Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases

PB (or BK) receives PB makes warrantless

arrest of perpetrator
info (orally or in and confiscates
writing) from PB/ any concerned weapons & shall refer
 concerned individual  individual goes to  Is perpetrator cases to nearest PNP
the area & enters around?
or neighbor Yes station PB / PNP assist
the dwelling, Is victim Victim
verifies incident victim for medical
injured and or decides not to
START  attention & refer  psychologically
 return  A
No victim to nearest Yes Yes
B available hospital disturbed? home?
Victim reports • PB / PNP interviews
client & witness &
incident to PB/
 PNP station  informs victim
of thier right No
No


• PNP arrest perpetrator
B B
Victim stays with
 relatives/friends PB conducts


ex parte hearing PB Mother of PB issues BPO *
• PB logs incident BPO serve to
 on BPO  issues  child-victim  within one (1)  respondent  C
• Victim concerned BPO Yes agrees on Yes hour
A party/ties file/s


BPO
PB refers victim  application for BPO
PB / LSWO provides No

 No
 to DSWD / counselling to victim/ 
LSWO
perpetrator ex parte
hearing on BPO E


PB files a case Prosecutor files
BPO PPO
C  violated?  for violation of  a case for  Court issues TPO  Court hears case  issued?  END
Yes BPO violation of BPO & issues PPO No Yes



No E
PB provides PB monitors case for
sustained assis- 15 days reports (w/in LSW / PNP Complainant /
 tance and refers  15 days) & refer case  monitors &  victim files
Yes
 D
victim for other to PNP/local social evaluates case complaint with
support services worker PNP
No


PNP refers complaint
Prosecutor files Concerned
to prosecutor Prosecutor
D  for preliminary 
files a case?
 a case in court &  E agencies provide
Yes applies for TPO intervention
investigation

No

Victim appeals
 case to DOJ

Punong Barangay (PB) Duties Functions

Barangay Kagawad(BK) LSW / PNP Functions
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Prosecutor / Court Functions
Victims Actions NATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE
Flowchart on the Issuance and Enforcement
of Barangay Protection Order (BPO) (Per RA 9262)

PB interviews The PB/Kagawad The PB issues

Victim Survivor
Victim; records; & conducts ex BPO on the same The PB/kagawad
petitioner reports BPO
START  Incident to the  advises her to file  parteproceedings  day of  serves BPO to the  received  A
Barangay an application for for the issuance of appointment respondent Yes
BPO* BPO
No


B

C
Respondents
A 
receives BPO


PB transmits copy PB / & LSWDO PB monitors
The PB (or of issued BPO to provides respondent’s BPO
 Kagawad) records  PNP Women &  counseling  compliance  violated  D
If respondent is all BPOs issued Children assistance to to BPO Yes
not around, the Protection victim
B  PB / Kagawad will No


leave a copy of
the BPO at C

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

* 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