shall
justice
ensure
women
violence
Towards
consonance
instruments
government
Constitution
and
and
likewise
that
(a)
Instrumentalities.
- These duties of the State shall extend to all
this
as
SEC.
SEC.
against
all offices, and instrumentalities at all levels and
with
shall
state agencies,
healing.
duly
be9.
and
Within
end,
to the
6. and controlled corporations, subject
government-owned
provided
Constitution and
pertinent laws, policies, or administrative
women
give
those
the specific duties of state agencies and
signed
Philippine
define
that gender-based
Protection
pursued.
guidelines
measures
entities concerned.
SEC.
7.
Duties
for
priority
next
shall
rights
and
toin
law,
Suppletory
Effect.
of
from
be
five
to
-
This
chapter shall
be
deemed integrated into and be offenses
suppletory to other provisions of
ratified
shall
the
the
(5)
prosecute
this Act, particularly those that
guarantee
specific rights to
recognized
existing
protected
be
women and define specific roles andViolence.
require
specific conduct of
by
defense
and
years,
state organs.
State
rights
and
thelaws.
help
under
from
and
there
of
CHAPTER IV
The
reform
RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
SEC. 8. Human Rights of Women. -
all
Agencies
women
woman
Philippines,
shall
Agencies
State
protection
All rights in the
international
forms
offenders
be
under
attain
shall
in
of
this Act to be enjoyed without discrimination.
incremental increase in the
recruitment and training of women
in the poice
force, forensics and
medico-legal, legal services,
and social work
services availed of by women who are victims
of
gender-related offenses until
personnel thereof shall be women. fifty percent (50%)
12
of the