Short answer. Under RA 9262, government agencies and local government units must run education and information campaigns, seminars or symposia on the nature, causes and consequences of violence against women and their children, and must continually train their own officers and personnel on how to prevent and respond to it.
What the law says
Other government agencies and LGUs shall establish programs such as, but not limited to, education and information campaign and seminars or symposia on the nature, causes, incidence and consequences of such violence
RA 9262, Section 32 — Duties Of Agencies And LGUs. Read the full provision →
What the law says
It shall be the duty of the concerned government agencies and LGU's to ensure the sustained education and training of their officers and personnel on the prevention of violence against women and their children under the Act.
RA 9262, Section 32 — Duties Of Agencies And LGUs. Read the full provision →
The two duties LGUs carry
Section 32 places two distinct obligations on other government agencies and LGUs. The first is outward-facing: establishing programs such as education and information campaigns, seminars or symposia aimed at the general public. The second is internal: making sure their own officers and personnel receive sustained training on preventing violence against women and their children in the areas they serve. Both duties apply regardless of whether a reported case is pending, since the statute frames them as standing obligations of the office, not responses triggered only after a specific complaint is filed.
What the public-facing programs should cover
The public-facing campaigns are meant to explain the nature, causes, incidence and consequences of this violence, with particular attention to educating the public on its broader social impacts, not just the individual cases that reach a barangay hall or courtroom. The provision names campaigns and seminars as examples rather than an exhaustive list, leaving agencies room to design other suitable programs.
Why ongoing staff training matters
Beyond public awareness, the law requires agencies and LGUs to keep their own personnel current on prevention. This is phrased as a continuing duty, the sustained education and training of officers and personnel, rather than a one-time orientation, recognizing that staff turnover and evolving practice both call for refreshed training over time rather than a single seminar early in someone's career.
How this connects to other duties under the Act
This duty sits alongside similar obligations placed on other responders under the Act, such as healthcare providers who face their own separate training and response duties. Together these provisions aim to build a network of trained public servants who can recognize and respond appropriately when violence against women and children is reported, rather than leaving that responsibility to a single agency.
What residents can reasonably expect
For residents, this provision is the basis for expecting that barangay and municipal staff have at least some grounding in how the Act works, since the law treats that training as an ongoing duty of the office rather than an optional extra left entirely to each agency's discretion or budget cycle.
The provision does not prescribe a fixed schedule or minimum number of sessions, leaving the pacing of both the public campaigns and the internal training to each agency or LGU, so long as the training is genuinely sustained rather than a single event that is never repeated, and so long as the public campaigns actually reach the communities they are meant to serve.
Related provisions
- RA 9262, Section 32 — Duties Of Agencies And LGUs
- RA 9262, Section 31 — Healthcare Provider Response
- RA 9262, Section 34 — Intervenors Exempt From Liability