DILG: Violence against women public crime; settlement won’t halt case

2026-03-02 - 12:54

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) emphasized that violations under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262) are public crimes, adding that settlements do not automatically halt legal action. At a recent DILG Kapihan on February 27, the PCW