Short answer. Yes. Section 6 of the VAWC law provides that, in addition to imprisonment, a person convicted must pay a fine of not less than one hundred thousand and not more than three hundred thousand pesos, and must undergo mandatory psychological counselling or psychiatric treatment, reporting compliance to the court.
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); (b) undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment
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The three parts of the sentence
Section 6 provides that in addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall (a) pay a fine in the amount of not less than One hundred thousand pesos but not more than three hundred thousand pesos; (b) undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment, and report compliance to the court. So a conviction under the law is not imprisonment alone. Two further measures come with it — a fine within the stated range, and a treatment obligation with a duty to report back to the court. All three are part of what follows a conviction, not alternatives the court chooses among.
The fine range
The fine has a floor of one hundred thousand pesos and a ceiling of three hundred thousand, and the court fixes the exact amount within that band. It is a fine specific to the VAWC law, imposed as part of the criminal sentence. That is distinct from any civil liability a court may separately determine in favour of the offended party, which follows its own rules. The point for present purposes is that the criminal penalty itself carries a monetary component, over and above the term of imprisonment for the act.
The counselling requirement
The mandatory psychological counselling or psychiatric treatment is a distinctive feature of the law, reflecting an aim of addressing the conduct rather than only punishing it. The obligation is supervised, not left to the offender's goodwill — the person must report compliance to the court. It is imposed together with, not instead of, the imprisonment and the fine. So the treatment order is a genuine part of the sentence with its own reporting duty, and failure to comply is a matter the court can take up.
What this means, and next steps
Because the fine and the treatment order are statutory additions to imprisonment, they attach on a conviction rather than being negotiated away from it. The exact fine, and the terms of the treatment, are set by the court on the facts of the case. Anyone involved in such a case should understand that the sentence, if a conviction follows, has these several components working together. How each applies to a specific charge is a matter to take up with counsel, who can read them against the particular acts alleged.