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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
1st Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by Representatives PAOLO Z. DUTERTE, ERIC G. YAP, 
EDVIC G. YAP, and JEFFREY SORIANO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
As old as their age may be, the Filipino elderly serve as the strength of the youth. They 
play significant roles in the family, providing support and sharing wisdom to the 
members of the community. Also, they serve as the guardians of our traditions and 
nourishers of our culture.  
But as time goes by, they experience health deterioration which affects the aspects of 
their being. Thus, they become more vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation, 
marginalization, oppression, and subordination. Elder abuse does not only cover the 
intentional act, but also the failure to act to the needs of the elderly. 
This measure seeks to ensure that our senior citizens are given protection from all 
forms of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and coercion, especially acts 
detrimental to their personal safety and security. Through this, we continue to provide 
them a sense of community who is willing to protect them. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
PAOLO Z. DUTERTE 
ERIC G. YAP 
        EDVIC G. YAP 
           JEFFREY SORIANO 
September 12, 2022
5:06 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
1st Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by Representatives PAOLO Z. DUTERTE, ERIC G. YAP, 
EDVIC G. YAP, and JEFFREY SORIANO 
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 Congress 
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 or 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 6 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 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 a romantic or
intimate nature with the victim; or
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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 within 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 or emotional, economic or domestic violence,
and neglect or abandonment;
c.
Emotional abuse refers to acts that includes 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;
d. Safe place or shelter refers to any home or institution maintained or manage
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 Citizens 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
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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 laws, 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 right and services available including the right to 
apply for a protection order; and  
e.  
f. 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 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. 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; 
 
b. confiscate any harmful object in the possession of the perpetrator, or one 
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c. transport the victim to a barangay hall, or to a clinic hospital; 
 
d. assist the victim in removing personal belongings from the dwelling; 
 
e. ensure the enforcement of the Protection Orders (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, treats 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 institution, as well as the attending 
physician or nurse, clinician, barangay health worker, therapist or counselor who 
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complaint, examination or treatment within forty-eight (48) hours from 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 within 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 Barangay Council or Chairperson. 
 
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 at the option of the complaint. 
 
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. 
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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 residence: Provided, That the victim or the aggrieved party 
shall likewise be accorded the same protection contemplated herein; 
 
c. Issuance of an Order to 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 as 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 degree of legal separation or annulment, or declaration of absolute nullity 
of marriage in the case of married individuals. 
 
The application for a 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: 
a. the circumstances of the disclosure of the violence or abuse suffered by the 
victim; and 
 
b. 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 person’s life, it shall be stated in the application. In such a case, the applicant shall 
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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: 
 
a. names and address of petitioner and respondent; 
 
b. description of relationship between petitioner and respondent, in the case 
of violence within the context of Section 4 of this Act; 
 
c. a statement of the circumstances and the nature of violence or abuse; 
 
d. description of the reliefs requested by the petitioner as specified in this 
section; 
 
e. request for counsel and reasons for such request; 
 
f. request for waiver of application fees until hearing; and, 
 
g. an attestation that there is no pending application for a PO in another Court. 
 
The following persons may file the petition for a PO: 
 
a. the offended party; 
 
b. any member of the family or household of the victim as defined in this Act; 
 
c. social worker from the DSWD or the SWDO of the LGU or any accredited 
social welfare organization; 
 
d. law enforcement officer or agent; 
 
e. lawyer, counselor, therapist or 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 a 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 transfer to a place outside the court’s jurisdiction, 
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place where the person has transferred. The petition to enforced the order shall 
include a copy of the previously obtained PO. The respondent shall be notified 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 abuser, shall qualify for legal representation by the DOJ, the 
Public Prosecutors’ Office or the PAO. 
 
 
However, a private counsel offering free legal services 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, or 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 the application. If the Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman is 
unavailable to act on 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, the order must be accompanied by an attestation by the 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 a 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 
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preclude any applicant from applying or receiving a subsequent BPO concerning the 
same matter. 
 
 
SEC. 18. Temporary Protection Order (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 the 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 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 or 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 after 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 the 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 date of the hearing on the merits of the issuance of a PPO. 
 
 
SEC. 19. Permanent Protection Order (PPO). - A Permanent Protection Order 
(PPO) may be issued only by the Court after notice hearing. 
 
 
Any application for TPO or PPO must be made with an 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 abused senior 
citizen who suffered violence described under Section 4 of this Act: Provided, however, 
That id 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 
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 
application 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 and the TPO issued is due to expire, the court shall continuously 
extend or renew the TPO for the duration be modified by the Court accordingly to 
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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 a 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 from which the order might arise did not exist. 
 
 
Failure to act on an application for PO within the period specified in the 
previous sections without justifiable cause shall render the Lupong Tagapamayapa, the 
Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman, the Barangay Kagawad, the Official or the 
judge administratively liable. 
 
 
SEC. 20. Priority Action on Application for a Protection Order. -Hearings on 
applications for 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 issuance 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 applicant for a PO to compromise or abandon any of the reliefs 
sought in the application for 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 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 
a 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 
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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 proprio 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 
of the acts described in Section 4 hereof. 
 
A complaint on a violation of a PO shall be filed by the complainant directly 
with the Court that issued the order, or with the 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 be 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.4 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 prison 
mayor; those resulting in less serious physical injuries shall be punishable 
by prison correcccional 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 prison 
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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) months to one (1) year, at the discretion of the Court and pay a fine of not less that 
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 4 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 outburst and reforming their ways. When 
necessary, the offenders 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 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 purposes 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 DOJ, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and 
the DOH shall formulate 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 
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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. 31. 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 its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general application. 
 
Approved,