1. Flowchart on the Issuance and Enforcement
Of Barangay Protection Order (BPO) (Per RA 9262)
Victim-Survivor/ PB/Kagawad The PB/Kagawad The PB/Kagawad
Petition reports interviews victim, conducts ex parte issues BPO on the The PB/Kagawad BPO
START Incident to the records & advices proceedings for same day of serves BPO to the received A
barangay her to file an the issuance of appointment respondent YES
application for BPO
BPO
NO
B
C
Respondents
A receives BPO
PB/Kagawad PB/LSWDO PB/Kagawad
The PB/Kagawad transmits copy of provides monitors BPO
records all BPOs issued BPO to PNP counseling respondent’s D
violated
If respondent is issued Women & Children assistance to compliance to YES
not around, the Protection Unit victim BPO
PB/Kagawad will
B leave a copy of NO
the BPO at the
said address in the
presence of 2
C
witnesses
Victim/PB files
complaint for
D BPO violation END
with MTC/MCTC
 If PB is not available, any available Brgy. Kagawad may admit the complaint
LSWDO- Local Social Welfare and Development Officer TPO - Temporary Protection Order
PNP - Philippine National Police MTC/MCTC - Municipal Trial Court or Metropolitan Trial Court/Municipal Circuit Trial Court
PPO - Philippine Protection Order
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Department of Interior and Local Government National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children United Nations Population Fund
National Barangay Operations Office Tel. Nos. (02) 735-1654 / 735-4955 Tel. Nos. (02) 951-2239 / 931-8144 Tel. No. (02) 901-0300
Tel. No. (02) 920-5476

2. Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases
PB/Kagawad receives PB/Kagawad makes a
PB/Kagawad or any Is
Info (orally or in writing) warrantless arrest of
concerned individual perpetrator
from concerned perpetrator and confiscates
goes to the area & around?
individual or neighbor weapons & refers case to
START enters dwelling, YES PB/Kagawad/PNP
nearest PNP station Is victim Victim
verifies incident assists victim get injured and/or
medical attention & psychologi-
decides
NO referes victim to cally not to A
B  PB/Kagawad/PNP
nearest available disturbed? return
Victim reports incident to interviews client & YES home? YES
PB/Kagawad/PNP station hospital.
witness & informs
victim/s of her/their rights
 PNP arrests perpetrator NO NO
B
Victim stays with B
relatives/friends
 Victim concerned part PB/Kagawad conducts
file/s application for ex parte hearing on PB/ Victim
A BPO BPO Kagawad agrees PB/Kagawad issues BPO served to
issues BPO within one (1) respondent C
PB/Kagawad refers  PB/Kagawad logs on BPO
incident
BPO hour
victim to DSWD/LSWDO YES YES
PB/Kagawad/LSWDO
provides counseling to
victim and/or
perpetrator after ex NO NO
parte hearing on BPO
F
PB/Kagawad files a case Prosecutor files a case Court hears cases &
BPO for violation of BPO for violation of BPO Court issues TPO issues PPO PPO
C Violated? issued? END
YES
NO
PB/Kagawad provides PB/Kagawad monitors case for 15 LSWDO/PNP
sustained assistance and Complainant/
days, reports (within 15 days) & refers monitors & victim files
refers victim for other case to PNP/local social worker evaluates case complaint with
D E
support services PNP YES
Prosecutor files a NO
case in court &
PNP refers complaint to Prosecutor applies for TPO Concerned agencies
D prosecutor for preliminary
E provide intervention
files a case?
investigation YES
Victim appeals case
NO to DOJ