Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases

PB (or BK) receives

info (orally or in
writing) from
concerned individual
or neighbor

PB makes warrantless
arrest of perpetrator
and confiscates
weapons & shall refer
cases to nearest PNP
Is perpetrator
around?
Yes station

PB/ any concerned

individual goes to
the area & enters
the dwelling,
verifies incident

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No

Is victim
injured and or
psychologically
disturbed?

Yes

Victim
decides not to
return
home?

No

PB / PNP interviews
client & witness &
victim
informs
of thier right

Victim reports
incident to PB/
PNP station

PB / PNP assist
victim for medical
attention & refer
victim to nearest
available hospital

PNP arrest perpetrator

PB / LSWO provides
counselling to victim/
perpetrator ex parte
hearing on BPO

PB refers victim
to DSWD /
LSWO

PB
issues
BPO

Mother of
child-victim
agrees on
BPO

Yes

No

PB logs incident
Victim concerned
party/ties file/s
application for BPO

PB conducts
ex parte hearing
on BPO

No

B
Victim stays with
relatives/friends

Yes

PB issues BPO *
within one (1)
hour
Yes

BPO serve to
respondent

No

BPO
violated?

Yes

PB files a case
for violation of
BPO

Prosecutor files
a case for
violation of BPO

Court issues TPO

Court hears case

& issues PPO

No

PPO
issued?

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Yes

No
PB provides
sustained assis tance and refers
victim for other
support services

PB monitors case for

15 days reports (w/in
15 days) & refer case
to PNP/local social
worker

LSW / PNP
monitors &
evaluates case

Complainant /
victim files
complaint with
PNP

Yes

No

PNP refers complaint

to prosecutor
for preliminary
investigation

Prosecutor
files a case?

Prosecutor files
a case in court &
Yes
applies for TPO

Concerned
agencies provide
intervention

No

Punong Barangay (PB) Duties Functions

Barangay Kagawad(BK)

LSW / PNP Functions

Victims Actions

Prosecutor / Court Functions

Victim appeals
case to DOJ

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NATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE

Flowchart on the Issuance and Enforcement

of Barangay Protection Order (BPO) (Per RA 9262)

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Victim Survivor
petitioner reports
Incident to the
Barangay

PB interviews
Victim; records; &
advises her to file
an application for
BPO*

The PB/Kagawad
conducts ex
parteproceedings
for the issuance of
BPO

The PB issues
BPO on the same
day of
appointment

The PB/kagawad
serves BPO to the

respondent

BPO

received

Yes

No

B
C

Respondents
receives BPO

If respondent is
not around, the
PB / Kagawad will
leave a copy of
the BPO at

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

The PB (or
Kagawad) records
all BPOs issued

PB transmits copy
of issued BPO to
PNP Women &
Children
Protection

PB / & LSWDO
provides
counseling
assistance to
victim

PB monitors
respondents
compliance
to BPO

BPO
violated

Yes

No

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

Department of the Interior and Local Government

NATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE