BY:
1. To know the current situation of the Violence Against Women and Children
(VAWC) cases in the City of San Fernando, La Union
2. To determine extent of implementation as perceived by the respondents along
a.) protection orders;
b.) rights of victims; and
c.) mandatory programs and services
3. To determine the policy innovations and intervention programs within the
vicinity
Methodology
International Commitments
1. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW)
2. ASEAN Committee on Women
3. Millennium Development Goals
Constitutional Framework of VAWC
– 1. The State values the dignity of every human person and guaranteed full
respect for human rights. (Section 11, Art. II, 1987 Philippine Constitution)
– 2. The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that
protect and enhance the right of all people to human dignity, reduce social,
economic and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequalities by
equitably diffusing wealth and political power for the common good. (Section 1,
Art. XIII, 1987 Philippine Constitution)
– 3. There is hereby created an independent office called the Commission on
Human Rights. (Section 17 (1), Art. XIII, 1987 Philippine Constitution).
Policy Innovative Access
Continuation….
Intervention Programs
2. Provisions of VAWC law are given full attention for stricter compliance.