Department of Justice
Website: https://www.doj.gov.ph/
Address: Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila City
Tel. No.: (02) 8523-8481 to 98 loc. 217
Functions:
- Ensure the immediate prosecution of violators of the Act;
- Designate and train special prosecutors who shall investigate and prosecute VAWC cases;
- Establish a mechanism for free legal assistance for VAWC cases in coordination with the DSWD, Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), NGOs, and volunteer groups;
- Conduct training and continuing education programs specifically for prosecutors, public attorneys, and those involved in VAWC cases;
- Review and recommend policies and measures to enhance the protection of VAWC victim-survivors;
- Develop/adopt gender-responsive procedures in handling VAWC cases; institutionalize mechanisms, review and update existing policies to ensure the gender-sensitivity and gender-responsiveness of the Witness Protection and Benefits Program;
- If necessary, revise the Rules of the National Prosecution Service to ensure that cases of VAWC under the Act shall have priority over all other pending cases;
- Ensure appropriate and speedy disposition of VAWC cases within forty-five (45) days; and
- Ensure that Regional Directors or Regional State Prosecutors shall monitor VAWC cases monthly to ensure the speedy disposition of cases.
