Practice question
Under Section 25, who may file the complaint for the public offense of violence against women and their children?
- Only the woman in every case.
- Any citizen with personal knowledge of the circumstances of the crime.
- Only a spouse of the offender.
- Only the accused's employer.
- Anyone relying solely on an invented rumor.
Legal references
- RA 9262, Sections 3–6 and 24–27: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9262_2004.html
- Acharon v People, G.R. No. 224946, November 9, 2021, en banc main decision, willful financial denial and distinct Sections 5(e) and 5(i): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_224946_2021.html
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