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ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05869 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING ELECTRONIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Defining Electronic Violence Against Women And Their Children, Providing Protective Measures, And Prescribing Penalties For Violations Thereof | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to amend RA 9262 by including and addressing the electronic violence against women or EVAW which defines any acts or omissions that involves the use or exploitation of information and communications technology which causes or likely to cause mental, emotional or psychological distress or suffering to the women and their children.Provides penalties for the violation of this Act; Provides that cases of Electronic Violence Against Women (EVAW) may be filed in the place where the woman and her children reside at the time that they learned of the commission of the offense; Includes the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and two (2) representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) with proven track record of involvement in the prevention and elimination of violence against women and their children (VAWC) as additional members of the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children (IAC-VAWC); Mandates the DSWD and the LGUs to provide women and their children temporary shelters, provide counselling, psycho-social services and/or recovery, rehabilitation programs, and livelihood assistance; and the DOH to provide medical assistance to women and their children, among others. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Expanded Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (E-VAWC) Act." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BROSAS, ARLENE D., CASTRO, FRANCE L., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., CULLAMAT, EUFEMIA "KA FEMIA" C., ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., GAITE, FERDINAND R., FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., DY, FAUSTINO "INNO" V A., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, LABADLABAD, GLONA G., ARROYO, MA. LOURDES T., RADAZA, PAZ C., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, BAÑAS-NOGRALES, SHIRLYN, SAULOG, IRENE GAY F., NOGRALES, JUAN FIDEL FELIPE F., AGLIPAY, MICHAEL EDGAR Y. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-12-18 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nava (000 2020-01-28) | 2. Del Mar (000 2020-01-29) |
| 3. Robes (000 2020-01-29) | 4. Abante (000 2020-01-29) |
| 5. Vergara (000 2020-01-30) | 6. Alonte (000 2020-02-04) |
| 7. Herrera-Dy (000 2020-02-04) | 8. Lagman (000 2020-02-04) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Brosas | 2. Castro (F.L.) |
| 3. Elago | 4. Cullamat |
| 5. Zarate | 6. Gaite |
| 7. Fortun | 8. Salvador-Tambunting |
| 9. Rodriguez | 10. Tan (A.S.) |
| 11. Dy (F.) | 12. Dy (F.M.C.) |
| 13. Roman | 14. Acosta-Alba |
| 15. Labadlabad | 16. Arroyo |
| 17. Radaza | 18. Limkaichong |
| 19. Bañas-Nograles | 20. Saulog |
| 21. Nograles (J.F.F.) | 22. Aglipay |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00158 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2019-12-18 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 479, 2266, 3330 and 5223 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB05223, HB03330, HB02266, HB00479 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2019-12-18 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2019-12-18 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2020-01-28 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-01-28 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Acosta-Alba | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-01-28 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Brosas, Castro (F.L.), Elago, Cullamat, Zarate, Gaite, Fortun, Salvador-Tambunting, Rodriguez, Tan (A.S.), Dy (F.), Dy (F.M.C.), Roman, Acosta-Alba, Labadlabad, Arroyo, Radaza, Limkaichong, Bañas-Nograles, Saulog, Nograles (J.F.F.), Aglipay | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-01-28 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-01-29 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-02-04 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING ELECTRONIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004" | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:227 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| B---Abellanosa--(Absent) | B---Abu--(Absent) |
| B---Abueg-Zaldivar--(Absent) | B---Abunda--(Absent) |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta |
| Y---Acosta-Alba | Y---Adiong |
| Y---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| B---Vargas Alfonso--(Absent) | Y---Almario |
| B---Alonte--(Absent) | Y---Alvarez (F.) |
| Y---Alvarez (G.) | B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | B---Amatong--(Absent) |
| B---Andaya--(Absent) | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| Y---Arenas | X---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | Y---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | Y---Babasa |
| B---Bagatsing--(Absent) | Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | B---Bañas-Nograles--(Absent) |
| Y---Barba | X---Barbers |
| Y---Baronda | X---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| B---Bautista-Bandigan--(Absent) | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| B---Biazon--(Absent) | Y---Billones |
| Y---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | Y---Brosas |
| B---Bulut--(Absent) | Y---Bustos |
| B---Cabatbat--(Absent) | B---Cabochan--(Absent) |
| Y---Cabredo | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | X---Calixto |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Caoagdan |
| D---Cardema--(N/A) | Y---Cari |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro (F.L.) |
| Y---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Cayetano (A.P.) |
| Y---Cayetano (M.L.) | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Chatto | Y---Chipeco |
| Y---Chungalao | B---Co (A.N.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Co (E.) | B---Cojuangco--(Absent) |
| B---Collantes--(Absent) | Y---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | Y---Datol |
| Y---Ruiz Daza | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---De Venecia | Y---Defensor (L.) |
| B---Defensor (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Delos Santos | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | X---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| B---Duavit--(Absent) | Y---Dujali |
| Y---Duterte | B---Dy (F.M.C.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Dy (F.) | Y---Dy (I.P.) |
| Y---Ebcas | B---Ecleo--(Absent) |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| B---Ermita-Buhain--(Absent) | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| Y---Fariñas I (R.C.) | Y---Fernandez |
| Y---Fernando | Y---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| Y---Ferrer (L.) | Y---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | X---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| B---Fuentebella--(Absent) | Y---Gaite |
| Y---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | B---Garcia (V.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Garin (J.) | Y---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | B---Gatchalian--(Absent) |
| Y---Gato | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Torres-Gomez | B---Gonzaga--(Absent) |
| X---Gonzales (A.) | B---Gonzales (N.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | B---Gullas--(Absent) |
| Y---Guya | B---Haresco--(Absent) |
| Y---Hataman | Y---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | B---Javier--(Absent) |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| B---Kho (W.)--(Absent) | B---Khonghun--(Absent) |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | Y---Lagman |
| Y---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | Y---Leachon |
| X---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lopez (M.L.) |
| Y---Loyola | Y---Lusotan |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Mangaoang |
| Y---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Mariano-Hernandez | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| B---Matba--(Absent) | B---Matugas--(Absent) |
| B---Mendoza--(Absent) | Y---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| Y---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| Y---Nograles (J.F.F.) | Y---Nolasco |
| B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) | Y---Oaminal |
| B---Olivarez--(Absent) | Y---Ong (J.) |
| B---Ong (R.)--(Absent) | D---Ordanes--(N/A) |
| Y---Ortega | Y---Ouano-Dizon |
| Y---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| B---Padiernos--(Absent) | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| X---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| X---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | B---Roman--(Absent) |
| B---Romero--(Absent) | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | Y---Romualdo |
| Y---Romulo | B---Roque--(Absent) |
| Y---Sacdalan | Y---Sagarbarria |
| B---Sakaluran--(Absent) | X---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| Y---Sarmiento | Y---Saulog |
| Y---Savellano | B---Siao--(Absent) |
| X---Silverio | Y---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | Y---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez (A.) | Y---Suarez (D.) |
| Y---Suntay | B---Sy-Alvarado--(Absent) |
| Y---Taduran | Y---Tallado |
| Y---Tan (A.S.) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| B---Tan (S.)--(Absent) | B---Tan (S.A.)--(Absent) |
| B---Tan-Tambut--(Absent) | Y---Tejada |
| B---Teves (A.)--(Absent) | Y---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Tulfo | B---Tupas--(Absent) |
| Y---Tutor | B---Ty (A.)--(Absent) |
| B---Ty (D.)--(Absent) | Y---Umali (A.) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | X---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Velasco | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| B---Villafuerte--(Absent) | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | Y---Villar |
| X---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| B---Violago--(Absent) | B---Yap (E.)--(Absent) |
| X---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (R.) | B---Zamora (W.K.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-02-05 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-02-05 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT DEFINING ELECTRONIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ACT OF 2004 [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] Introduced by Representatives ARLENE D. BROSAS, FRANCE L. CASTRO, SARAH JANE I. ELAGO, EUFEMIA "KA FEMIA" C. CULLAMAT, et. al; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 4, 2020; 2/5/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 2/5/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY and SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 3/2/2021 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 3/4/2021 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; 3/9/2021 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 3/15/2021 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
Abstract
Aims to amend RA 9262 by including and addressing the electronic violence against women or EVAW which defines any acts or omissions that involves the use or exploitation of information and communications technology which causes or likely to cause mental, emotional or psychological distress or suffering to the women and their children.Provides penalties for the violation of this Act; Provides that cases of Electronic Violence Against Women (EVAW) may be filed in the place where the woman and her children reside at the time that they learned of the commission of the offense; Includes the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and two (2) representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) with proven track record of involvement in the prevention and elimination of violence against women and their children (VAWC) as additional members of the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children (IAC-VAWC); Mandates the DSWD and the LGUs to provide women and their children temporary shelters, provide counselling, psycho-social services and/or recovery, rehabilitation programs, and livelihood assistance; and the DOH to provide medical assistance to women and their children, among others.
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