GELECT2

• Comprehensive program against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination
• What is RA 9262?


  Anti-Violence Against Women Act of 2004
• What is RA. NO. 8353


  Anti-Rape Law of 1997
• What is RA. No. 7610


  Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination act
• When and who signed RA. No. 9262


  May 8, 2004 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• Types of Violence
• Refers to any act committed by any person against his wife or his child which likely to result in physical, sexual psychological harm/suffering


  Violence against women and their children
• Refers to any home or shelter managed by DSWD


  Safe place or shelter
• give the 4 forms of child abuse

  1. psychological and physical abuse 2. act/deed that degrades the worth/dignity of a child
• give the 4 forms of child abuse

  3. unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs
• give the 4 forms of child abuse

  4. failure to immediately give medical treatment resulting in serious impairment etc.
• Constitutional and Legislative Provisions regarding VAW
• it is the protection of the human rights of all Filipinos

  The 1987 Philippine Constitution
• the state recognizes the role of women in nation building 


  and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men
• This law declares the unlawful matching of Filipinos mail-order brides to foreigners


  Anti-Mail Order Bride Law (RA.6955)
• This law declared unlawful requests for sexual favors 


  Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (RA. 7877)
• This law of provides assistance and protection to rape victims


  Rape Victims Assistance and Protection of 1998 (RA. 8505)
• This law defines trafficking in person in terms of the acts, means, and purposes of traffickicing


  Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (RA. 9208)
• This law declares disqualification to any public officer who make immoral advances to a woman


  Article 245 of the Revised Penal Code (RA. 3815
• is a comprehensive women's human rights law that eliminates discrimination against women


  The Magna Carta of Women (RA. 9710)