Prosecutorfiles a case?

Victim reportsincident to PB/PNP station

Victim stays withrelatives/friends

PB refers victimto DSWD /LSWO

BPOviolated?

PB (or BK) receivesinfo (orally or inwriting) fromconcerned individualor neighbor

PB files a casefor violation ofBPO

PB providessustained assis-tance and refersvictim for othersupport services

Court hears case& issues PPO

Concernedagencies provideintervention

YesNo

Yes

No

E

D

ENDPPOissued?

PB issues BPO *within one (1)hour

CYes

No

Yes

B

AYes

No

Yes

No

Is victiminjured and or

psychologicallydisturbed?

Victimdecides not to

returnhome?

PB monitors case for15 days reports (w/in15 days) & refer caseto PNP/local socialworker

Victim appealscase to DOJ

D

C

A

START

Yes

No

PB/ any concernedindividual goes tothe area & entersthe dwelling,verifies incident

Is perpetratoraround?

PB / PNP assistvictim for medicalattention & refervictim to nearestavailable hospital• PB / PNP interviews

client & witness &informs victimof thier right

• PNP arrest perpetrator

PB conductsex parte hearingon BPO

PB / LSWO providescounselling to victim/perpetrator ex partehearing on BPO

LSW / PNPmonitors &evaluates case

No

Yes

Yes

No

E

B

B

E

No

PBissuesBPO

Prosecutor filesa case in court &applies for TPO

PNP refers complaintto prosecutorfor preliminaryinvestigation

Prosecutor filesa case forviolation of BPO

Court issues TPO

BPO serve torespondent

Flowchart in Handling VAWC Cases

Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentNATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE

Punong Barangay (PB) Duties FunctionsBarangay Kagawad(BK)

Victims Actions

LSW / PNP Functions

Prosecutor / Court Functions

• PB logs incident• Victim concerned

party/ties file/sapplication for BPO

Mother ofchild-victimagrees on

BPO

PB makes warrantlessarrest of perpetratorand confiscatesweapons & shall refercases to nearest PNPstation

Complainant /victim files

complaint withPNP

Victim Survivorpetitioner reportsIncident to theBarangay

PB interviewsVictim; records; &advises her to filean application forBPO*

The PB/Kagawadconducts exparteproceedingsfor the issuance ofBPO

The PB issuesBPO on the sameday ofappointment

The PB/kagawadserves BPO to therespondent

Respondentsreceives BPO

The PB (orKagawad) recordsall BPOs issuedIf respondent is

not around, thePB / Kagawad willleave a copy ofthe BPO at

Victim / PB filescomplaint forBPO violationwith MTC / CTC /MCTC

END

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

PB transmits copyof issued BPO toPNP Women &ChildrenProtection

PB / & LSWDOprovidescounselingassistance tovictim

PB monitorsrespondent’scomplianceto BPO

START

A

B

D

C

B

C

BPOreceived A

No

Yes

No

BPOviolated Yes

D

Flowchart on the Issuance and Enforcementof Barangay Protection Order (BPO) (Per RA 9262)

Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentNATIONAL BARANGAY OPERATIONS OFFICE