Flowchart on the Issuance and Enforcement Of Barangay Protection Order (BPO) (Per RA 9262)

If PB is not available, any available Brgy. Kagawad may admit the complaint

LSWDO- Local Social Welfare and Development Officer TPO - Temporary Protection Order PNP - Philippine National Police MTC/MCTC - Municipal Trial Court or Metropolitan Trial Court/Municipal Circuit Trial Court PPO - Philippine Protection Order ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Department of Interior and Local Government National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children United Nations Population Fund National Barangay Operations Office Tel. Nos. (02) 735-1654 / 735-4955 Tel. Nos. (02) 951-2239 / 931-8144 Tel. No. (02) 901-0300 Tel. No. (02) 920-5476

NO

YES

NO

YES START

Victim-Survivor/ Petition reports Incident to the barangay

PB/Kagawad interviews victim, records & advices her to file an application for BPO

The PB/Kagawad conducts ex parte proceedings for the issuance of BPO

The PB/Kagawad issues BPO on the same day of appointment

The PB/Kagawad serves BPO to the respondent

BPO received A

B

A

Respondents receives BPO

B

If respondent is not around, the PB/Kagawad will leave a copy of the BPO at the said address in the presence of 2 witnesses

The PB/Kagawad records all BPOs issued

PB/Kagawad transmits copy of issued BPO to PNP Women & Children

Protection Unit

PB/LSWDO provides counseling assistance to victim

PB/Kagawad monitors respondent’s compliance to BPO

BPO violated D

C

C

D

Victim/PB files complaint for BPO violation with MTC/MCTC

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Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO NO

YES YES

NO NO

YES YES

YES

NO

PB/Kagawad receives Info (orally or in writing) from concerned

individual or neighbor

Victim reports incident to

PB/Kagawad/PNP station

PB/Kagawad or any concerned individual goes to the area & enters dwelling,

verifies incident

B

PB/Kagawad makes a warrantless arrest of perpetrator and confiscates weapons & refers case to

nearest PNP station

PB/Kagawad/PNP interviews client & witness & informs victim/s of her/their rights

PNP arrests perpetrator

PB/Kagawad/PNP assists victim get medical attention & referes victim to nearest available

hospital.

Is victim injured and/or psychologi-

cally disturbed?

Victim decides not to return home?

A

B Victim stays with

relatives/friends

PB/Kagawad refers

victim to DSWD/LSWDO

Victim concerned part file/s application for BPO

PB/Kagawad logs

incident

B

PB/Kagawad conducts ex parte hearing on

BPO

PB/ Kagawad

issues

BPO

Victim agrees

on BPO

PB/Kagawad/LSWDO provides counseling to victim and/or perpetrator after ex

parte hearing on BPO

PB/Kagawad issues BPO within one (1)

hour

BPO served to

respondent C

Prosecutor files a case

for violation of BPO BPO

Violated?

PB/Kagawad files a case

for violation of BPO Court issues TPO

F

Court hears cases &

issues PPO PPO

issued? END

PB/Kagawad provides sustained assistance and refers victim for other support services

PNP refers complaint to prosecutor for preliminary

investigation

Prosecutor

files a case?

Prosecutor files a case in court & applies for TPO

Victim appeals case to DOJ

PB/Kagawad monitors case for 15 days, reports (within 15 days) & refers

case to PNP/local social worker

LSWDO/PNP monitors &

evaluates case

Complainant/ victim files

complaint with PNP

E D

Concerned agencies

provide intervention E

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Is perpetrator

around?

A

C

D