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05 Conditions of Employment
05 Conditions of Employment
RESOLUTION
1.0 Purpose
"l "Gross Monthly Compensation" refers to the monthly basic pay plus mandatory altowances fixed by Law given in
suppott of a public sector employee's monthly cosf of living expenses in addition to salaries such as, Personal
Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). Sard Gross Monthly Compensation shall exclude, however, allowances and
other forms of compensation such as RATA and the like that an employee is regularly entitled to by virtue of his/her
performance of the functions of his/her position, all in accordance with pertinent rules and regulations of the
Department of Budget and Managenent (DBM). /
Guidelines on the Availment of
Special Leave Benefits under
RA 9710 (An Act Providing for
the Magna Carta of Women)/p.3
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Annex A of this Guidetines refers to The List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders formulated by
a Technical Working Committee composed of Obstetrician-Gynecologists. Surgeons, and Medical Doctors from the
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), the Department of Health's (DOH) Quirino
Memorial Medical Center, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) with the suppoft of the Philippine
Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Inc (POGS) and the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) and the DOH's Dr.
Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital. The said List reflects the type of surgical procedure for the gynecotogical disorder;
fhe disease being addressed by the said surgical procedure; as wel/ as the classification or type of procedure to be
undertaken/undertaken based on the patient's estimated period of recuperation (if without concomitant medical
problems) as agreed upon in fhe discusslon and inputs of the members of the aforecited Technical Wofuing
Commiftee.
Guidelines on the Availment of
Special Leave Benefits under
RA 9710 (An Act Providing for
the Magna Cafta of Women)/p.4
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3.1 The application for the special leave benefit shall be made
through the Civil Service Form No. 6 (CS Form 6) signed
by the employee and approved by the proper signing
authorities.
The advance notice for taking such leave would give the
proper authorities ample time and means to prevent the
disruption of the operations of the work unit during the
absence of the employee and to address the exigency of
services of the office.
5.0 Effectivity
Quezon City.
Commissioner
Attested by:
DOLORES
Director lV
Commission Secretariat and Liaison Office
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RA 971 0 was approved on August 14, 2OOg, published on August 31 , 2009 and took effect on September 1 5, 2OO9 (1 S days after
publication). The IRR of RA 7910 was made effective on July 10, 2010 or 15 days after June 25, 2010, the IRR's date of publication.
Annex A
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lymphadenectomy
Page 1 of 9
List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Vagina
Maior
Combined anteroposterior Cystocoele with rectocele
colporrhaphy; Major
w/ enterocele repair Pelvic organ prolapse Major
Repair of enterocele, vaginal Pelvic organ prolapse
a ooroach Maior
Repair of enterocele, abdominal Pelvic organ prolapse
a pproach Major
Colpopexy, abdominal approach Pelvic organ prolapse
Maior
Sacrospinous ligament fixation for Pelvic organ prolapse
prolapse ofvaeina Major
Prespinous on lliococcygeal Pelvic organ prolapse
ligament fixation Maior
Paravaginal defect repair Pelvic organ prolapse
(including repair of cystocele,
stress urinary incontinence,
and/ or incomplete vaginal
prolapse) Major
Sling operation for stress Urinary stress
incontinence (eg, fascia or incontinence
svnthetic) Major
Burch calposuspension/ Urinary stress
retroposbic u reth roprosy incontinence Major
Pereyra procedure, including Urinary stress
anterior coloorrhaohv incontinence Maior
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Repair of rectovaginal fistula; Rectovaginal fistula
vaginal or transanal approach Maior
abdominal aooroach Rectovaginal fistula Maior
abdominal approach, w/ Rectovaginal fistula
concomitant colostomv Maior
Repair of urethrovaginal fistula; Urethrovaginal fistula
Maior
w/ bulbocavernosus
tra nsplant Maior
Repair of vesicovaginal fistula; Vesicovaginal fistula
vasinal aooroach Maior
transvesical and vaginal
a pproach
Cervix
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Trachelorrhaphy, plastic repair of Cervical lacerations Minor
uterine cervix, vaginal approach
Uterus
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Pelvic exenteration for Uterine, ovarian, fallopian Major
gynecologic malignancy, w/ total tube malignancies
abdominal hysterectomy or
cervicectomy,w/ or w/o removal
of tube(s), w/ or w/o removal of
ovary(s), w/ removal of bladder
and ureteral transplantations,
and/ or abdominoperineal
resection of rectum and colon and
colostomy, or any combination
thereof
incontinence
w/ removal of tube(s), and/or Pelvic organ Major
ovary(s) prolapse/stress urinary
incontinence
w/ removal of tube(s), and/or Pelvic organ Major
ovory(s), w/ repoir of enterocele prola pse/stress urinary
incontinence
w/ co I po- u ret h rocy sto pexy Pelvic organ Major
( M a rs ho II- Ma rch etti-Kra ntz ty pe, prolapse/stress urinary
Pereyro type, w/ or w/o inconti nence
endoscopic control)
w/ repair of enterocele Pelvic organ Major
prolapse/stress urinary
i ncontinence
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Hvsteroscopv, diagnostic Uterine pathologies Minor
Hysteroscopy, surgical; with Uterine pathologies Minor
sampling (biopsy) of endometrium
and / or polypectomy, with or
without D & C
Oviduct
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Lysis of adhesions (salpingolysis) Fallopian tube pathologies Major
Ovary
Page 7 of 9
List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Procedure Disease Classification
Laparotomy, for staging or Ovarian cancer Major
restaging of ovarian malignancy
("second look"), w/ or wf o
omentectomy, peritoneal
washing, biopsy of abdominal and
pelvic peritoneum, diaphragmatic
assessment w/ pelvic and limited
para-aortic lymphadenectomy
Breast Procedures
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List of Surgical Operations for Gynecological Disorders
Froeedure Dlseqge ' ClqseificEfion*
Legend:
Minor - pertains to one's estimdted period ol recuperotion requiring o moximum of two weeks
Mojor - pertoins to one's estimoted period of recuperotion more thon three weeks to two months
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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8187
AN ACT GRANTING PATERNITY LEAVE OF SEVEN (7) DAYS WITH FULL PAY TO
ALL MARRIED MALE EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS FOR
THE FIRST FOUR (4) DELIVERIES OF THE LEGITIMATE SPOUSE WITH WHOM HE
IS COHABITING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Paternity Leave Act of 1996".
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any law, rules and regulations to the contrary, every married male
employee in the private and public sectors shall be entitled to a paternity leave of seven (7)
days with full pay for the first four (4) deliveries of the legitimate spouse with whom he is
cohabiting. The male employee applying for paternity leave shall notify his employer of the
pregnancy of his legitimate spouse and the expected date of such delivery.
For purposes, of this Act, delivery shall include childbirth or any miscarriage.
SECTION 3. Definition of Term. - For purposes of this Act, Paternity Leave refers to the
benefits granted to a married male employee allowing him not to report for work for seven (7)
days but continues to earn the compensation therefor, on the condition that his spouse has
delivered a child or suffered a miscarriage for purposes of enabling him to effectively lend
support to his wife in her period of recovery and/or in the nursing of the newly-born child.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Labor and Employment, the Chairman of the Civil Service
Commission and the Secretary of Health shall, within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of
this Act, issue such rules and regulations necessary for the proper implementation of the
provisions hereof.
SECTION 5. Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association or entity found
violating this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) or imprisonment of not less than
thirty (30)days nor more than six (6) months.
SECTION 6. Nondiminution Clause. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce any
existing benefits of any form granted under existing laws, decrees, executive orders, or any
contract agreement or policy between employer and employee.
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, issuances, or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect (15) days from its publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SOLO PARENTS AND THEIR
CHILDREN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Sec. 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000."
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote the family as the
foundation of the nation, strengthen its solidarity and ensure its total development. Towards this
end, it shall develop a comprehensive program of services for solo parents and their children to
be carried out by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department
of Health (DOH), the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), the Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the National Housing Authority
(NHA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other related government and
nongovernment agencies.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - Whenever used in this Act, the following terms shall mean as
follows:
(a) "Solo parent" - any individual who falls under any of the following categories:
(1) A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other crimes against chastity
even without a final conviction of the offender: Provided, That the mother keeps
and raises the child;
(2) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to death of
spouse;
(3) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood while the
spouse is detained or is serving sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one
(1) year;
(4) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to physical
and/or mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical practitioner;
(5) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to legal
separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one (1) year, as long
as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children;
(6) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to
declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court or by a
church as long as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children;
(7) Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to
abandonment of spouse for at least one (1) year;
(8) Unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep and rear her/his
child/children instead of having others care for them or give them up to a welfare
institution;
(9) Any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a child or
children;
(10) Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head of family as a
result of the death, abandonment, disappearance or prolonged absence of the
parents or solo parent.
A change in the status or circumstance of the parent claiming benefits under this Act,
such that he/she is no longer left alone with the responsibility of parenthood, shall
terminate his/her eligibility for these benefits.
(b) "Children" - refer to those living with and dependent upon the solo parent for support
who are unmarried, unemployed and not more than eighteen (18) years of age, or even
over eighteen (18) years but are incapable of self-support because of mental and/or
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(c) "Parental responsibility" - with respect to their minor children shall refer to the rights
and duties of the parents as defined in Article 220 of Executive Order No. 209, as
amended, otherwise known as the "Family Code of the Philippines."
(d) "Parental leave" - shall mean leave benefits granted to a solo parent to enable
him/her to perform parental duties and responsibilities where physical presence is
required.
(e) "Flexible work schedule" - is the right granted to a solo parent employee to vary
his/her arrival and departure time without affecting the core work hours as defined by the
employer.
Sec. 4. Criteria for Support. - Any solo parent whose income in the place of domicile falls below
the poverty threshold as set by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and
subject to the assessment of the DSWD worker in the area shall be eligible for assistance:
Provided, however, That any solo parent whose income is above the poverty threshold shall
enjoy the benefits mentioned in Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Act.
The DSWD shall coordinate with concerned agencies the implementation of the comprehensive
package of social development and welfare services for solo parents and their families. The
package will initially include:
(a) Livelihood development services which include trainings on livelihood skills, basic
business management, value orientation and the provision of seed capital or job
placement.
(b) Counseling services which include individual, peer group or family counseling. This
will focus on the resolution of personal relationship and role conflicts.
(c) Parent effectiveness services which include the provision and expansion of
knowledge and skills of the solo parent on early childhood development, behavior
management, health care, rights and duties of parents and children.
e) Special projects for individuals in need of protection which include temporary shelter,
counseling, legal assistance, medical care, self-concept or ego-building, crisis
management and spiritual enrichment.
Sec. 6. Flexible Work Schedule. - The employer shall provide for a flexible working schedule for
solo parents: Provided, That the same shall not affect individual and company productivity:
Provided, further, That any employer may request exemption from the above requirements from
the DOLE on certain meritorious grounds.
Sec. 7. Work Discrimination. - No employer shall discriminate against any solo parent employee
with respect to terms and conditions of employment on account of his/her status.
Sec. 8. Parental Leave. - In addition to leave privileges under existing laws, parental leave of
not more than seven (7) working days every year shall be granted to any solo parent employee
who has rendered service of at least one (1) year.
Sec. 9. Educational Benefits. - The DECS, CHED and TESDA shall provide the following
benefits and privileges:
(1) Scholarship programs for qualified solo parents and their children in institutions of
basic, tertiary and technical/skills education; and
(2) Non-formal education programs appropriate for solo parents and their children.
The DECS, CHED and TESDA shall promulgate rules and regulations for the proper
implementation of this program.
Sec. 10. Housing Benefits. - Solo parents shall be given allocation in housing projects and shall
be provided with liberal terms of payment on said government low-cost housing projects in
accordance with housing law provisions prioritizing applicants below the poverty line as
declared by the NEDA.
Sec. 11. Medical Assistance. - The DOH shall develop a comprehensive health care program
for solo parents and their children. The program shall be implemented by the DOH through their
retained hospitals and medical centers and the local government units (LGUs) through their
provincial/district/city/municipal hospitals and rural health units (RHUs).
Sec. 12. Additional Powers and Functions of the DSWD. — The DSWD shall perform the
following additional powers and functions relative to the welfare of solo parents and their
families:
a) Conduct research necessary to: (1) develop a new body of knowledge on solo
parents; (2) define executive and legislative measures needed to promote and protect
the interest of solo parents and their children; and (3) assess the effectiveness of
programs designed for disadvantaged solo parents and their children;
(c) Monitor the implementation of the provisions of this Act and suggest mechanisms by
which such provisions are effectively implemented.
Sec. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - An interagency committee headed by the
DSWD, in coordination with the DOH, DECS, CHED, TESDA, DOLE, NHA, and DILG is hereby
established which shall formulate, within ninety (90) days upon the effectivity of this Act, the
implementing rules and regulations in consultation with the local government units,
nongovernment organizations and people's organizations.
Sec. 14. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the budget of concerned government agencies in the General Appropriations Act of
the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
Sec. 15. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders or parts
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.
Sec. 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional,
other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 17. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation.
Towards this end, the State shall exert efforts to address violence committed b) acts causing or attempting to cause the victim to
against women and children in keeping with the fundamental freedoms engage in any sexual activity by force, threat of
guaranteed under the Constitution and the Provisions of the Universal force, physical or other harm or threat of physical or
Declaration of Human Rights, the convention on the Elimination of all forms other harm or coercion;
of discrimination Against Women, Convention on the Rights of the Child and
other international human rights instruments of which the Philippines is a c) Prostituting the woman or child.
party.
C. "Psychological violence" refers to acts or omissions
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.- As used in this Act, 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 child or places the woman or her child under surveillance directly or
includes causing or allowing the victim to witness the indirectly or a combination thereof.
physical, sexual or psychological abuse of a member of the
family to which the victim belongs, or to witness (e) "Dating relationship" refers to a situation wherein the parties live
pornography in any form or to witness abusive injury to pets as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage or are
or to unlawful or unwanted deprivation of the right to romantically involved over time and on a continuing basis during the
custody and/or visitation of common children. course of the relationship. A casual acquaintance or ordinary
socialization between two individuals in a business or social context
D. "Economic abuse" refers to acts that make or attempt to is not a dating relationship.
make a woman financially dependent which includes, but is
not limited to the following: (f) "Sexual relations" refers to a single sexual act which may or may
not result in the bearing of a common child.
1. withdrawal of financial support or preventing the
victim from engaging in any legitimate profession, (g) "Safe place or shelter" refers to any home or institution
occupation, business or activity, except in cases maintained or managed by the Department of Social Welfare and
wherein the other spouse/partner objects on valid, Development (DSWD) or by any other agency or voluntary
serious and moral grounds as defined in Article 73 of organization accredited by the DSWD for the purposes of this Act or
the Family Code; any other suitable place the resident of which is willing temporarily
to receive the victim.
2. deprivation or threat of deprivation of financial
resources and the right to the use and enjoyment of (h) "Children" refers to those below eighteen (18) years of age or
the conjugal, community or property owned in older but are incapable of taking care of themselves as defined under
common; Republic Act No. 7610. As used in this Act, it includes the biological
children of the victim and other children under her care.
3. destroying household property;
SECTION 4. Construction.- This Act shall be liberally construed to promote
4. controlling the victims' own money or properties the protection and safety of victims of violence against women and their
or solely controlling the conjugal money or children.
properties.
SECTION 5. Acts of Violence Against Women and Their Children.- The
(b) "Battery" refers to an act of inflicting physical harm upon the crime of violence against women and their children is committed through any
woman or her child resulting to the physical and psychological or of the following acts:
emotional distress.
(a) Causing physical harm to the woman or her child;
(c) "Battered Woman Syndrome" refers to a scientifically defined
pattern of psychological and behavioral symptoms found in women (b) Threatening to cause the woman or her child physical harm;
living in battering relationships as a result of cumulative abuse.
(c) Attempting to cause the woman or her child physical harm;
(d) "Stalking" refers to an intentional act committed by a person who,
knowingly and without lawful justification follows the woman or her (d) Placing the woman or her child in fear of imminent physical
harm;
(e) Attempting to compel or compelling the woman or her child to (1) Stalking or following the woman or her child in public or
engage in conduct which the woman or her child has the right to private places;
desist from or desist from conduct which the woman or her child has
the right to engage in, or attempting to restrict or restricting the (2) Peering in the window or lingering outside the residence
woman's or her child's freedom of movement or conduct by force or of the woman or her child;
threat of force, physical or other harm or threat of physical or other
harm, or intimidation directed against the woman or child. This shall (3) Entering or remaining in the dwelling or on the property
include, but not limited to, the following acts committed with the of the woman or her child against her/his will;
purpose or effect of controlling or restricting the woman's or her
child's movement or conduct: (4) Destroying the property and personal belongings or
inflicting harm to animals or pets of the woman or her child;
(1) Threatening to deprive or actually depriving the woman and
or her child of custody to her/his family;
(5) Engaging in any form of harassment or violence;
(2) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her
children of financial support legally due her or her family, or (i) Causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule or
deliberately providing the woman's children insufficient humiliation to the woman or her child, including, but not limited to,
financial support; repeated verbal and emotional abuse, and denial of financial support
or custody of minor children of access to the woman's child/children.
(3) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her
child of a legal right; SECTION 6. Penalties.- The crime of violence against women and their
children, under Section 5 hereof shall be punished according to the following
(4) Preventing the woman in engaging in any legitimate rules:
profession, occupation, business or activity or controlling the
victim's own mon4ey or properties, or solely controlling the (a) Acts falling under Section 5(a) constituting attempted, frustrated
conjugal or common money, or properties; or consummated parricide or murder or homicide shall be punished
in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Penal Code.
(f) Inflicting or threatening to inflict physical harm on oneself for the
purpose of controlling her actions or decisions; If these acts resulted in mutilation, it shall be punishable in
accordance with the Revised Penal Code; those constituting serious
(g) Causing or attempting to cause the woman or her child to engage physical injuries shall have the penalty of prison mayor; those
in any sexual activity which does not constitute rape, by force or constituting less serious physical injuries shall be punished by
threat of force, physical harm, or through intimidation directed prision correccional; and those constituting slight physical injuries
against the woman or her child or her/his immediate family; shall be punished by arresto mayor.
(h) Engaging in purposeful, knowing, or reckless conduct, personally Acts falling under Section 5(b) shall be punished by imprisonment of
or through another, that alarms or causes substantial emotional or two degrees lower than the prescribed penalty for the consummated
psychological distress to the woman or her child. This shall include, crime as specified in the preceding paragraph but shall in no case be
but not be limited to, the following acts: lower than arresto mayor.
(b) Acts falling under Section 5(c) and 5(d) shall be punished by protection order (BPO), temporary protection order (TPO) and permanent
arresto mayor; protection order (PPO). The protection orders that may be issued under this
Act shall include any, some or all of the following reliefs:
(c) Acts falling under Section 5(e) shall be punished by prision
correccional; (a) Prohibition of the respondent from threatening to commit or
committing, personally or through another, any of the acts mentioned
(d) Acts falling under Section 5(f) shall be punished by arresto in Section 5 of this Act;
mayor;
(b) Prohibition of the respondent from harassing, annoying,
(e) Acts falling under Section 5(g) shall be punished by prision telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the
mayor; petitioner, directly or indirectly;
(f) Acts falling under Section 5(h) and Section 5(i) shall be punished (c) Removal and exclusion of the respondent from the residence of
by prision mayor. the petitioner, regardless of ownership of the residence, either
temporarily for the purpose of protecting the petitioner, or
If the acts are committed while the woman or child is pregnant or permanently where no property rights are violated, and if respondent
committed in the presence of her child, the penalty to be applied must remove personal effects from the residence, the court shall
shall be the maximum period of penalty prescribed in the section. direct a law enforcement agent to accompany the respondent has
gathered his things and escort respondent from the residence;
In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall (a) pay a fine in the
amount of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) (d) Directing the respondent to stay away from petitioner and
but not more than three hundred thousand pesos (300,000.00); (b) designated family or household member at a distance specified by
undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric the court, and to stay away from the residence, school, place of
treatment and shall report compliance to the court. employment, or any specified place frequented by the petitioner and
any designated family or household member;
SECTION 7. Venue.- The Regional Trial Court designated as a Family Court
shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over cases of violence against (e) Directing lawful possession and use by petitioner of an
women and their children under this law. In the absence of such court in the automobile and other essential personal effects, regardless of
place where the offense was committed, the case shall be filed in the ownership, and directing the appropriate law enforcement officer to
Regional Trial Court where the crime or any of its elements was committed accompany the petitioner to the residence of the parties to ensure that
at the option of the compliant. the petitioner is safely restored to the possession of the automobile
and other essential personal effects, or to supervise the petitioner's or
SECTION 8. Protection Orders.- A protection order is an order issued under respondent's removal of personal belongings;
this act for the purpose of preventing further acts of violence against a
woman or her child specified in Section 5 of this Act and granting other (f) Granting a temporary or permanent custody of a child/children to
necessary relief. The relief granted under a protection order serve the purpose the petitioner;
of safeguarding the victim from further harm, minimizing any disruption in
the victim's daily life, and facilitating the opportunity and ability of the (g) Directing the respondent to provide support to the woman and/or
victim to independently regain control over her life. The provisions of the her child if entitled to legal support. Notwithstanding other laws to
protection order shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies. The the contrary, the court shall order an appropriate percentage of the
protection orders that may be issued under this Act are the barangay income or salary of the respondent to be withheld regularly by the
respondent's employer for the same to be automatically remitted (c) ascendants, descendants or collateral relatives within the fourth
directly to the woman. Failure to remit and/or withhold or any delay civil degree of consanguinity or affinity;
in the remittance of support to the woman and/or her child without
justifiable cause shall render the respondent or his employer liable (d) officers or social workers of the DSWD or social workers of local
for indirect contempt of court; government units (LGUs);
(h) Prohibition of the respondent from any use or possession of any (e) police officers, preferably those in charge of women and
firearm or deadly weapon and order him to surrender the same to the children's desks;
court for appropriate disposition by the court, including revocation of
license and disqualification to apply for any license to use or possess (f) Punong Barangay or Barangay Kagawad;
a firearm. If the offender is a law enforcement agent, the court shall
order the offender to surrender his firearm and shall direct the (g) lawyer, counselor, therapist or healthcare provider of the
appropriate authority to investigate on the offender and take petitioner;
appropriate action on matter;
(h) At least two (2) concerned responsible citizens of the city or
(i) Restitution for actual damages caused by the violence inflicted, municipality where the violence against women and their children
including, but not limited to, property damage, medical expenses, occurred and who has personal knowledge of the offense committed.
childcare expenses and loss of income;
SECTION 10. Where to Apply for a Protection Order. – Applications for
(j) Directing the DSWD or any appropriate agency to provide BPOs shall follow the rules on venue under Section 409 of the Local
petitioner may need; and Government Code of 1991 and its implementing rules and regulations. An
application for a TPO or PPO may be filed in the regional trial court,
(k) Provision of such other forms of relief as the court deems metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court
necessary to protect and provide for the safety of the petitioner and with territorial jurisdiction over the place of residence of the petitioner:
any designated family or household member, provided petitioner and Provided, however, That if a family court exists in the place of residence of
any designated family or household member consents to such relief. the petitioner, the application shall be filed with that court.
Any of the reliefs provided under this section shall be granted even SECTION 11. How to Apply for a Protection Order. – The application for a
in the absence of a decree of legal separation or annulment or protection order must be in writing, signed and verified under oath by the
declaration of absolute nullity of marriage. applicant. It may be filed as an independent action or as incidental relief in
any civil or criminal case the subject matter or issues thereof partakes of a
The issuance of a BPO or the pendency of an application for BPO violence as described in this Act. A standard protection order application
shall not preclude a petitioner from applying for, or the court from form, written in English with translation to the major local languages, shall
granting a TPO or PPO. be made available to facilitate applications for protections order, and shall
contain, among other, the following information:
SECTION 9. Who may file Petition for Protection Orders. – A petition for
protection order may be filed by any of the following: (a) names and addresses of petitioner and respondent;
(a) the offended party; (b) description of relationships between petitioner and respondent;
(b) parents or guardians of the offended party; (c) a statement of the circumstances of the abuse;
(d) description of the reliefs requested by petitioner as specified in applicant, such as when the same are controlled by the perpetrator, shall
Section 8 herein; qualify the petitioner to legal representation by the PAO.
(e) request for counsel and reasons for such; However, a private counsel offering free legal service is not barred from
representing the petitioner.
(f) request for waiver of application fees until hearing; and
SECTION 14. Barangay Protection Orders (BPOs); Who May Issue and
(g) an attestation that there is no pending application for a protection How. - Barangay Protection Orders (BPOs) refer to the protection order
order in another court. issued by the Punong Barangay ordering the perpetrator to desist from
committing acts under Section 5 (a) and (b) of this Act. A Punong
If the applicants is not the victim, the application must be accompanied by an Barangay who receives applications for a BPO shall issue the protection
affidavit of the applicant attesting to (a) the circumstances of the abuse order to the applicant on the date of filing after ex parte determination of the
suffered by the victim and (b) the circumstances of consent given by the basis of the application. If the Punong Barangay is unavailable to act on the
victim for the filling of the application. When disclosure of the address of the application for a BPO, the application shall be acted upon by any
victim will pose danger to her life, it shall be so stated in the application. In available Barangay Kagawad. If the BPO is issued by a Barangay
such a case, the applicant shall attest that the victim is residing in the Kagawad the order must be accompanied by an attestation by the Barangay
municipality or city over which court has territorial jurisdiction, and shall Kagawad that the Punong Barangay was unavailable at the time for the
provide a mailing address for purpose of service processing. issuance of the BPO. BPOs shall be effective for fifteen (15) days.
Immediately after the issuance of an ex parte BPO, the Punong Barangay or
An application for protection order filed with a court shall be considered an Barangay Kagawad shall personally serve a copy of the same on the
application for both a TPO and PPO. respondent, or direct any barangay official to effect is personal service.
Barangay officials and court personnel shall assist applicants in the The parties may be accompanied by a non-lawyer advocate in any
preparation of the application. Law enforcement agents shall also extend proceeding before the Punong Barangay.
assistance in the application for protection orders in cases brought to their
attention. SECTION 15. Temporary Protection Orders. – Temporary Protection Orders
(TPOs) refers to the protection order issued by the court on the date of filing
SECTION 12. Enforceability of Protection Orders. – All TPOs and PPOs of the application after ex parte determination that such order should be
issued under this Act shall be enforceable anywhere in the Philippines and a issued. A court may grant in a TPO any, some or all of the reliefs mentioned
violation thereof shall be punishable with a fine ranging from Five Thousand in this Act and shall be effective for thirty (30) days. The court shall schedule
Pesos (P5,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and/or a hearing on the issuance of a PPO prior to or on the date of the expiration of
imprisonment of six (6) months. the TPO. The court shall order the immediate personal service of the TPO on
the respondent by the court sheriff who may obtain the assistance of law
SECTION 13. Legal Representation of Petitioners for Protection Order. – If enforcement agents for the service. The TPO shall include notice of the date
the woman or her child requests in the applications for a protection order for of the hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO.
the appointment of counsel because of lack of economic means to hire a
counsel de parte, the court shall immediately direct the Public Attorney's SECTION 16. Permanent Protection Orders. – Permanent Protection Order
Office (PAO) to represent the petitioner in the hearing on the application. If (PPO) refers to protection order issued by the court after notice and hearing.
the PAO determines that the applicant can afford to hire the services of a
counsel de parte, it shall facilitate the legal representation of the petitioner by Respondents non-appearance despite proper notice, or his lack of a lawyer, or
a counsel de parte. The lack of access to family or conjugal resources by the the non-availability of his lawyer shall not be a ground for rescheduling or
postponing the hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO. If the
respondents appears without counsel on the date of the hearing on the PPO, SECTION 19. Legal Separation Cases. – In cases of legal separation, where
the court shall appoint a lawyer for the respondent and immediately proceed violence as specified in this Act is alleged, Article 58 of the Family Code
with the hearing. In case the respondent fails to appear despite proper notice, shall not apply. The court shall proceed on the main case and other incidents
the court shall allow ex parte presentation of the evidence by the applicant of the case as soon as possible. The hearing on any application for a
and render judgment on the basis of the evidence presented. The court shall protection order filed by the petitioner must be conducted within the
allow the introduction of any history of abusive conduct of a respondent even mandatory period specified in this Act.
if the same was not directed against the applicant or the person for whom the
applicant is made. SECTION 20. Priority of Application for a Protection Order. – Ex parte and
adversarial hearings to determine the basis of applications for a protection
The court shall, to the extent possible, conduct the hearing on the merits of order under this Act shall have priority over all other proceedings. Barangay
the issuance of a PPO in one (1) day. Where the court is unable to conduct officials and the courts shall schedule and conduct hearings on applications
the hearing within one (1) day and the TPO issued is due to expire, the court for a protection order under this Act above all other business and, if
shall continuously extend or renew the TPO for a period of thirty (30) days at necessary, suspend other proceedings in order to hear applications for a
each particular time until final judgment is issued. The extended or renewed protection order.
TPO may be modified by the court as may be necessary or applicable to
address the needs of the applicant. SECTION 21. Violation of Protection Orders. – A complaint for a violation
of a BPO issued under this Act must be filed directly with any municipal trial
The court may grant any, some or all of the reliefs specified in Section 8 court, metropolitan trial court, or municipal circuit trial court that has
hereof in a PPO. A PPO shall be effective until revoked by a court upon territorial jurisdiction over the barangay that issued the BPO. Violation of a
application of the person in whose favor the order was issued. The court shall BPO shall be punishable by imprisonment of thirty (30) days without
ensure immediate personal service of the PPO on respondent. prejudice to any other criminal or civil action that the offended party may file
for any of the acts committed.
The court shall not deny the issuance of protection order on the basis of the
lapse of time between the act of violence and the filing of the application. A judgement of violation of a BPO ma be appealed according to the Rules of
Court. During trial and upon judgment, the trial court may motu proprio issue
Regardless of the conviction or acquittal of the respondent, the Court must a protection order as it deems necessary without need of an application.
determine whether or not the PPO shall become final. Even in a dismissal, a
PPO shall be granted as long as there is no clear showing that the act from Violation of any provision of a TPO or PPO issued under this Act shall
which the order might arise did not exist. constitute contempt of court punishable under Rule 71 of the Rules of Court,
without prejudice to any other criminal or civil action that the offended party
SECTION 17. Notice of Sanction in Protection Orders. – The following may file for any of the acts committed.
statement must be printed in bold-faced type or in capital letters on the
protection order issued by the Punong Barangay or court: SECTION 22. Applicability of Protection Orders to Criminal Cases. – The
foregoing provisions on protection orders shall be applicable in impliedly
"VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW." instituted with the criminal actions involving violence against women and
their children.
SECTION 18. Mandatory Period For Acting on Applications For Protection
Orders – Failure to act on an application for a protection order within the SECTION 23. Bond to Keep the Peace. – The Court may order any person
reglementary period specified in the previous section without justifiable against whom a protection order is issued to give a bond to keep the peace, to
cause shall render the official or judge administratively liable. present two sufficient sureties who shall undertake that such person will not
commit the violence sought to be prevented.
Should the respondent fail to give the bond as required, he shall be detained SECTION 29. Duties of Prosecutors/Court Personnel. – Prosecutors and
for a period which shall in no case exceed six (6) months, if he shall have court personnel should observe the following duties when dealing with
been prosecuted for acts punishable under Section 5(a) to 5(f) and not victims under this Act:
exceeding thirty (30) days, if for acts punishable under Section 5(g) to 5(I).
a) communicate with the victim in a language understood by the
The protection orders referred to in this section are the TPOs and the PPOs woman or her child; and
issued only by the courts.
b) inform the victim of her/his rights including legal remedies
SECTION 24. Prescriptive Period. – Acts falling under Sections 5(a) to 5(f) available and procedure, and privileges for indigent litigants.
shall prescribe in twenty (20) years. Acts falling under Sections 5(g) to 5(I)
shall prescribe in ten (10) years. SECTION 30. Duties of Barangay Officials and Law Enforcers. – Barangay
officials and law enforcers shall have the following duties:
SECTION 25. Public Crime. – Violence against women and their children
shall be considered a public offense which may be prosecuted upon the filing (a) respond immediately to a call for help or request for assistance or
of a complaint by any citizen having personal knowledge of the protection of the victim by entering the necessary whether or not a
circumstances involving the commission of the crime. protection order has been issued and ensure the safety of the
victim/s;
SECTION 26. Battered Woman Syndrome as a Defense. – Victim-survivors
who are found by the courts to be suffering from battered woman syndrome (b) confiscate any deadly weapon in the possession of the perpetrator
do not incur any criminal and civil liability notwithstanding the absence of or within plain view;
any of the elements for justifying circumstances of self-defense under the
Revised Penal Code. (c) transport or escort the victim/s to a safe place of their choice or to
a clinic or hospital;
In the determination of the state of mind of the woman who was suffering
from battered woman syndrome at the time of the commission of the crime, (d) assist the victim in removing personal belongs from the house;
the courts shall be assisted by expert psychiatrists/ psychologists.
(e) assist the barangay officials and other government officers and
SECTION 27. Prohibited Defense. – Being under the influence of alcohol, employees who respond to a call for help;
any illicit drug, or any other mind-altering substance shall not be a defense
under this Act. (f) ensure the enforcement of the Protection Orders issued by
the Punong Barangy or the courts;
SECTION 28. Custody of children. – The woman victim of violence shall be
entitled to the custody and support of her child/children. Children below (g) arrest the suspected perpetrator wiithout a warrant when any of
seven (7) years old older but with mental or physical disabilities shall the acts of violence defined by this Act is occurring, or when he/she
automatically be given to the mother, with right to support, unless the court has personal knowledge that any act of abuse has just been
finds compelling reasons to order otherwise. committed, and there is imminent danger to the life or limb of the
victim as defined in this Act; and
A victim who is suffering from battered woman syndrome shall not be
disqualified from having custody of her children. In no case shall custody of (h) immediately report the call for assessment or assistance of the
minor children be given to the perpetrator of a woman who is suffering from DSWD, social Welfare Department of LGUs or accredited non-
Battered woman syndrome. government organizations (NGOs).
Any barangay official or law enforcer who fails to report the incident shall be Failure to comply with this Section shall render the official or judge
liable for a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) or whenever administratively liable.
applicable criminal, civil or administrative liability.
SECTION 34. Persons Intervening Exempt from Liability. – In every case of
SECTION 31. Healthcare Provider Response to Abuse – Any healthcare violence against women and their children as herein defined, any person,
provider, including, but not limited to, an attending physician, nurse, private individual or police authority or barangay official who, acting in
clinician, barangay health worker, therapist or counselor who suspects abuse accordance with law, responds or intervenes without using violence or
or has been informed by the victim of violence shall: restraint greater than necessary to ensure the safety of the victim, shall not be
liable for any criminal, civil or administrative liability resulting therefrom.
(a) properly document any of the victim's physical, emotional or
psychological injuries; SECTION 35. Rights of Victims. – In addition to their rights under existing
laws, victims of violence against women and their children shall have the
(b) properly record any of victim's suspicions, observations and following rights:
circumstances of the examination or visit;
(a) to be treated with respect and dignity;
(c) automatically provide the victim free of charge a medical
certificate concerning the examination or visit; (b) to avail of legal assistance form the PAO of the Department of
Justice (DOJ) or any public legal assistance office;
(d) safeguard the records and make them available to the victim upon
request at actual cost; and (c) To be entitled to support services form the DSWD and LGUs'
(e) provide the victim immediate and adequate notice of rights and (d) To be entitled to all legal remedies and support as provided for
remedies provided under this Act, and services available to them. under the Family Code; and
SECTION 32. Duties of Other Government Agencies and LGUs – Other (e) To be informed of their rights and the services available to them
government agencies and LGUs shall establish programs such as, but not including their right to apply for a protection order.
limited to, education and information campaign and seminars or symposia on
the nature, causes, incidence and consequences of such violence particularly SECTION 36. Damages. – Any victim of violence under this Act shall be
towards educating the public on its social impacts. entitled to actual, compensatory, moral and exemplary damages.
It shall be the duty of the concerned government agencies and LGU's to SECTION 37. Hold Departure Order. – The court shall expedite the process
ensure the sustained education and training of their officers and personnel on of issuance of a hold departure order in cases prosecuted under this Act.
the prevention of violence against women and their children under the Act.
SECTION 38. Exemption from Payment of Docket Fee and Other Expenses.
SECTION 33. Prohibited Acts. – A Punong Barangay, Barangay – If the victim is an indigent or there is an immediate necessity due to
Kagawad or the court hearing an application for a protection order shall not imminent danger or threat of danger to act on an application for a protection
order, direct, force or in any way unduly influence he applicant for a order, the court shall accept the application without payment of the filing fee
protection order to compromise or abandon any of the reliefs sought in the and other fees and of transcript of stenographic notes.
application for protection under this Act. Section 7 of the Family Courts Act
of 1997 and Sections 410, 411, 412 and 413 of the Local Government Code SECTION 39. Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their
of 1991 shall not apply in proceedings where relief is sought under this Act. Children (IAC-VAWC). In pursuance of the abovementioned policy, there is
hereby established an Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and psycho-social services and /or, recovery, rehabilitation programs and
their children, hereinafter known as the Council, which shall be composed of livelihood assistance.
the following agencies:
The DOH shall provide medical assistance to victims.
(a) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
SECTION 41. Counseling and Treatment of Offenders. – The DSWD shall
(b) National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW); provide rehabilitative counseling and treatment to perpetrators towards
learning constructive ways of coping with anger and emotional outbursts and
(c) Civil Service Commission (CSC); reforming their ways. When necessary, the offender shall be ordered by the
Court to submit to psychiatric treatment or confinement.
(d) Commission on Human rights (CHR)
SECTION 42. Training of Persons Involved in Responding to Violence
(e) Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC); Against Women and their Children Cases. – All agencies involved in
responding to violence against women and their children cases shall be
(f) Department of Justice (DOJ); required to undergo education and training to acquaint them with:
(g) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); a. the nature, extend and causes of violence against women and their
children;
(h) Philippine National Police (PNP);
b. the legal rights of, and remedies available to, victims of violence
(i) Department of Health (DOH); against women and their children;
(j) Department of Education (DepEd); c. the services and facilities available to victims or survivors;
(k) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and d. the legal duties imposed on police officers to make arrest and to
offer protection and assistance; and
(l) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
e. techniques for handling incidents of violence against women and
their children that minimize the likelihood of injury to the officer and
These agencies are tasked to formulate programs and projects to eliminate
promote the safety of the victim or survivor.
VAW based on their mandates as well as develop capability programs for
their employees to become more sensitive to the needs of their clients. The
Council will also serve as the monitoring body as regards to VAW initiatives. The PNP, in coordination with LGU's shall establish an education and
training program for police officers and barangay officials to enable them to
properly handle cases of violence against women and their children.
The Council members may designate their duly authorized representative
who shall have a rank not lower than an assistant secretary or its equivalent.
These representatives shall attend Council meetings in their behalf, and shall SECTION 43. Entitled to Leave. – Victims under this Act shall be entitled to
receive emoluments as may be determined by the Council in accordance with take a paid leave of absence up to ten (10) days in addition to other paid
existing budget and accounting rules and regulations. leaves under the Labor Code and Civil Service Rules and Regulations,
extendible when the necessity arises as specified in the protection order.
SECTION 40. Mandatory Programs and Services for Victims. – The DSWD,
and LGU's shall provide the victims temporary shelters, provide counseling,
Any employer who shall prejudice the right of the person under this section SECTION 49. Repealing Clause – All laws, Presidential decrees, executive
shall be penalized in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code and orders and rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the
Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Likewise, an employer who shall provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
prejudice any person for assisting a co-employee who is a victim under this
Act shall likewise be liable for discrimination. SECTION 50. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from
the date of its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general
SECTION 44. Confidentiality. – All records pertaining to cases of violence circulation.
against women and their children including those in the barangay shall be
confidential and all public officers and employees and public or private
clinics to hospitals shall respect the right to privacy of the victim. Whoever
publishes or causes to be published, in any format, the name, address,
telephone number, school, business address, employer, or other identifying
information of a victim or an immediate family member, without the latter's
consent, shall be liable to the contempt power of the court.
Any person who violates this provision shall suffer the penalty of one (1)
year imprisonment and a fine of not more than Five Hundred Thousand pesos
(P500,000.00).
The Gender and Development (GAD) Budget of the mandated agencies and
LGU's shall be used to implement services for victim of violence against
women and their children.
SECTION 46. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within six (6) months
from the approval of this Act, the DOJ, the NCRFW, the DSWD, the DILG,
the DOH, and the PNP, and three (3) representatives from NGOs to be
identified by the NCRFW, shall promulgate the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of this Act.
Thirteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, as amended, otherwise
known as the Administrative Code of 1987, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 26, Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days. – (1) Unless otherwise modified
by law, and or proclamation, the following regular holidays and special days shall be
observed in the country:
a) Regular Holidays
b)
Nationwide New year’s Day - January 1
Special
Holidays:
Maundy Thursday - Movable date
c) In the event the holiday falls on a Wednesday, the holiday will be observed on the
Monday of the week. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed
on the Monday that follows:
Provided, That for movable holidays, the President shall issue a proclamation,
at least six months prior to the holiday concerned, the specific date that shall
be declared as a nonworking day:
SEC. 2. All laws, orders, presidential issuances, rules and regulations or part thereof inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
This Act which originated in the Senate was finally passed by the Senate and the House of
Representatives on January 30, 2007 and February 7, 2007, respectively.
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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I1
DEFINITION OF TERMS
State recognizing that all human beings are free and equal
in dignity and rights.
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SEC. 30. Women in &pecially Dij'ficuk Circumstances.
- For purposes ,of this Act,.."Women in Especially Difficult
Circumstances'! .J'EDC), shall, refer to victims and, survivors
of sexual and physical abuse, illegal recruitment, prostitution,
trafficking, ,armed conflict, Women in detention, victims and
survivors of rap,e a n d incest, and such other related
circumstances which,^ have incapacitated. them functionally.
Local government, units are therefore mandated ,to deliver the
neqeesary. services and interventions to WEDC,,under,~their
respective jurisdictions. ~,,
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, , SEC. 31. Services,and Interventions, -. WEDC shall be
provided with services,and interyentions as necessary such as,
but ,not limited to, the.following: .
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(d) Counseling;
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(e), Psychiatric evaluation;
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(g) ~Productivity~
skills capability building;
b)Livelihood~~assistance; . .
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INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
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House of Representatives
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