NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Latest data from the Philippines Statistics Authority show that there are around 8 
million senior citizens in the Philippines.  
While there are numerous laws granting benefits and other advantages to our senior 
citizens, there is no legislation on the prevention of elder abuse or on the provision of support 
services and access to redress for victims. 
In a study of the World Health Organization, it was revealed that elder abuse in the 
country basically remains invisible and unaddressed. One in six elderly people experience 
abuse but despite this, elder abuse remains one of the least investigated types of violence 
and one of the least addressed in national plans to prevent violence. 
This bill seeks to provide senior citizens who are victims of violence with protection 
and legal assistance, medical assistance, support services from the DSWD and LGU 
concerned, livelihood assistance, and all other appropriate programs to ensure the personal 
safety and security of seniors and prevent the recurrence of violent acts committed against 
them. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
January 8, 2024
8:00 am
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZEN FROM VIOLENCE, DEFINING ELDER ABUSE, AND 
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in session 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Elder Abuse Act”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to value the 
dignity of senior citizens and thereby guarantee full respect for human rights. The State also 
recognizes the need to protect the family and its members, particularly the senior citizens from 
all forms of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and coercion, especially acts deleterious to 
their personal safety and security. 
Towards this end, the State shall exert efforts to address all forms of violence, abuse, 
neglect, exploitation and coercion, especially acts deleterious to their personal safety, security, 
dignity or any discriminatory act committed against senior citizens in keeping with the 
fundamental freedom guaranteed under the Constitution and the provisions of the universal 
Declaration of Human Rights. 
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act. 
a)
Domestic violence refers to acts or threats of violence on a senior citizen, to
exclude an act of self-defense, committed by any of the following: 
1) current or former spouse of the victim;
2) a person related by blood or marriage to the victim;
3) a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim;
4) a person with whom the victim shares a child in common;
5) a person who is or has been in a social relationship of romantic or intimate
nature with the victim; or
6) a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim, or by any other person,
if the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction of the victim provide
for legal protection of the victim;
b)
Elder abuse refers to a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action,
occurring with any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or 
distress to a senior citizen. It includes any act or series of acts committed by any person 
against a senior citizen, within or outside the family abode, which result or is likely to result in 
physical or psychological harm, suffering or distress, or neglect including threats of such acts, 
battery, physical assault, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty. This includes physical 
violence, psychological or emotional, economic or domestic violence, and neglect or 
abandonment; 
c)
Emotional abuse refers to acts that include shouting, swearing, scaring or
humiliating a senior citizen through name-calling, ridicule, constant criticism, accusing, 
blaming, showing disrespect, ignoring, or giving them the silent treatment; 
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d)   
Safe place or shelter refers to any home or institution maintained or managed 
by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or by any other suitable place 
that is willing to accommodate the aggrieved senior citizen; and 
e) 
Senior citizen refers to any resident citizen of the Philippines at least sixty (60) 
years old as defined under republic Act. No. 9994, otherwise known as the “Expanded Senior 
Citizen Act of 2010.” 
 
SEC. 4.  Acts of Violence Against a Senior Citizen. – Acts of violence against a senior 
citizen are acts that cause harm or distress committed once or repeatedly through any of the 
following: 
a) Physical abuse or infliction of pain or injury with the use of physical force resulting in 
bodily injury, physical harm, pain or impairment, suffering or distress; 
b) Psychological, mental or emotional abuse causing mental or emotional suffering or 
distress; 
c) Material exploitation through illegal or improper use of funds or resources of the senior 
citizen; and economic or financial abuse through acts that make the senior citizen financially 
dependent; and 
d) Abandonment or desertion by leaving a senior citizen unattended at a place for such 
a considerable length of time, as may be likely to endanger the health and welfare of a senior 
citizen, by an individual who has assumed responsibility for providing care for the senior 
citizen, or by a person with custody of the senior citizen. 
 
SEC. 5. Rights of a Senior Citizen Who is a Victim of Violence. – During the pendency of 
the case involving violence against a senior citizen, in addition to those provided under existing 
law, a senior citizen shall have the following rights: 
a) to avail of protection and legal assistance from the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) of 
the Department of Justice (DOJ) or any public legal assistance office; 
b) to be entitled to support services from the DSWD and the Local Government Unit 
(LGU) concerned; 
c) to be entitled to all legal remedies as provided for under the Family Code; 
d) to be informed through the Senior Citizen Help Desk established hereunder of the 
senior citizen’s rights and services available including the right to apply for a protection order; 
and 
e) to be entitled to actual, compensatory, moral and exemplary damages. 
 
SEC. 6. Mandatory Programs and Services for a Senior Citizen Who is a Victim of 
Violence. – The DSWD, in coordination with the LGUs, shall provide a senior citizen who is a 
victim of violence and similar acts the following services: 
a) a safe place or temporary shelter, such as senior housing or nursing home or other 
suitable facility or service, when appropriate, as emergency short-term shelters. This safe 
place or temporary shelter shall provide counseling, psycho-social services, recovery or 
rehabilitation programs and livelihood assistance; 
b) counseling, healing, recovery and rehabilitation services; and 
c) the appropriate programs to ensure the personal safety and security of a senior citizen 
and prevent the recurrence of the violent acts committed against them. 
The Department of Health (DOH) shall provide medical assistance to senior citizens who 
are victims or survivors of violence and similar acts. 
 
SEC. 7. Response to a Request for Assistance. – In responding to a request for assistance, 
a barangay official or law enforcer shall have the following duties: 
a) respond immediately to a call for help or request for protection of the victim by entering 
the senior citizen victim’s dwelling, if necessary, whether or not a protection order has been 
issued to ensure the safety of the victim; 
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c) transport the victim to a barangay hall, or to a clinic or hospital; 
d) assist the victim in removing personal belongings from the dwelling; 
e) ensure the enforcement of the Protection Order (PO) issued by the Lupong 
Tagapamayapa, the Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman and the Court; 
f)  arrest the suspected perpetrator even without a warrant when any of the acts of 
violence defined in this Act is occurring, or on a personal knowledge, an act of violence has 
been committed, and there is imminent danger to the life or limb of the senior citizen as defined 
in this Act; and 
g) 
immediately report the call for assistance to the DSWD, the LGU or accredited 
Non-Government Organization (NGO). 
 
SEC. 8. Philippine National Police (PNP) Protocol in Responding to Violence Committed 
Against a Senior Citizen. -  The Philippine National Police (PNP) is hereby directed to adopt 
a written protocol establishing written guidelines and procedures to be followed by police 
officers in responding to request for assistance and calls related to violence against senior 
citizens. 
 
SEC. 9. Education and Training Programs for Law Enforcement Officers and Persons 
Involved in Responding to Cases of Violence Against a Senior Citizen. – All persons 
involved in responding to cases on all forms of abuse, violence, threats to personal safety and 
security or any discriminatory act committed against a senior citizen, shall be required to 
undergo education and training. The PNP, in coordination with the LGU concerned and the 
DSWD shall establish education and training programs to assist law enforcement officers and 
barangay officials to enable them to properly handle cases of violence against senior citizens 
and acquaint them with: 
a) 
the nature, extent and causes of violence; 
b) 
the legal rights of, and remedies available to victims of violence; 
c) 
the services and facilities available to victims or survivors; 
d) 
the duties imposed on police officers in making lawful arrest and to offer 
protection and assistance; and, 
e) 
the necessary techniques to be employed in handling incidents of violence to 
minimize the likelihood of injury to the officer and promote the safety of the victim or survivor. 
 
SEC. 10. Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence.-  A public officer who receives a 
complaint of violence committed against a senior citizen or the head of a public or private 
hospital, medical clinic or similar institutions, as well as the attending physician or nurse, 
clinician, barangay health worker, therapist or counselor who examined or rendered treatment 
to a senior citizen victim shall make a report of the complaint, examination or treatment within 
forty-eight (48) hours form the time of complaint, examination or treatment to the nearest police 
station. 
All public workers and medical professionals who have knowledge of the incident 
involving domestic violence and to whom said abuse or violence was reported or revealed in 
the course of the performance of official duty, shall immediately report the incident to the 
proper authorities. 
In all cases, a report shall be made to any law enforcement agency with forty-eight (48) 
hours from knowledge of the same. Whereupon, investigation shall immediately follow. The 
DSWD shall assign a social worker to verify incidents of violence and file a petition for PO, if 
warranted. 
 
SEC. 11. Establishment of a Senior Citizen Help Desk. – Every barangay shall establish a 
Senior Citizen Help Desk which shall provide immediate assistance to victim-survivors of 
abuse. Besides barangay officials, it may be manned by representatives of the senior citizen 
sector or by members of a local senior citizen organization designated and authorized by the 
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SEC. 12. Special Prosecution Units. – The DOJ is hereby directed to establish special units 
that shall handle complaints of violence against senior citizens as defined in this Act, and the 
prosecution thereof. 
 
SEC. 13. Venue. – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) designated as a Family Court shall have 
original and exclusive jurisdiction over cases of violence against senior citizen as provided in 
this Act. In the absence of such court in the place where the offense was committed, the case 
shall be filed in the nearest RTC where the crime or any of its elements was committed at the 
option of the complainant. 
 
SEC. 14. Protection Order (PO). – A Protection Order (PO) is an injunction under this Act 
that maybe requested or issued for the purpose of preventing further acts of abuse or violence 
against senior citizens as specified in Section 4 of this Act and granting other necessary relief. 
The provisions of the PO shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies. 
The types of PO that may be issued under this Act are, as follows: 
a. 
Barangay Protection Order (BPO); 
b. 
Temporary Protection Order (TPO); and 
c. 
Permanent Protection Order (PPO). 
The PO that may be issued under this Act shall include any or all of the following reliefs: 
a) 
Prohibition of the respondent or offender from threatening to commit, personally 
or through another, any of the acts of violence as defined in Sec. 4; 
b) 
Whenever applicable, issuance of an order to the respondent or offender to 
immediately leave the domicile or residence of the petitioner. If personal effects must be 
removed from the residence, the Court shall direct a law enforcement officer to accompany 
the respondent to the residence until such time that respondent has gathered all belongings, 
and to escort the respondent from the residence: Provided, that the victim or the aggrieved 
party shall likewise be accorded the same protection contemplated herein; 
c)  
Issuance of an Order to the respondent to stay away from the petitioner within 
a distance to be determined by the Court: Provided, That the order shall ensure the physical 
safety of the petitioner in the residence, place of work, school and such other places 
frequented by the offended party; 
d) 
Prohibition of the respondent from directly or indirectly communicating or 
contacting the petitioner; 
e) 
Issuance of an Order to proper law enforcement offices to enforce the provisions 
of this Section; 
f) 
Issuance of an Order to the DSWD and the Social Welfare Development Office 
(SWDO) of the LGU concerned to provide therapy, counseling and other support services to 
the aggrieved party or parties; 
g) 
Issuance of an Order for the restitution for actual damages caused by the 
violence inflicted, including but not limited to property damaged, medical expenses, and loss 
of income; and 
h) 
Such other relief of the deemed necessary by the Court for the protection of the 
petitioner and such other persons who may be in need of the same. 
 
Any of the reliefs provided under this Section shall be granted even in the 
absence of a decree of legal separation or annulment, or declaration of absolute nullity of 
marriage in the case of married individuals. 
 
The application for PO must be in writing, signed and verified under oath by the 
applicant. If the applicant is not the victim, the application must be accompanied by an affidavit 
of the applicant attesting to: 
1) 
the circumstances of the disclosure of the violence or abuse suffered 
by the victim; and 
2) 
the circumstances of consent, or lack thereof, given by the victim for the 
filing of the application. 
When disclosure of the address of the abused senior citizen will pose danger to that 
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the victim is residing in the municipality or city over which the Court has territorial jurisdiction, 
and shall provide a mailing address for purpose of the service of court processes. 
The standard application form for PO shall include the following information: 
1) 
names and addresses of petitioner and respondent; 
2) 
description of relationship between petitioner and respondent, in the 
case of violence within the context of Section 4 of this Act; 
3) 
a statement of the circumstances and the nature of violence or abuse; 
4) 
description of the reliefs requested by the petitioner as specified in this 
section; 
5) 
request for counsel and reasons for such request; 
6) 
request for waiver of application fees until hearing; and 
7) 
an attestation that there is no pending application for a PO in another 
Court. 
The following persons may file the petition for a PO: 
 
1) 
the offended party; 
 
2) 
any member of the family or household of the victim as defined in this 
Act; 
3) 
social worker from the DSWD or the SWDO of the LGU or any 
accredited social welfare organization; 
 
4) 
law enforcement officer or agent; 
 
5) 
lawyer, counselor, therapist or healthcare provider of the petitioner; and 
6) 
any concerned responsible citizen of the community who has personal 
knowledge of the offense committed. 
No filing fee shall be required in the application for a PO. 
An application for a PO filed with the Court shall be considered an application for both a 
TPO and a PPO. 
 
SEC. 15. Transfer of Residence; New Application Needed. – A petitioner previously 
granted a BPO under this Act and who desires to relocate to a new residence outside the 
original city or municipality of residence has to apply for a new BPO. 
When a PO has been issued by a Court of competent jurisdiction and the person in 
whose favor it is issued transfers to a place outside the court’s jurisdiction, the person may 
still have the order enforced by filing a petition before a court in the place where the person 
has transferred. The petition to enforce the order shall include a copy of the previously 
obtained PO. The respondent shall be noticed of the issuance of a new PO. 
 
SEC. 16. Legal Representation of Applicant for a PO. – If a petitioner for a PO is requesting 
for the appointment of a counsel because of lack of economic means to hire a counsel de 
parte, the Court shall immediately direct the Office of the Public Prosecutor who has 
jurisdiction over the case to represent the petitioner in the hearing on the application sought. 
The applicant who cannot afford to hire the services of a private counsel or lacks access to 
family or conjugal resources such as when the same are controlled by the abuse, shall qualify 
for legal representation by the DOJ, the Public Prosecutors’ Office or the PAO. 
However, a private counsel offering free legal service is not barred from representing the 
petitioner with the latter’s consent, and with the leave of Court. 
 
SEC. 17. Barangay Protection Order (BPO). – A Barangay Protection Order (BPO) is issued 
by the Lupong Tagapamayapa and the Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman. The 
issuance of a BPO or the pendency of an application for a BPO shall not preclude petitioner 
from applying for, the Court from granting a TPO or PPO. 
Application for a BPO shall follow the Rules on venue under the Local Government Code 
of 1991 and its implementing rules and regulations. 
A Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairperson who receives application for a BPO shall 
issue the PO to the applicant on the date of filing after ex parte determination of the basis of 
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the application for a BPO, the application shall be acted upon by any available Lupong 
Tagapamayapa or Barangay Kagawad. If the BPO is issued by a Barangay Kagawad that the 
Punong Barangay and the Lupong Tagapamayapa were not available at the time of the 
issuance of the BPO. 
A BPO issued by the Lupong Tagapamayapa, a Punong Barangay or Barangay 
Chairperson and Barangay Kagawad may cover only the relief provided in Section 14 hereof 
and shall be effective for fifteen (15) days. Immediately after the issuance of an ex parte BPO, 
the Punong Barangay or Kagawad shall personally serve a copy of the same to the 
respondent, or direct any barangay official to personally serve the order. 
Within forty-eight (48) hours of issuance of an ex parte, BPO, the Punong Barangay or 
Barangay Kagawad must refer the case to the Lupong Tagapamayapa. The case shall be 
heard by the Lupong Tagapamayapa within seven (7) days from the date of referral and within 
the fifteen (15) – day effectivity period of the ex parte BPO. 
Notice of the hearing shall be given to both parties. Subsequent to a hearing on the 
merits of the application, the Lupong Tagapamayapa may extend a BPO that grants relief 
under Section 14 for a period of six (6) months. The issuance of a BPO shall not preclude any 
applicant from applying or receiving a subsequent BPO concerning the same matter.  
 
SEC. 18. Temporary Protection Oder (TPO). – A Temporary Protection Order (TPO) may 
be issued by a Court prior to the issuance of a Permanent Protection Order (PPO) and shall 
be based on an application under Section 14 herein. Any application for TPO or PPO must be 
made with territorial RTC, Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court or Municipal Circuit 
Trial Court with territorial jurisdiction over the place of residence of the offended family or the 
senior citizen victim who suffered violence described under Section 4 of this Act: Provided, 
however, That if a Family Court exists in the place of residence of the person for whom the 
application is made, the application shall be filed with that Court. 
A Court that receives an application for a PO shall issue a TPO on the date of filing of 
the application for ex parte determination that such order shall be issued. The TPO shall be 
effective for thirty (30) days. The Court shall schedule a hearing on the issuance of a PPO 
prior to or on the date of expiration of the TPO. The Court shall order the immediate service 
of the TPO on respondent by the Court Sheriff who may obtain the assistance of law 
enforcement agents for the purpose. The TPO shall include a notice of the hearing on the 
merits of the issuance of PPO. 
 
SEC. 19. Permanent Protection Order (PPO). – A Permanent Protection Order (PPO) may 
be issued only by the Court after notice and hearing. 
Any application for TPO or PPO must be made with a RTC, Metropolitan Trial Court, 
Municipal Trial Court or Municipal Circuit Trial Court with territorial jurisdiction over their place 
of residence of the offended family or the abused senior citizen who suffered violence 
described under Section 4 of this Act: Provided, however, That if a Family Court exists in the 
place of residence of the person for whom the application is made, the application shall be 
filed with that Court. 
Respondent’s non-appearance despite proper notice, or lack of a lawyer, or the non-
availability of respondent’s lawyer shall not be a ground for rescheduling or postponing the 
hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO. If the respondent appears without counsel on 
the date of the hearing on the PPO, the Court shall appoint a lawyer for the respondent and 
immediately proceed with the hearing. In case the respondent fails to appear despite proper 
notice, the Court shall allow ex parte presentation of the evidence by the applicant and render 
judgment on the basis of the evidence presented. The Court shall allow the introduction of any 
history of abusive conduct of a respondent even if the same was not directed against the 
applicant or the person for whom the application is made. 
The court shall, to the extent possible, conduct the hearing on the merits of  the issuance 
of a PPO in one(1) day. Where the court is unable to conduct the hearing within one (1) day 
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the duration of the case until final resolution on the case is issued. Provided, however, that 
the PPO may be modified by the Court accordingly to address the needs of the applicant. 
The Court may grant any, some, or all of the reliefs provided in Section 14 hereof through 
a PPO. A PPO shall be effective until revoked by a Court upon application of the person in 
whose favor the order was issued. The Court shall ensure immediate service of the PPO on 
respondent. 
The Court shall not deny the issuance of a PO on the basis of the lapse of time between 
the act of violence or abuse as defined in Section 4 herein, and the filing of the application. 
Regardless of the conviction or acquittal of the respondent, the Court must determine 
whether or not the PPO shall become final. Even in a dismissal of the application for a PPO, 
the same shall be granted as long as there is no clear showing that the act which the order 
might arise did not exist.  
Failure to act on an application for a PO within the period specified in the previous 
sections without justifiable cause shall render the Lupong Tagapamayapa, the Punong 
Barangay or the Barangay Chairman, the Barangay Kagawad, the Official of the Judge 
administratively liable. 
 
SEC. 20. Priority Action on Application for a Protection Order. – Hearings on applications 
for a PO under this Act shall have priority over all other proceedings. Barangay officials, 
Lupong Tagapamayapa and the Courts shall schedule and conduct hearings on applications 
for a PO under this Act above all other businesses and, if necessary, suspend other 
proceedings in order to hear applications for a PO. 
Respondents shall be notified of the issuances of a PO. 
 
SEC. 21. Prohibition Against Undue Influence Over a Protection Order Applicant. – A 
Lupong Tagapamayapa, a Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman, or the Court hearing an 
application for a PO shall not order, direct, force or in any way unduly influence the application 
for a PO to compromise or abandon any of the reliefs sought in the application for a PO 
provided under this Act. Section 7 of the Family Courts Act of 1997 and Sections 410, 411, 
412 and 413 of the Local Government Code of 1991 shall not apply in the proceedings where 
relief is sought under this Act. 
Failure to comply with this section shall render the concerned individual, official or Judge 
administratively liable. 
 
SEC. 22. Mutual Protection Order Prohibited. – No order for protection of the offender or 
respondent may be granted by a Lupong Tagapamayapa or a Punong Barangay or Barangay 
Chairman and the Courts. 
 
SEC. 23. Complaint Against a Violation of Protection Order. – A complaint on the violation 
of a BPO issued under this Act shall be filed directly with any Municipal Trial Court, 
Metropolitan Trial Court, or Municipal Circuit Trial Court that has territorial jurisdiction over the 
barangay that issued the BPO. Violation of a BPO shall be punishable by imprisonment of 
thirty (30) days without prejudice to any other criminal or civil action that the offended party 
may file for any of the acts committed under Sec. 4 hereof. 
A judgment on a violation of a BPO may be appealed according to the Rules of Court. 
During trial and upon judgment, the trial court may motu proporio issue a PO as it deems 
necessary without need of an application. 
A violation of any provision of a TPO or a PPO issued under this Act shall constitute 
contempt of Court punishable under the Rules of Court, without prejudice to any other criminal 
or civil action that the offended party may file for any of the acts committed in accordance with 
Section 4 hereof. 
Any violation of a PO issued under this Act shall constitute an offense punishable by 
imprisonment of thirty (30) days, without prejudice to any criminal or civil action that the 
offended party may file against a person who has committed any acts described in Section 4 
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A complainant on a violation of a PO shall be filed by the complainant directly with the 
Court that issued the order, or with that Court in the place of residence of the complainant, if 
the former is not practicable. A criminal case for violation of a PO shall be tried and resolved 
by the Court within sixty (60) days from the date the complaint was filed. The Court, upon 
determination of probable cause, shall cause the arrest of the accused who may post bail in 
the interim in an amount to be determined by the Court.  
A judgment on a violation of a PO may appealed according to the Rules of Criminal 
Procedure. During trial and upon judgment, the Court may motu proprio issue a PO as it deems 
necessary. 
 
SEC. 24. Hold Departure Order. – A hold departure order shall be issued immediately by the 
Court against the respondent of a complaint of abuse against a senior citizen as described 
under this Act. 
 
SEC. 25. Penalties. – Commission of the acts described under Sec. 3 hereof shall suffer the 
following penalties: 
a) 
Acts falling under Section 4 (a) constituting attempted, frustrated or 
consummated parricide or murder or homicide shall be punished in accordance with the 
provisions of the Revised Penal Code. 
b) 
Acts falling under Section 4 (a) resulting in mutilation shall be punishable in 
accordance with the Revised Penal Code: Provided, that those resulting in serious physical 
injuries shall be punishable with the penalty of prision mayor; those resulting in less serious 
physical injuries shall be punishable by prision correctional and those resulting in slight 
physical injuries shall be punishable by arresto mayor.  
c) 
All other acts enumerated in Section 4 hereof shall be punishable by prision 
correctional and a fine in an amount not less than One hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00)but not more than Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00). 
In addition to these penalties, a person found guilty of any of the acts enumerated in 
Section 4 hereof shall be required to undergo mandatory psychological counseling or 
psychiatric treatment and shall report compliance therewith to the court. 
A Barangay Official or law enforcer who fails to respond to any request for assistance or 
protection from or on behalf of a victim shall suffer imprisonment of six (6) moths to one (1) 
year, at the discretion of the Court and pay fine of not less than Five thousand pesos 
(P5,000.00), but not more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00). 
Any person who fails to report any act of violence described in Section 3 hereof as 
required herein shall be liable for a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00). 
Whenever applicable, criminal or administrative charges may also be filed. 
 
SEC. 26. Counseling and Treatment of Offenders. – The DSWD shall provide rehabilitative 
counseling and treatment to perpetrators towards learning constructive ways of coping with 
anger and emotional outbursts and reforming their ways. When necessary, the offender shall 
be ordered by the Court to submit to psychiatric treatment or confinement. 
 
SEC. 27. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act 
shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the concerned departments. 
Thereafter, the amount needed for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included 
in the budget of the concerned departments in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
For LGUs, the implementation of the programs shall be charged against the internal 
revenue allotment and other internally generated funds of the LGU concerned. 
In addition, the departments concerned and the LGUs may accept donations, 
contributions and grants from various sources for purpose of implementing this Act.  
 
SEC. 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – Within six (6) months from the 
approval of this Act, the Secretary of the DSWD in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
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rules and guidelines as may be necessary for the proper implementation and enforcement of 
this Act. This shall include developing protocols and training programs for all agencies and 
public officers concerned and a public information and education program on violence against 
senior citizens. The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) provided for under this Act shall 
be reviewed periodically, and revised, if necessary. 
 
SEC. 29. Suppletory Application. – For purposes of this Act, the Revised Penal Code and 
other applicable laws, shall have suppletory application. 
 
SEC. 30. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional 
or invalid, such declaration shall not invalidate other parts thereof which shall remain in full 
force and effect. 
 
SEC. 32. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act 
are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 32. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after it publication in the 
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,