DILG Emphasizes Violence Against Women as Public Crime, Settlement Won't Halt Cases

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) reiterated that violations under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262) are public crimes, meaning settlements cannot stop legal proceedings.

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DILG: Violence against women public crime; settlement won’t halt case

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) emphasized that violations under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262) are public crimes, adding that settlements do not automatically halt legal action. At a recent DILG Kapihan on February 27, the PCW

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DILG Emphasizes Violence Against Women as Public Crime, Settlement Won't Halt Cases

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