Short answer. Yes. A person convicted of violence against women and their children pays a fine on top of imprisonment. Section 6 of RA 9262 states that in addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall pay a fine and undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment.
What the law says
In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall (a) pay a fine in the amount of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand pesos (300,000.00)
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The fine is on top of the jail term, not instead of it
Section 6 of Republic Act No. 9262 sets the penalties for the crime of violence against women and their children. After scaling imprisonment to the specific act committed, the section adds a separate, mandatory consequence. In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos but not more than three hundred thousand pesos. The word addition is the key: the fine does not replace the prison sentence and is not an alternative the offender may choose. It stacks on top of whatever jail term the act carries.
Counseling is required too
The monetary fine is not the only extra consequence. The same section requires the perpetrator to undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment and to report compliance to the court. This reflects the law's aim: not merely to punish, but to address the pattern of abusive behaviour behind the crime. So a convicted offender walks away with three distinct burdens — imprisonment fixed to the gravity of the act, a fine, and a court-supervised treatment obligation. Failing to complete the treatment is itself something the court monitors, because compliance must be reported back to it.
How the imprisonment is set
The length of the jail term depends on which act under the law was committed and how serious it was — the section assigns different penalties to physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and economic abuse, and raises the penalty to its maximum period where the act was done while the woman was pregnant or in the presence of her child. The fine and the counseling requirement, however, apply across the board on conviction. Whatever the specific act, the additional fine and treatment obligation attach once guilt is established.
What this means for those involved
For a complainant, this means a conviction carries real financial and rehabilitative consequences for the offender beyond time in custody. For anyone accused, it means the exposure is broader than a jail term alone — a substantial fine and a supervised treatment program follow automatically on conviction. Because the penalty actually imposed turns on how the act is characterised and proven, the specific facts, the medical or documentary evidence, and the circumstances surrounding the abuse all shape the outcome, and each detail deserves careful attention.