HB 9254

House·20th Congress·Filed May 13, 2026

An Act Defining and Penalizing Violence Against Women in Politics (Vawp), Providing Protective Measures Therefor, and for Other Purposes

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The bill defines a wide range of harms—physical, economic, online and symbolic—directed at women who are involved in politics, and sets penalties for those acts.

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Author · Representative

Yevgeny Vincente B. EmanoReceipts →

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HB09254 · Sources: BatasWatch

An Act Defining and Penalizing Violence Against Women in Politics (Vawp), Providing Protective Measures Therefor, and for Other Purposes

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