Short answer. Yes. A court that has issued a protection order may require your abuser to post a bond to keep the peace, backed by two sufficient sureties who promise he will not repeat the violence. If he fails to give the bond, he can be detained — up to six months, or up to thirty days, depending on the offence.
What the law says
The Court may order any person against whom a protection order is issued to give a bond to keep the peace, to present two sufficient sureties who shall undertake that such person will not commit the violence sought to be prevented.
RA 9262, Section 23 — Bond To Keep The Peace. Read the full provision →
What a bond to keep the peace is
Section 23 of Republic Act No. 9262 provides that the Court may order any person against whom a protection order is issued to give a bond to keep the peace, to present two sufficient sureties who shall undertake that such person will not commit the violence sought to be prevented. A bond to keep the peace is a security against future harm. Rather than punishing something already done, it holds the respondent to a promise, guaranteed by two other people, that he will not commit the violence the order is meant to stop. The sureties put themselves on the line, which gives the undertaking real weight.
Only a court can order it, tied to a protection order
This bond is a court tool, not a barangay one. The section states that the protection orders referred to in this section are the TPOs and the PPOs issued only by the courts — that is, temporary and permanent protection orders. So the power to require a bond attaches to a court-issued protection order, not to a barangay protection order. It is the judge overseeing the case who may impose the requirement, as part of keeping the respondent from repeating the abuse while the protection is in force.
If he cannot post the bond
The law answers your second question directly. Should the respondent fail to give the bond as required, he shall be detained. How long depends on the acts involved. If he was prosecuted for the more serious forms of violence, the detention shall in no case exceed six months. If it was for the less grave acts, the detention shall not exceed thirty days. Inability to raise the bond, in other words, does not simply cancel the requirement — it can lead to detention within these ceilings, which is what makes the bond meaningful rather than optional.
What the bond does and does not do
The bond is preventive. It is not a fine paid to the victim, and it is not a finding that the respondent has committed a new crime; it is a guarantee, secured by sureties, against future violence. It also does not replace the main VAWC case, which continues on its own track toward resolving guilt and the other reliefs you may be seeking. Detention for failing to give the bond is capped by the periods the section sets and is tied to the acts he was prosecuted for. Used properly, the bond adds a concrete deterrent on top of the protection order's commands.