Women and Children Protection Desk, Caloocan City PS

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Section 14 of RA 9626 gives the Punong Barangay (also known as Barangay Captain) the power to issue Barangay Protection Orders (BPOs).

BPOs shall be effective for fifteen (15) days. Immediately after the issuance of an ex parte BPO, the Punong Barangay or Barangay Kagawad shall personally serve a copy of the same on the respondent, or direct any barangay official to effect its personal service.

Get a brgy protection order vs. abusive husband, bf The victim may go to the Barangay and file an application for BPO. The Punong Barangay who receives applications for a BPO shall issue the protection order to the applicant on the date of filing after ex parte determination of the basis of the application.

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READ l Under Section 3(C) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9262, otherwise known as the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, "psychological violence" refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering of the victim such as but not limited to intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property, public ridicule or humiliation, repeated verbal abuse and mental infidelity. It includes causing or allowing the victim to witness the physical, s*xual or psychological abuse of a member of the family to which the victim belongs, or to witness po*******hy in any form or to witness abusive injury to pets or to unlawful or unwanted deprivation of the right to custody and/or visitation of common children.

"Mental infidelity" refers to what is known in common language as "emotional cheating." Mental infidelity is the practice of fantasizing about other partners. (Commitment and Faithfulness in Relationships - The Life. www.thelife.com › commitment-and-faithfulness-in-relationships)

Therefore, if "mental infidelity" is interpreted as "emotional cheating," a man (or woman) who thinks of having a relationship or having s*x with other women (or men) would be committing an act of "psychological violence" under Section 3(C) of RA 9262. The result is punishing a person for thoughts in his/her mind.

If this is how our legislators and the courts interpret the term "mental infidelity," this is a dangerous law as it deviates from the basic criminal law concept that it is the act, not the thought, that creates criminal liability. Any thought, no matter how criminal, if not materialized in the external world through external acts, cannot be a source of criminal liability. Such an interpretation and application of the law would also violate the people's freedom of thought and conscience; it is tantamount to thought-policing.

All crimes require actus reus. That is, a criminal act or an unlawful omission of an act, must have occurred. A person cannot be punished for thinking criminal thoughts. (en.wikipedia.org).


It’s a venerable maxim of criminal jurisprudence that the state must never punish people for their mere thoughts—for their beliefs, desires, fantasies, and unexecuted intentions. This maxim is all but unquestioned, yet its true justification is something of a mystery. Jurists often say that mere thoughts are unpunishable because they’re harmless, innocent, and unprovable. ("Why is it Wrong to Punish Thought?" Yale L.J. 127, no. 8 (2018): 2342-86. repository.law.umich.edu)

Another reason why this is dangerous is how unduly broad and subjective the term "mental infidelity" is. It is so broad and so vague that it is not clear what act or omission (or thoughts) should be avoided. The truth is that emotional cheating depends on the tolerance of the partner or spouse.

Other items prior to "mental infidelity" are clear. They are: "intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property, public ridicule or humiliation [and] repeated verbal abuse." All of these are external acts and are not subject to interpretations so numerous, broad and vague.

One more possible constitutional anomaly is that there is no law punishing a woman for "emotional infidelity." It can be recalled that, in Garcia v. Drilon, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of RA 9262, saying that it is a piece of legislation and there are penal laws that likewise punish women for the same "acts" if committed against men. However, this does not seem to be the case when it comes to emotional cheating.
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Does RA 9262 punish 'emotional cheating'? Yes? "Yes" seems to be the answer.

About 8:30AM of December 9, 2019 Women and Children Protection Desk led by PEMS Cherilyn Alaon together with P*P 3 PCR personnel of CCPS under the supervision of P*PT MA FLORINESS BRAVO were having symposium regarding KKDAT RA 9165, RA 10627, RA 7610, RA 9344 respectively at Bagong Silang High School, Brgy 176, Caloocan City.
THANK YOU SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN OF BRGY 176 , BAGONG SILANG CALOOCAN CITY!

Come and Join us in the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Againts Women! 👩👱‍♀️🙋‍♀️👧👰👸👯💕

Hinay-hinay po mga mister at sir sa mga binibitawan nyong salita sa inyong asawa o nobya.

Husband jailed for calling wife tanga, mukhang pera "Gago, Maarte, Tanga, Bobo, Hindi Marunong Umintindi, Mukhang Pera, Mandarambong ang Pamilya, Putang-Ina, Walang Laman ang Utak"

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Traditional Monday Flag Raising and Awarding Ceremony headed by PCOL NOEL R FLORES, Chief of Police, hosted by Women and Children Protection Desk led by P*PT MA FLORINES R BRAVO, Chief WCPD with guest speaker PB Ronaldo "Onie" Matias, Barangay 175, Camarin, Caloocan City.

Cetificates of Commendation were given to the ff;

PSMS Gigie N De Jesus
PCpl Karen M Tiamzon
PCpl Marie Hannah Apostol
PCpl John Francis Mercado
PCpl Justine Tamayo
PCpl Jaymar Albiola
NUP Marvin Timajo

Pat Jonathan Manuel

(Photo credit to Caloocan PS React)

Republic Act 8551
Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998

TITLE VII
CREATION OF WOMEN'S DESKS IN ALL POLICE STATIONS AND THE FORMULATION OF A GENDER SENSITIVITY PROGRAM

Section 57. Creation and Functions. — The PNP shall establish women's desks in all police stations throughout the country to administer and attend to cases involving crimes against chastity, s*xual harassment, abuses committed against women and children and other similar offenses: provided, that municipalities and cities presently without policewomen will have two (2) years upon the effectivity of this Act within which to comply with the requirement of this provision.