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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY


Brgy.61, Old Road Sagkahan
Tacloban City, Philippines 6500

ORDINANCE NO. ____


Series of 2019

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE VIOLENCE AGAINTS WOMEN AND CHILDREN (VAWC) DESK IN
BARANGAY 61, SAGKAHAN DIST. TACLOBAN CITY AND DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS
IN RELATION TO REPUBLIC ACT 9262 ON THE ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINTS WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
LAW.

WHEREAS; Sec. 391(1) of Local Government Code of 1991 provides that the Sangguniang Barangay, as
the legislative body of the barangay enact ordinance as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities conferred
upon it by law or ordinance and promote the general welfare of the inhabitants therein;

WHEREAS; in compliance with Section 2.4 of the joint DILG-DSWD-DEPED-DOH, Philippine


Commission on Women Memorandum Circular No. 2010-2 dated December 9, 2010 that all Provincial Governors,
City and Municipal Mayors shall ensure the establishment of a VAW Desk in every barangay within their
jurisdiction;

WHEREAS; the Sangguniang Barangay recognizes the state policy that values the dignity of women and
children and guarantees full respect of human rights, including the recognition of the need for the State, through its
barangay, to protect the family and its members, particularly women and children, from violence and threats to
their personal safety and security;

WHEREAS; to this end and in accordance with RA 9262 on the Anti-Violence Against Women and their
Children Law of 2004 and other applicable laws and ordinances, the State, through its barangay, shall exert efforts
to address violence and treats to their personal safety and security;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED by the Sangguniang Barangay of


Barangay 61 of the City of Tacloban, Philippines.

Section 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as the "Ordinance Establishing the VAWC Desk of Barangay
61, Sagkahan Tacloban City, its composition and the duties and functions of barangay officials!'

Section 2. VAWC DESK. There shall be VAWC DESK established in the barangay which shall be responsible
for accommodating and addressing any and all cases relating to RA 9262 involving the violence against women and
their children of the resident within the jurisdiction of this barangay.

Section 3. Composition. Punong Barangay: HON. MARILYN T. SAMPILO as Chairwoman and members
are: Committee Chairman on VAWC: HON. DANILO M. MURILLO, Committee Chairman on Education: HON.
ALEXANDER GADIN, Lupon Member: CESAR SAMPILO, and MARIA LENY B. SISTER.

Section 4. Duties and Functions of Barangay Officials in VAWC Cases.

a) Undertake an education program on Republic Act No. 9262 and on violence against women and
their children and why it exists, the rights and remedies of victim- survivors, and the duties of
residents and all barangay officials;
b) Have a family violence prevention program, including peer counselling for men;
c) Support organizing efforts and development programs for women in the community;
d) Prioritize livelihood projects for victim-survivors;
e) Involve women in planning and implementation of all programs;
f) Have an anti-VAWC desk officer in the barangay who shall coordinate a one-stop help desk. As
much as possible, this help desk shall be open 24 hours;
g) Ensure that all barangay officials, barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, other
barangay workers and Tanod or barangay security officers undergo gender sensitivity seminars
to enable them to respond to victims of violence;
h) Develop a system to documentation and report cases of VAWC and assistance program to victims
thereof; and
i) If applicable/necessary, prescribe additional guidelines and standards provided that these are
consistent with the act.
Section 5. Procedure in Handling VAWC Cases at the Barman Level.

a) Upon being informed of an act of VAWC, the barangay official shall immediately verify the
information. If necessary, said official shall seek the assistance of the police;
b) Respond immediately to a call for help or request for assistance or protection of the victim
survivor by entering the dwelling whether or not protection order has been issued and ensure the
safety of the victim-survivor.
c) Interview the victim-survivor and the witnesses to determine the facts, and inform the victim-
survivor of their rights and remedies. To preserve the testimony of the victim-survivor and the
witnesses, said official should document the interview in writing or record the testimonies audio
or videotape with the consent of the victim-survivor. All records pertaining to cases of VAWC
including those in barangay shall be confidential, and all public officers and employees and public
or private clinics or hospitals shall respect the right to privacy of the victim-survivors;
d) Arrest the perpetrator even without a warrant when any of the acts of violence is occurring, when
said barangay official has personal knowledge that any act of abuse has just been committed, and
in the presence of imminent danger to the life or limb of the victim-survivor. The barangay official
shall confiscate any deadly weapon in the possession of the perpetrator or within plain view;
e) Transport or escort the victim-survivor to the nearest hospital, or available medical facility for
treatment and medico-legal examination. Said official shall assist the victim-survivor to rescue the
medico-legal report;
f) If the perpetrator is not immediately arrested, advise him or her to temporarily leave the house to
prevent violence, or encourage him or her to go to the barangay center, DSWD, LGU or NGO,
church or other groups that provide counselling for perpetrators;
g) In the event that the victim-survivor have to be placed in a shelter or a safe place of their choice,
the barangay official shall assist them in taking their personal belongings and taking their
children and transfer them to a shelter or safe place;
h) Report the incident and refer the victim-survivor to the Local Social Welfare and Development
Office of the LGU within four (4) hours from the time of reporting. Said official shall also report
the incident to the Women and Children's Protection Desk at the nearest police station within the
same period;
i) In cases where the victim-survivor applying for a BP0 is a minor, any barangay official shall assist
the victim-survivor and shall refer him/her to NGO's, social workers for counselling, temporary
shelter and other support services;
j) Monitor compliance of the respondent with the BPO;
k) Ensure the safety and continued support to the victim-survivor and her family during the 15-day
period;
l) Assist the victim-survivor in filling the appropriate compliant with the PNP Women and
Children's Protection Desk or. other Law enforcement agencies;
m) Ensure that all pertinent documents of the said cases are forwarded to the PNP Women and
Children's Protection Desk;
n) Have a separate logbook for complaints and cases of VAWC and keep this confidential, always
ensuring the privacy of the victims;
o) Shall not attempt to influence the victim-survivor to abandon her claims. All forms of amicable
settlement under the Katarungang Pambarangay such as mediation, settlement, conciliation,
arbitration shall not apply to cases of VAWC in the ACT; and
p) If the relief request or applied for involves the failure to provide support to the woman or her
children. Especially for their education and medical needs; the Punong Barangay or in his/her
absence, any Kagawad, shall call the respondent for counseling and explain to him his legal
obligations to support his wife or minor children. This shall not be construed to mean as a mode
of conciliation or mediation and must be done only in the presence of the respondent, without the
victim-survivor or applicant.
q) Any barangay official or law enforcer who fails to report the incident of VAWC to the PNP shall be
liable for a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) or whenever applicable criminal,
civil or administrative liability. Administrative complaints against the barangay official to failure
to perform her or his duties shall be filed with the Sangguniang Panglungsod or Bayan for gross
neglect of duty or misfeasance.

Section 6. Repealing Clause. All previous Barangay Ordinances, Resolution contrary and inconsistent
with the provisions of the foregoing Ordinance are hereby deemed repealed.

Section 7. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Ordinance is held or declared to be unconstitutional
or invalid by a competent Court, the other provisions hereof shall continue in force and effect, as if the provision so
annulled or voided had never been incorporated in this Ordinance.

Section 8. Affectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect within fifteen (15) days after its posting.

ENACTED, ____________, ___, _______


I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing resolution.
Prepared by:

CHARIZZA JOY V. CABUG-OS


Barangay Secretary

CONCURRED IN:

MAVERICK KEVIN MARGATE AL CASIO BRYAN DAYAO DANILO MURILLO


Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

REMEDIOS GARCIA ALEXANDER GADIN ROLANDO DY KENT PAUL MANTIZA


Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Sk Chairman

Approved:

MARILYN T. SAMPILO
Punong Barangay

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