


(d) To ensure that treatment is provided for the offended parties and offenders and (c) To prevent any disruption in the daily lives of the offended parties and assist them to regain control of their lives (b) To enable the courts to manage and monitor cases involving violence against women and children and the members of their family or household (a) To protect the rights of the family and its members particularly women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security This Rule shall be liberally construed to promote its objectives pursuant to the principles of restorative justice. The Rules of Court shall apply suppletorily. 9262, otherwise known as the " Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004." This Rule shall apply to petitions for protection orders in cases of violence against women and their children under R.A. RULE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN The Rule shall take effect on Novemfollowing its publication in a newspaper of general circulation not later than October 30, 2004.ĭavide, Jr., C.J., Puno, Panganiban, Quisumbing, Ynares-Santiago, Sandoval-Gutierrez, Carpio, Austria-Martinez, Corona, Morales, Callejo, Sr., Tinga, Chico-Nazario, and Garcia, JJ., concur. RE: RULE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDRENĪcting on the report of the Committee on Revision of the Rules of Court submitting for this Court's consideration and approval the Proposed Rule on Violence Against Women and Their Children, the Court Resolved to APPROVE the same.
