hd!ldesi(nated'ersonsand"iththeassistanceof
thea(encies'ro&ided in the 'recedin( section, to cond!ct
re(!lar ins'ections in detention andrehabilitation facilities
"ithin the re(ion and to !nderta2e s'ot ins'ections on theiro"n
initiati&e in order to chec2 com'liance "ith the standards
'ro&ided herein andto ma2e the necessar re'orts and
recommendations to a''ro'riate a(encies andto the
HH/C>$3h4Toinitiateandcoordinatethecond!ct of
trainin(sforthe'ersonnel of thea(encies in&ol&ed in the
administration of the *!&enile *!stice and "elfare sstemand the
*!&enile inter&ention 'ro(ram "ithin the re(ion>$3i4 To
s!bmit an ann!al re'ort to the HH/C on the im'lementation of this
Act> and$3*4 To'erforms!chother
f!nctionsasmabedeterminedbtheHH/Ctoim'lement the 'ro&isions of
this Act.1SEC. A. Section.7of 5e'!blicAct No.
9300isherebamendedtoreadasfollo"s#$SEC. .7. ChildrenBelo%thegeof
Criminal Responsibility. %If it hasbeendetermined that the child
ta2en into c!stod is fifteen 3154 ears old or belo", thea!thorit
"hich "illha&e an initialcontact "ith the child, in
cons!ltation "ith thelocal social "elfare and de&elo'ment
officer, has the d!t to immediatel releasethe child to the c!stod
of his;her 'arents or (!ardian, or in the absence
thereof,thechild@snearest relati&e. Thechildshall
bes!b*ectedtoacomm!nit-basedinter&ention'ro(rams!'er&isedbthelocal
social "elfareandde&elo'mentofficer, !nless the best interest
of the child re+!ires the referral of the child to
ao!thcarefacilitor M$3b4 A baran(a official or a member of the
and334 thelocal social "elfareandde&elo'ment officer.
Intheabsence of the child@s 'arents, (!ardian, or nearest
relati&e, and the local social"elfare and de&elo'ment
officer, the in&esti(ation shall be cond!cted in the'resence of
a re'resentati&e of an NKO, reli(io!s (ro!', or member of the
3b4 "henthechild,his;her 'arents or (!ardian does not a(ree to
di&ersion as s'ecified in Sections .9and.8>
and3c4"henconsiderin(theassessment andrecommendationof thesocial
"or2er, the 'rosec!tor determines that di&ersion is not
a''ro'riate for thechild in conflict "ith the
la".$C'onser&in(the subpoena andtheaffida&it of com'laint,
the'rosec!torshallnotif the ,!blic Attorne@s Office of s!ch
ser&ice, as "ell as the 'ersonalinformation, and 'lace of
detention of the child in conflict "ith the la".$C'on determination
of 'robable ca!se b the 'rosec!tor, the information a(ainstthe
child shall be filed before the :amil Co!rt "ithin fort-fi&e
3054 das from thestart of the'reliminarin&esti(ation.
Theinformationm!st alle(ethat thechildacted "ith discernment.1SEC.
9. Section09of 5e'!blicAct No.
9300isherebamendedtoreadasfollo"s#$SEC. 09. *stablishment of :Bahay
Pag;sa or3b4 there is !nd!e ris2 that d!rin( the 'eriod of
'robation the offender "ill commitanother crime> or3c4 'robation
"ill de'reciate the serio!sness of the offense
committed.S$%&'() 9. /is1ualified +ffenders. The benefits of
this Gecree shall not bee)tended to those#3a4 sentenced to
ser&e a ma)im!m term of im'risonment of more than si)
ears>3b4 con&icted of an offense a(ainst the sec!rit of the
State>3c4 "ho ha&e 're&io!sl been con&icted b final
*!d(ment of an offense '!nishedb im'risonment of not less than one
month and one da and;or a fine of not lessthan T"o J!ndred
,esos>3d4 "ho ha&e been once on 'robation !nder the
'ro&isions of this Gecree> and3e4 "ho are alread ser&in(
sentence at the time the s!bstanti&e 'ro&isions of
thisGecree became a''licable '!rs!ant to Section 33
hereof.S$%&'()10. Conditionsof Probation.
E&er'robationorder iss!edbtheco!rtshall contain conditions
re+!irin( that the 'robationer shall#3a4 'resent himself to the
'robation officer desi(nated to !nderta2e his s!'er&isionat
s!ch'laceasmabes'ecifiedintheorder
"ithinse&ent-t"oho!rsfromrecei't of said order>3b4 re'ort to
the 'robation officer at least once a month at s!ch time and 'lace
ass'ecified b said officer.The co!rt ma also re+!ire the
'robationer to#3a4 coo'erate "ith a 'ro(ram of
s!'er&ision>3b4 meet his famil res'onsibilities>3c4
de&ote himself to a s'ecific em'loment and not to chan(e said
em'loment"itho!t the 'rior "ritten a''ro&al of the 'robation
officer>3d4 !nder(o medical, 'scholo(ical or 'schiatric
e)amination and treatment andenter and remain in a s'ecified
instit!tion, "hen re+!ired for that '!r'ose>3e4 '!rs!e a
'rescribed sec!lar st!d or &ocational trainin(>3f4 attend or
reside in a facilit established for instr!ction, recreation or
residence of'ersons on 'robation>3(4 refrain from &isitin(
ho!ses of ill-re'!te>3h4 abstain from drin2in( into)icatin(
be&era(es to e)cess>3i4 'ermit to 'robation officer or an
a!thori6ed social "or2er to &isit his home and'lace or
"or2>3*4 reside at 'remises a''ro&ed b it and not to chan(e
his residence "itho!t its'rior "ritten a''ro&al> or324
satisf an other condition related to the rehabilitation of the
defendant and not!nd!l restricti&e of his libert or
incom'atible "ith his freedom of conscience.S$%&'() 11.
*ffectivity of Probation +rder. A 'robation order shall ta2e effect
!'onits iss!ance, at "hich time the co!rt shall inform the offender
of the conse+!encesthereof ande)'lainthat
!'onhisfail!retocom'l"ithanof theconditions'rescribed in the said
order or his commission of another offense, he shall serðe
'enalt im'osed for the offense !nder "hich he "as 'laced on
'robation.S$%&'() 1!. 0odification of Condition of Probation.
G!rin( the 'eriod of 'robation,the co!rt ma, !'on a''lication of
either the 'robationer or the 'robation officer,re&ise or modif
the conditions or 'eriod of 'robation. The co!rt shall notif
eitherthe 'robationer or the 'robation officer of the filin( s!ch
an a''lication so as to(i&e both 'arties an o''ort!nit to be
heard thereon.The co!rt shallinform in "ritin( the 'robation
officer and the 'robationer of anchan(e in the 'eriod or conditions
of 'robation.S$%&'()13. Control and Supervision of Probationer.
The 'robationer and his'robation'ro(ramshall be!nder thecontrol of
theco!rt "ho'lacedhimon'robation s!b*ect to act!al s!'er&ision
and &isitation b a 'robation officer./hene&er a 'robationer
is 'ermitted to reside in a 'lace !nder the *!risdiction ofanother
co!rt, control o&er him shall be transferred to the
E)ec!ti&e H!d(e of theCo!rt of :irst Instance of that 'lace,
and in s!ch a case, a co' of the 'robationorder, the
in&esti(ation re'ort and other 'ertinent records shall be
f!rnished saidE)ec!ti&eH!d(e.Thereafter,
theE)ec!ti&eH!d(eto"hom*!risdictiono&er the'robationer
istransferredshall haðe'o"er "ithres'ect tohimthat
"as're&io!sl 'ossessed b the co!rt "hich (ranted the
'robation.S$%&'() 1". Period of Probation.3a4 The 'eriod of
'robation of a defendant sentenced to a term of im'risonment ofnot
more than one ear shall not e)ceed t"o ears, and in all other
cases, said'eriod shall not e)ceed si)
ears.3b4/henthesentenceim'osesafineonlandtheoffenderismadetoser&es!bsidiar
im'risonment in case of insol&enc, the 'eriod of 'robation
shall not belessthannor tobemorethant"icethetotal n!mber of das of
s!bsidiarim'risonment ascom'!tedat therateestablished,
inArticlethirt-nineof the5e&ised ,enal Code, as
amended.S$%&'()15. rrest of Probationer5 Subse1uent
/isposition. At antimed!rin('robation, the co!rt ma iss!e a "arrant
for the arrest of a 'robationer for &iolationof an of the
conditions of 'robation. The 'robationer, once arrested and
detained,shall immediatel be bro!(ht before the co!rt for a
hearin(, "hich ma be informalands!mmar,of the&iolationchar(ed.
Thedefendant mabeadmittedtobail'endin( s!ch hearin(. In s!ch a
case, the 'ro&isions re(ardin( release on bail of'ersons
char(ed "ith a crime shall be a''licable to 'robationers arrested
!nderthis 'ro&ision. If the &iolation is established, the
co!rt ma re&o2e or contin!e his'robation and modif the
conditions thereof. If re&o2ed, the co!rt shall order
the'robationer to ser&e the sentence ori(inall im'osed. An
order re&o2in( the (rantof 'robation or modifin( the terms and
conditions thereof shall not be a''ealable.S$%&'()13.
.erminationof Probation. After the'eriodof
'robationand!'onconsideration of the re'ort and recommendation of
the 'robation officer, the co!rtma order the final dischar(e of the
'robationer !'on findin( that he has
f!lfilledthetermsandconditionsof
his'robationandthere!'onthecaseisdeemedterminated.The final
dischar(e of the 'robationer shall o'erate to restore to him all
ci&il ri(htslost or s!s'end as a res!lt of his con&iction
and to f!ll dischar(e his liabilit foran fine im'osed as to the
offense for "hich 'robation "as (ranted.The 'robationer and the
'robation officer shalleach be f!rnished "ith a co' ofs!ch
order.S$%&'() 14. Confidentiality of Records. The
in&esti(ation re'ort and thes!'er&ision histor of a
'robationer obtained !nder this Gecree shall be 'ri&ile(edand
shall not be disclosed directl or indirectl to anone other than the
,robationAdministration or the co!rt concerned, e)ce't that the
co!rt, in its discretion, ma'ermit the 'robationer of his attorne
to ins'ect the aforementioned doc!ments or'arts thereof
"hene&er the best interest of the 'robationer ma2e s!ch
disclos!redesirableor hel'f!l# ,ro&ided, :!rther, That,
an(o&ernment officeor a(encen(a(ed in the correction or
rehabilitation of offenders ma, if necessar, obtainco'ies of said
doc!ments for its official !se fromthe 'ro'er co!rt or
theAdministration.S$%&'()18. .heProbation dministration.
Thereis hereb created!nder theGe'artment of
H!sticeana(enctobe2no"nasthe,robation Administrationherein referred
to as the Administration, "hich shall e)ercise (eneral
s!'er&isiono&er all 'robationers.The Administration shall
ha&e s!ch staff, o'eratin( !nits and 'ersonnel as ma benecessar
for the 'ro'er e)ec!tion of its f!nctions.S$%&'() 19. Probation
dministration. The Administration shallbe headed b the,robation
Administrator, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, "ho
shall bea''ointedbthe,resident of the,hili''ines. Jeshall
holdofficed!rin((oodbeha&ior and shall not be remo&ed
e)ce't for ca!se.The Administrator shall recei&e an ann!al
salar of at least fort tho!sand 'esos.Jis 'o"ers and d!ties shall
be to#3a4 act as the e)ec!ti&e officer of the
Administration>3b4 e)ercise s!'er&ision and control o&er
all 'robation officers>3c4 ma2e ann!al re'orts to the Secretar
of H!stice, in s!ch form as the latter ma'rescribe, concernin( the
o'eration, administration and im'ro&ement of the'robation
sstem>3d4 'rom!l(ate, s!b*ect to the a''ro&al of the
Secretar of H!stice, the necessarr!les relati&e to the methods
and 'roced!res of the 'robation 'rocess>3e4
recommendtotheSecretarof H!sticethea''ointment of
thes!bordinate'ersonnel of his Administration and other offices
established in this Gecree> and3f4 (enerall, 'erform s!ch d!ties
and e)ercise s!ch 'o"ers as ma be necessaror incidental to
achie&e the ob*ecti&es of this Gecree.S$%&'() !0.
ssistant Probation dministrator. There shall be an
Assistant,robation Administrator "ho shall assist the Administrator
'erform s!ch d!ties asmabeassi(nedtohimbthelatter
andasmabe'ro&idedbla". Intheabsence of the Administrator, he
shall act as head of the Administration.Jeshall
bea''ointedbthe,resident of the,hili''inesandshall
recei&eanann!al salar of at least thirt-si) tho!sand
'esos.S$%&'() !1. 2ualifications of the dministrator and
ssistant Probationdministrator. To be eli(ible for A''ointment as
Administrator or Assistant,robation Administrator, a 'erson m!st be
at least thirt-fi&e ears of a(e, holder ofa masterEs de(ree or
its e+!i&alent in either criminolo(, social "or2,
corrections,'enolo(, 'scholo(, sociolo(, '!blic administration,
la", 'olice science, 'oliceadministration, or related fields, and
sho!ld ha&e at least fi&e ears of s!'er&isore)'erience,
orbeamemberof the,hili''ine and3h4 'erform s!ch d!ties as ma be
assi(ned b the co!rt or the Administration.S$%&'() !".
=iscellaneo!s ,o"ers of ,ro&incial and Cit ,robation
Officers.,ro&incial or Cit ,robation Officers shall ha&e
the a!thorit "ithin their territorial*!risdiction to administer
oaths and ac2no"led(ments and to ta2e de'ositions inconnection "ith
their d!ties and f!nctions !nder this Gecree. The shall also
ha&e,"ith res'ect to 'robationers !nder their care, the 'o"ers
of 'olice officer.S$%&'()!5. N!alificationsof 5e(ional,
Assistant 5e(ional, ,ro&incial, andCit,robation Officers. No
'erson shall be a''ointed 5e(ional or Assistant 5e(ional
or,ro&incial or Cit,robationOfficer !nlesshe'ossessesat least
abachelorEsde(ree "ith a ma*or in social "or2, sociolo(, 'scholo(,
criminolo(, 'enolo(,corrections, 'olice science, administration, or
related fields and has at least threeears of e)'erience in "or2
re+!irin( an of the abo&ementioned disci'lines, or isa member
of the ,hili''ine
b4 acts ca!sin( or attem'tin( to ca!se the &ictim to en(a(e
in an se)!al acti&itb force, threat of force, 'hsical or other
harm or threat of 'hsical or other harmor coercion>c4
,rostit!tin( the "oman or child.C. FPsychological violenceF refers
to acts or omissions ca!sin( or li2el to ca!semental or emotional
s!fferin( of the &ictim s!ch as b!t not limited to
intimidation,harassment, stal2in(, dama(e to 'ro'ert, '!blic
ridic!le or h!miliation, re'eated&erbal ab!seandmental
infidelit.It incl!desca!sin(orallo"in(the&ictimto"itness the
'hsical, se)!al or 'scholo(ical ab!se of a member of the famil
to"hichthe&ictimbelon(s,
orto"itness'orno(ra'hinanformorto"itnessab!si&e in*!r to 'ets
or to !nla"f!l or !n"anted de'ri&ation of the ri(ht to
c!stodand;or &isitation of common children.G. F*conomicabuseF
referstoactsthat ma2eor attem't toma2ea"omanfinanciall de'endent
"hich incl!des, b!t is not limited to the follo"in(#1. "ithdra"alof
financials!''ort or 're&entin( the &ictim from en(a(in( in
anle(itimate 'rofession, occ!'ation, b!siness or acti&it,
e)ce't in cases "herein theother s'o!se;'artner ob*ects
on&alid,serio!sandmoral(ro!ndsasdefinedinArticle 93 of the
:amil Code>.. de'ri&ation or threat of de'ri&ation of
financial reso!rces and the ri(ht to the !seand en*oment of the
con*!(al, comm!nit or 'ro'ert o"ned in common>3. destroin(
ho!sehold 'ro'ert>0. controllin( the &ictimsE o"n mone or
'ro'erties or solel controllin( the con*!(almone or 'ro'erties.3b4
FBatteryF refers to an act of inflictin( 'hsical harm !'on the
"oman or her childres!ltin( to the 'hsical and 'scholo(ical or
emotional distress.3c4 FBattered 8oman SyndromeF refers to a
scientificall defined 'attern of'scholo(ical and beha&ioral
sm'toms fo!nd in "omen li&in( in batterin(relationshi's as a
res!lt of c!m!lati&e ab!se.3d4 FStal>ingF refers to an
intentionalact committed b a 'erson "ho, 2no"in(land "itho!t la"f!l
*!stification follo"s the "oman or her child or 'laces the "omanor
her child !nder s!r&eillance directl or indirectl or a
combination thereof.3e4 F/ating relationshipF refers to a sit!ation
"herein the 'arties li&e as h!sbandand "ife "itho!t the benefit
of marria(e or are romanticall in&ol&ed o&er time andon
a contin!in( basis d!rin( the co!rse of the relationshi'. A cas!al
ac+!aintanceor ordinar sociali6ation bet"een t"o indi&id!als in
a b!siness or social conte)t isnot a datin( relationshi'.3f4
FSe6ual relationsF refers to a sin(le se)!al act "hich ma or ma not
res!lt inthe bearin( of a common child.3(4 FSafe place or shelterF
refers to an home or instit!tion maintained or mana(edb the
Ge'artment of Social /elfare and Ge&elo'ment 3GS/G4 or b an
othera(enc or &ol!ntar or(ani6ation accredited b the GS/G for
the '!r'oses of thisAct or another s!itable'lacetheresident of
"hichis"illin(tem'orariltorecei&e the &ictim.3h4 FChildrenF
refers to those belo" ei(hteen 3184 ears of a(e or older b!t
areinca'able of ta2in( care of themsel&es as defined !nder
5e'!blic Act No. 9A17. As!sed in this Act, it incl!des the
biolo(ical children of the &ictim and other children!nder her
care.SECTION". Construction.-This Act shall
beliberallconstr!edto'romotethe'rotection and safet of &ictims
of &iolence a(ainst "omen and their children.SECTION 5. cts of
9iolence gainst 8omen and .heir Children.- The crime of&iolence
a(ainst "omen and their children is committed thro!(h an of
thefollo"in( acts#3a4 Ca!sin( 'hsical harm to the "oman or her
child>3b4 Threatenin( to ca!se the "oman or her child 'hsical
harm>3c4 Attem'tin( to ca!se the "oman or her child 'hsical
harm>3d4 ,lacin( the "oman or her child in fear of imminent
'hsical harm>3e4 Attem'tin(tocom'el or com'ellin(the"omanor her
childtoen(a(eincond!ct "hich the "oman or her child has the ri(ht
to desist from or desist fromcond!ct "hich the "oman or her child
has the ri(ht to en(a(e in, or attem'tin( torestrict or restrictin(
the "omanEs or her childEs freedom of mo&ement or cond!ctb
force or threat of force, 'hsicalor other harm or threat of
'hsicalor otherharm, or intimidation directed a(ainst the "oman or
child. This shallincl!de, b!tnot limited to, the follo"in( acts
committed "ith the '!r'ose or effect of controllin(or restrictin(
the "omanEs or her childEs mo&ement or cond!ct#314 Threatenin(
to de'ri&e or act!all de'ri&in( the "oman or her child of
c!stodto her;his famil>3.4 Ge'ri&in(or
threatenin(tode'riðe"omanor her childrenof financials!''ort
le(all d!e her or her famil, or deliberatel 'ro&idin( the
"omanEs childrenins!fficient financial s!''ort>334 Ge'ri&in(
or threatenin( to de'ri&e the "oman or her child of a le(al
ri(ht>304 ,re&entin( the"omaninen(a(in(inanle(itimate
'rofession, occ!'ation,b!siness or acti&it or controllin( the
&ictimEs o"n mon0e or 'ro'erties, or solelcontrollin( the
con*!(al or common mone, or 'ro'erties>3f4 Inflictin( or
threatenin( to inflict'hsical harm on oneselffor the '!r'ose
ofcontrollin( her actions or decisions>3(4 Ca!sin( or attem'tin(
to ca!se the "oman or her child to en(a(e in an se)!alacti&it
"hich does not constit!te ra'e, b force or threat of force, 'hsical
harm,or thro!(h intimidation directed a(ainst the "oman or her
child or her;hisimmediate famil>3h4 En(a(in( in '!r'osef!l,
2no"in(, or rec2less cond!ct, 'ersonall or thro!(hanother, that
alarms or ca!ses s!bstantialemotionalor 'scholo(icaldistress tothe
"oman or her child. This shall incl!de, b!t not be limited to, the
follo"in( acts#314 Stal2in( or follo"in( the "oman or her child in
'!blic or 'ri&ate 'laces>3.4 ,eerin( in the "indo" or
lin(erin( o!tside the residence of the "oman or herchild>334
Enterin( or remainin( in the d"ellin( or on the 'ro'ert of the
"oman or herchild a(ainst her;his "ill>304 Gestroin( the 'ro'ert
and 'ersonal belon(in(s or inflictin( harm to animals or'ets of the
"oman or her child> and354 En(a(in( in an form of harassment or
&iolence>3i4 Ca!sin(mental or emotional an(!ish, '!blic
ridic!leor h!miliationtothe"oman or her child, incl!din(, b!t not
limited to, re'eated &erbaland emotionalab!se, and denial of
financial s!''ort or c!stod of minor children of access to
the"omanEs child;children.SECTION 3. Penalties.- The crime of
&iolence a(ainst "omen and their children,!nder Section 5
hereof shall be '!nished accordin( to the follo"in( r!les#3a4 Acts
fallin( !nder Section 53a4 constit!tin( attem'ted, fr!strated
orcons!mmated'arricide orm!rderor homicide
shallbe'!nishedinaccordance"ith the 'ro&isions of the
5e&ised ,enal Code.If these acts res!lted in m!tilation, it
shallbe '!nishable in accordance "ith the5e&ised,enal Code>
thoseconstit!tin(serio!s'hsical in*!riesshall haðe'enalt of
'rison maor> those constit!tin( less serio!s 'hsicalin*!ries
shallbe'!nishedb'risioncorreccional> andthoseconstit!tin(sli(ht
'hsical in*!riesshall be '!nished b arresto maor.Acts fallin( !nder
Section 53b4 shall be '!nished b im'risonment of t"o de(reeslo"er
than the 'rescribed 'enalt for the cons!mmated crime as s'ecified
in the'recedin( 'ara(ra'h b!t shall in no case be lo"er than
arresto maor.3b4 Acts fallin( !nder Section 53c4 and 53d4 shall be
'!nished b arresto maor>3c4 Acts fallin( !nder Section 53e4
shall be '!nished b 'rision correccional>3d4 Acts fallin( !nder
Section 53f4 shall be '!nished b arresto maor>3e4 Acts fallin(
!nder Section 53(4 shall be '!nished b 'rision maor>3f4
Actsfallin(!nderSection53h4 and Section53i4shall
be'!nishedb'risionmaor.If the acts are committed "hile the "oman or
child is 're(nant or committed in the'resence of her child, the
'enalt to be a''lied shallbe the ma)im!m 'eriod of'enalt 'rescribed
in the section.In addition to im'risonment, the 'er'etrator shall
3a4 'a a fine in the amo!nt of notlessthanOneh!ndredtho!sand 'esos
3,177,777.774b!tnotmorethan threeh!ndred tho!sand 'esos
3377,777.774> 3b4 !nder(o mandator 'scholo(icalco!nselin( or
'schiatric treatment and shall re'ort com'liance to the
co!rt.SECTION 4. 9enue.- The 5e(ional Trial Co!rt desi(nated as a
:amil Co!rt shallha&e ori(inal and e)cl!si&e *!risdiction
o&er cases of &iolence a(ainst "omen andtheir children
!nder this la". In the absence of s!ch co!rt in the 'lace "here
theoffense "as committed, the case shall be filed in the 5e(ional
Trial Co!rt "herethe crime or an of its elements "as committed at
the o'tion of the com'liant.SECTION 8. Protection +rders.- A
'rotection order is an order iss!ed !nder thisact for the '!r'ose
of 're&entin( f!rther acts of &iolence a(ainst a "oman or
herchilds'ecifiedinSection 5of this Act
and(rantin(othernecessarrelief.Therelief (ranted!nder
a'rotectionorder serðe'!r'oseof
safe(!ardin(the&ictimfrom f!rther harm, minimi6in( an
disr!'tion in the &ictimEs dail life, andfacilitatin( the
o''ort!nit and abilit of the &ictim to inde'endentl re(ain
controlo&er her life. The'ro&isionsof the'rotectionorder
shall beenforcedbla"enforcement a(encies. The 'rotection orders
that ma be iss!ed !nder this Act arethe baran(a 'rotection order
33c4 5emo&al and e)cl!sion of the res'ondent from the residence
of the 'etitioner,re(ardlessof o"nershi'of theresidence, either
tem'orarilforthe'!r'oseof'rotectin( the 'etitioner, or 'ermanentl
"here no 'ro'ert ri(hts are &iolated, andif res'ondent m!st
remo&e'ersonal effectsfromtheresidence, theco!rt shalldirecta
la" enforcementa(ent to accom'anthe res'ondenthas (athered
histhin(s and escort res'ondent from the residence>3d4 Girectin(
the res'ondent to sta a"a from 'etitioner and desi(nated famil
orho!sehold member at a distance s'ecified b the co!rt, and to sta
a"a from theresidence, school, 'lace of em'loment, or an s'ecified
'lace fre+!ented b the'etitioner and an desi(nated famil or
ho!sehold member>3e4 Girectin( la"f!l 'ossession and !se b
'etitioner of an a!tomobile and otheressential 'ersonal effects,
re(ardless of o"nershi', and directin( the a''ro'riatela"
enforcement officer to accom'an the 'etitioner to the residence of
the 'artiesto ens!re that the 'etitioner is safel restored to the
'ossession of the a!tomobileand other essential 'ersonal effects,
or to s!'er&ise the 'etitionerEs orres'ondentEs remo&al of
'ersonal belon(in(s>3f4 Krantin( a tem'orar or 'ermanent c!stod
of a child;children to the 'etitioner>3(4 Girectin( the
res'ondent to 'ro&ide s!''ort to the "oman and;or her child
ifentitled to le(al s!''ort. Not"ithstandin( other la"s to the
contrar, the co!rt shallorder an a''ro'riate 'ercenta(e of the
income or salar of the res'ondent to be"ithheld re(!larl b the
res'ondentEs em'loer for the same to be a!tomaticallremitted
directl to the "oman. :ail!re to remit and;or "ithhold or an dela
in theremittance of s!''ort to the "oman and;or her child "itho!t
*!stifiable ca!se shallrender the res'ondent or his em'loer liable
for indirect contem't of co!rt>3h4 ,rohibition of theres'ondent
froman!seor 'ossession ofan firearm ordeadl "ea'on and order him to
s!rrender the same to the co!rt for a''ro'riatedis'osition b the
co!rt, incl!din( re&ocation of license and dis+!alification to
a''lfor an license to !se or 'ossess a firearm. If the offender is
a la" enforcementa(ent, the co!rt shall order the offender to
s!rrender his firearm and shalldirectthe a''ro'riate a!thorit to
in&esti(ate on the offender and ta2e a''ro'riate actionon
matter>3i4 5estit!tion for act!aldama(es ca!sed b the
&iolence inflicted, incl!din(, b!tnot limited to, 'ro'ert
dama(e, medical e)'enses, childcare e)'enses and loss
ofincome>3*4 Girectin( the GS/G or an a''ro'riate a(enc to
'ro&ide 'etitioner ma need>and324 ,ro&ision of s!ch
other forms of relief as the co!rt deems necessar to 'rotectand
'ro&ide for the safet of the 'etitioner and an desi(nated famil
or ho!seholdmember, 'ro&ided'etitioner andandesi(natedfamilor
ho!seholdmemberconsents to s!ch relief.An of the reliefs
'ro&ided !nder this section shall be (ranted e&en in the
absenceof a decree of le(alse'aration or ann!lment or declaration
of absol!te n!llit ofmarria(e.Theiss!anceof a3b4 'arents or
(!ardians of the offended 'art>3c4 ascendants, descendants or
collateral relati&es "ithin the fo!rth ci&il de(ree
ofconsan(!init or affinit>3d4 officers or social "or2ers of the
GS/G or social "or2ers of local (o&ernment!nits 3?KCs4>3e4
'olice officers, 'referabl those in char(e of "omen and childrenEs
des2s>3f4 Punong Barangay or Barangay ?aga%ad>3(4 la"er,
co!nselor, thera'ist or healthcare 'ro&ider of the
'etitioner>3h4 At least t"o 3.4 concerned res'onsible citi6ens
of the cit or m!nici'alit "herethe&iolencea(ainst
"omenandtheirchildrenocc!rredand"hohas'ersonal2no"led(e of the
offense committed.SECTION 10. 8here to pply for a Protection +rder.
% A''lications for 3e4 re+!est for co!nsel and reasons for
s!ch>3f4 re+!est for "ai&er of a''lication fees !ntil
hearin(> and3(4 anattestationthat thereisno'endin(a''licationfor
a'rotectionorder inanother co!rt.If thea''licantsisnot
the&ictim, thea''licationm!st beaccom'aniedbanaffida&it of
the a''licant attestin( to 3a4 the circ!mstances of the ab!se
s!ffered bthe &ictim and 3b4 the circ!mstances of consent
(i&en b the &ictim for the fillin( ofthe a''lication. /hen
disclos!re of the address of the &ictim "ill 'ose dan(er toher
life, it shall be so stated in the a''lication. In s!ch a case, the
a''licant shallattest thatthe&ictim is residin( in the
m!nici'alit or cito&er "hich co!rthasterritorial*!risdiction,
and shal