CASES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: TOWARDS A PROPOSED PLAN OF ACTION

Murphy P. Mohammed and Rita E. Pulmano

No 2017-03-16, Working papers from Voice of Research

Abstract: This study determined the cases of violence against women in selected barangays of Tarlac City. In this research, the following questions were answered.What is the description of the cases on violence against women?What are the causes of violence against women?What support/assistance to women is provided by the LGUs? What plan of action is proposed to improve the VAW services of the barangays? The methodologies used in the present study were qualitative and descriptive researches. The researchers used documentary analysis and interview to gather data. The subjects of the study were violence against women survivors from the selected ten (10) populous barangays of Tarlac City. Physical abuse, mental abuse, threat, abandonment of children, child support issues, child custody, psychological abuse, economic abuse, and rape were the recorded cases among the evaluated barangays. The researchers found out that a VAW desk was established in every respondent barangay. This is in compliance with Section 12 D, Rule IV of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Magna Carta of Women, which provides for the establishment of a VAW desk in every barangay to ensure that violence against women cases are fully addressed in a gender-responsive manner. Key Words: Violence against Women, Cases of Violence against Women, Barangay VAW Desk Policy

Date: 2017-03
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