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
an application for
parteproceedings
for the issuance of
day of serves BPO to the
respondent
received Yes
A
Barangay appointment
BPO* BPO

No

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

the BPO at C

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

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

LSWDO – Local Social Welfare and Development Office TPO – Temporary Protection Order
PNP – Philippine National Police MTC/MCTC – Municipal Trial Court or Metropolitan Trial Court/
PPO – Philippine Protection Order Municipal Trial Court
Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases
PB (or BK) receives PB/ any concerned PB makes warrantless
info (orally or in individual goes to the arrest of perpetrator
writing) from area & enters the Is perpetrator and confiscates
around? weapons & shall refer
concerned individual dwelling, verifies cases to nearest PNP
or neighbor incident Yes station PB / PNP assist victim Is victim Victim
for medical attention injured and/or decides not to
START B No & refer victim to
nearest available psychologically
Yes return Yes
A
•PB / PNP interviews hospital disturbed? home?
Victim reports client & witness &
incident to PB/ informs victim of their
right.
PNP Station No No
•PNP arrest perpetrator

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

PB refers victim application for BPO PB / LSWO provides

No No
to DSWD/ counselling to
LSWO victim/perpetrator ex
parte hearing on BPO
E

PB files a case Prosecutor files a

BPO Court hears case PPO
C violated? Yes
for violation of
BPO
case for violation of
BPO
Court issue TPO
& issues PPO No issued? Yes
END

No E
PB provides sustained PB monitors case for
15 days reports (w/in LSW / PNP Complainant/
assistance and refers
victim for other
15 days) & refer case
to PNP/local social
monitors &
Evaluates case
Victim files
complaint with Yes D
support vehicles worker PNP
No
PNP refers
complainant to Prosecutor files
Prosecutor a case in court &
D prosecutor for
preliminary
files a case? Yes applies for TPO E Concerned
agencies provide
investigation intervention
No

Victim appeals
case to DOJ

Punong Barangay (PB) Duties Functions

Barangay Kagawad (BK) LSW / PNP Functions Department of Interior and Local Government
Prosecutor / Court Functions
NATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE
Victims Actions