Text of the provision

Sec. 9. Who may file Petition for Protection Orders. – A petition for protection order may be filed by any of the following:

(a) the offended party;

(b) parents or guardians of the offended party;

(c) ascendants, descendants or collateral relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity;

(d) officers or social workers of the DSWD or social workers of local government units (LGUs);

(e) police officers, preferably those in charge of women and children's desks;

(f) Punong Barangay or Barangay Kagawad ;

(g) lawyer, counselor, therapist or healthcare provider of the petitioner;

(h) At least two

(2) concerned responsible citizens of the city or municipality where the violence against women and their children occurred and who has personal knowledge of the offense committed.

Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, Republic Act No. 9262 (2004). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.

What this section means

Allows a petition to be filed not only by the offended party but by parents or guardians, relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, DSWD or LGU social workers, police officers, the Punong Barangay or a Barangay Kagawad, the petitioner’s lawyer, counselor, therapist or healthcare provider, or at least two (2) concerned responsible citizens of the city or municipality who have personal knowledge of the offense.

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Note. The text above is reproduced in full from Republic Act No. 9262, verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation around it is the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and is general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.