BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts

Alangilan, Batangas City

Man Up, Speak Up

A thesis proposal to the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts in Partial Fulfilment

of the requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Visual

Communication

MARI JOYELIE G. MAGTIBAY

BSFA- VISCOM Student

A thesis presented to:

Ms. Mary Grace Gutierrez

INTRODUCTION

Men are masculine in any way people look at it. They were made to be the

strong one between men and women. But sometimes, women turn the table.

They become violent and abusive of their rights as women. And because there is

no law to protect men from being violated, women tend to abuse the lawless

men.

When most people hear the term “domestic violence,” they often assume

that a man is the aggressor. While this maybe true in many of the reported

cases, domestic violence against men is more common that you may think and

can pose a serious threat to the victims. Fortunately, men are generally protected

just as women are under most domestic violence laws. Violence against men

consists of violent acts that are disproportionately or exclusively committed

against men. Men are overrepresented as both victims and perpetrators of

violence. Sexual violence against men is treated differently in any given society

from that committed against women, and may be unrecognized by international

law.

According to family.findlaw.com, getting exact numbers on domestic

violence overall is difficult since so many cases go unreported, but it’s even

tougher to figure out just how many men are suffering abuse. A big part of the
reason is traditional gender roles in society and the stigma of the perceived

weakness of any many who admits to falling victim to a woman. Despite some

research are suggesting that men and women commit domestic violence against

each other in equal numbers, the reported victims are overwhelmingly female.

It must be admitted that nothing in our reach any local study showing that

violence against men is as “gruesome and disturbingly sick” as violence against

women. But the absence of any study, or the lack of it, does not invalidate the

fact that men are also victims of violence perpetrated by women.

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men)

Because of the gender roles in the society, a man is scared that if they

reported the abused of their wife, people will say, “You're a man. It's a shame to

say your wife beat you.” They have a pride that’s as high as a mountain to admit

that they’re experiencing violence. The cases of a man being abused usually

happen several times already before they report it to the police because they’re

afraid that no one will believe them and they will be arrested instead.

Domestic violence is not only in a form of physical at emotional abuse. It

can also take place in verbal, religious, psychological and sexual abuse. It is also

named domestic abuse, battering, or family violence) is a pattern of behavior

which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a

domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.

 Men who are victims of domestic violence are at times reluctant to report it

or to seek help. There is also an established paradigm that only males perpetrate

domestic violence and are never victims. As with other forms of violence against

men, intimate partner violence is generally less recognized in society when the

victims are men. Violence of women against men in relationships is often

'trivialized' due to the supposed weaker physique of women; in such cases the

use of dangerous objects and weapons is omitted. Research since the 1990s has

identified issues of perceived and actual bias when police are involved, with the

male victim being negated even whilst injured.

JUSTIFICATION

Why “Man Up, Speak Up“?

In every three people that are abused in a family, one of them is a man.

Many of the domestic violence victims are men but there is no law or shelters

that are dedicated to them. The researcher conducted the study because the

researcher believes that men are abused as how women are abused. Not only

physical but most of the time is verbal and emotional abuse but they are even

more ashamed to seek help. Because the Philippines lives in a macho society,

men tend to just keep silent because they are afraid that people will look down on

them.

Men should stand up and not be afraid of what society will think of them if

they are being abused. They should have their rights as equal as women if they
 are experiencing same abusive acts from their partner. Women are protected by

Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004

that’s why men can’t lift their hand to abuse their spouse. But how about men? Is

there a law that can protect them from the hands of violent women? Men are also

human that gets hurt but because of the society’s gender role that men are

stronger than women, they can’t complain. That’s why people should also be

aware of men getting abused and not criticizing them if they complain of being

abused.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Men can’t speak up that they are abused because of the macho society.

So long as the common misconception persists that men are always the abuser

and women are always considered the victim but in reality there are situations

that male victims are inhibited to report such kind of abuses.

Major problem:

1. How can the society’s men speak up for their equal rights?

2. How can the society’s attention be aware of domestic violence among men?

Minor problems:

1. How can the people be encouraged in joining the campaign?

2. What activities must be used in order to promote awareness to the public about

the domestic violence among men?

OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

Domestic violence among men is an unusual topic in the Philippines as a

macho society. But it affects so many families in the country although the police

don’t have that much filed cases. One should be aware that even the guy is

made stronger than women, they are also human. Everyone should be aware of

every man’s point of view about them being abused or violated which will be

presented in the advocacy, “Man Up, Speak Up.”

Conducting a survey will be the researcher’s way to have an accurate

basis of information. It will be studied and analyzed carefully in order to have a

factual info-materials and advertisement that will be discussed and showed in the

upcoming events. Seminars about domestic violence happening in men will be

conducted after the event.

Social experiments will also be conducted to have a more accurate result

in people’s awareness about violence in men. Using technology will help to

promote the campaign faster. Social media will be a great help in advertising the

advocacy and printed advertisements.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Conducting social experiments and making a survey will be a way of the

researcher to show how the public is well informed about domestic violence

against men. After gathering information, the researcher will analyze the initial
result to create an effective campaign. The events will help the society to be

open minded in the topic of not only women gets violated but also men. Men also

need a law that will protect them in the hands of abusive women.

. Releasing of different types of info-materials into the public, by using

television advertisement, official social networking sites and point of purchase

(POP). The events and seminars that will be conducted is designed to encourage

men to speak up for their rights.

Campaign Strategies

The researcher decided to use these types of campaign strategies to get

the attention of men and the society:

 Posters that will be posted around the city

 Social media pages

 Handling out flyers

 Short television advertisement

Diego Silang Movement will be a guest to the events and Rexona will be a

pioneer sponsor.

Creative Strategies

The color of purple means domestic violence and black symbolizes the

presence of being masculine and tough of men. Print ads will also be filled with
these colors for the same purpose. Also for the creative strategies, pictures of

violated men will be used to represent the sad state of men in the society.

OBJECTIVES

Major objective:

1. To advertise to the society that men also needs a law regarding domestic

violence that they need to protect them from abusive partners.

Minor objective:

1. To inform the society and men that men can and should speak up for their

rights.

2. To inform the community and the young people on what they can do to

help on stopping men dating violence.

Campaign Objectives

The campaign objectives are to inform and let people be aware of

domestic abuse in men, to reach out for the men who are experiencing domestic

violence to speak up and telling the society about the upcoming seminars about

domestic violence in men. The events will enlighten the subject of men abused

and the society that domestic violence is also happening in men.

Creative Objectives

The purpose of the designs and colors used on the advertisements is to

attract men and the society to attend the events, let the advocacy to leave a mark

in their minds, creatively advocate the campaign and to give an impression about

the advocacy.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The advocacy campaign is beneficial to the following:

To the victims of domestic violence that can’t report it to the police

because of the gender roles. The events of the advocacy will help them open up

their thoughts and open the minds of the society that men can also be abused.

To the advocate, the campaign helps the proponent gain more knowledge

and have the experience toward this specific area.

NOTE: KANINO PA BENEFECIAL ANG CAMPAIGN NA ITO

HYPOTHESIS

If people are just open minded enough that men can’t always be tough

enough to handle different kinds of abuse and not fight back, a law can be

approved to protect men from violent partners. It can help a lot of men that are

experiencing abuse if the campaign will reach the society.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Important terms in this study are defined both conceptually and

operationally for clarity and better understanding of how these terms were used

in the study. The definitions cited below will help the readers to better understand

the study:

Abuse. To insult, hurt, injure, rape and/or molest another person. Such

behaviors may include, but are not limited to: physical abuse, emotional abuse,

financial abuse, spiritual abuse and/or verbal abuse.

Abuser. A person who uses abusive tactics and behaviors to exert power and

control over another person with whom the abuser is in an intimate, dating or

family relationship.

Advocate. A trained professional or volunteer working for a non-profit or

government-based domestic violence or victim-witness advocate program.

Batterer. A person who uses coercive and abusive tactics and behaviors to

establish and maintain power and control over another person with whom the

batterer is in an intimate, dating or family relationship. Such behaviors may

include, but are not limited to: physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse,

spiritual abuse and/or verbal abuse.

Domestic Violence. A pattern of coercive behaviors, used by a batterer to

gain or maintain power and control over another person with whom the batterer is
in an intimate, dating or family relationship. These behaviors may include, but are

not limited to: physical and sexual abuse, direct or implied threats, emotional and

psychological abuse, intimidation, verbal abuse, isolation, stalking, financial

control, spiritual abuse, threatened or actual use of weapons, destruction of

property and/or harm to the victim’s family, pets or others.

Economic/Financial Abuse. When a batterer uses finances to establish

and maintain power and control over a victim. Examples include, but are not

limited to: controlling a partner’s finances, taking the victim’s money without

permission, giving the victim an allowance, prohibiting/limiting a victim’s access

to bank accounts or credit card, denying the victim the right to work and/or

sabotaging a victim’s credit.

Emotional/Psychological Abuse. When a batterer uses emotions, self

esteem and/or a person’s mental state to establish and maintain power and

control over a victim. Examples include, but are not limited to: putting the victim

down or making the victim feel bad about her/himself, calling the victim names,

playing mind games, making the victim think s/he is crazy, making the victim feel

guilty and/or humiliating the victim.

Physical Abuse. When a batterer uses her/his body or other objects to

cause harm or injury to establish and maintain power and control over a victim.

Examples include, but are not limited to: hitting, kicking, biting, pushing,

scratching, slapping, strangling, beating, using a weapon against another person,

punching, throwing, burning, poisoning, stabbing and shooting.

 Sexual Abuse. When a batterer uses sexual acts to establish and

maintain power and control over a victim without her/his consent. Examples

include, but are not limited to: making the victim do sexual things against her/his

will, sexual assault, treating the victim like a sex object, forcing sex after violence

and/or forcing the victim to watch pornography.

Sexual Assault. Any unwanted sexual activity forced on one person by

another.

Spiritual/Religious Abuse. When a batterer uses spirituality or religion to

establish and maintain power and control over a victim. Examples include, but

are not limited to: controlling the partner’s ability to practice her/his own religion

or attend services, forcing the partner to convert or practice another religion

against her/his will and/or using the spiritual or religious environment, leader

and/or congregation to influence a victim’s behavior.

Threats. An expression that demonstrates the intention of one person to

inflict pain or injury on another person. Examples include, but are not limited to:

verbal threats such as threats to leave, harm, commit suicide or physical threats,

such as a raised hand, fist or gesture.

Trauma. Experiencing an event that causes injury or stress to a person’s

physical or psychological well-being.

Verbal Abuse. When a batterer uses words to establish and maintain

power and control over a victim. Examples include, but are not limited to: the use
of language to manipulate, control, ridicule, insult, humiliate, belittle, vilify and/or

show disrespect and disdain to another.

Victim. A person who is abused, harmed or killed by another person.

 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Male domestic abuse victims unprotected by current laws – men's rights

group

Published November 20, 2014 12:44am

Men's rights group Diego Silang Movement has claimed that current laws were

insufficient to protect male victims of domestic abuse, GMA 7 news program "24

Oras" reported on Tuesday.

According to Diego Silang's Ron Factolerin, Republic Act (RA) 9262 or the Anti-

Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 neglected male victims

of domestic violence.

"Sana may pantay na pagtrato o meron sanang imbestigasyon muna bago

ipatupad yung ganung ka-harsh na provisions nung batas na 'yun," lamented

Factolerin.

Because of the law, family lawyer Atty. Nicky de Vega said, the only recourse

available to abused men was to file criminal cases under the Revised Penal

Code.

University of the Philippines Gender Studies Prof. Bernadette Neri, meanwhile,

said the lack of statistics may be the reason why men were left out of policy

making.
"Lumilikha ng mga batas ayun sa pangangailangan. Ang nagtulak talaga ay yung

datos na ang daming kababaihan nadarahas," explained Neri.

This lack of statistics can be seen in the records of the Philippine National

Police's Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC), which can account for

the number of domestic abuse cases every year in which women are victims

(23,865).

But the WCPC has no statistics for cases in which men are assaulted.

Another factor is the social acceptance of female-on-male violence by Filipinos.

"Ibig sabihin, may kamalayan na yung tao na sa ating lipunan talaga bunerable

yung mga babae," said Prof. Sarah Raymundo, sociologist at the UP Center for

International Studies.

In a social experiment conducted by GMA News, bystanders intervened when a

woman was being abused by a male companion.

However, when the situation was reversed, no one came to the aid of the abused

male.

When interviewed after the experiment, a bystander defended the the non-

intervention, arguing that men were strong enough to withstand any abuse a

woman can dish out.

"Hindi natin sila dapat icriticize sa totoo lang. Fapat nga natin silang hangaan,
kasi ang mga lalaking 'to -- pwede nilang saktan yung asawa nila e pero hindi

nila ginagawa yun, tinitiis na lang nila yung pang aabuso ng asawa nila," De

Vega added. — Rie Takumi, DVM, GMA News

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is leaving it up to lawmakers to pass a bill

that would protect men from domestic violence.

There have been renewed calls to enact a counterpart of Republic Act 9262 or

the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004 with the celebration

of Father's Day today.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Malacañang would need to

first see the contents of any proposal before they could make any comment.

Valte added that they would have to study if the bill would equalize the situation

of men and women in the sense that men could also ask for a temporary or

permanent protection order from their wives or other women in case of battery or

abuse.

Valte said under RA 9262, economic abuse or the lack of financial support for the

family aside from physical and emotional abuse could be filed against men.

The law states that violence against women and their children refers to "physical,

sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of

such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or  arbitrary deprivation of

liberty."      

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men-lawmakers

Domestic Violence Against Men

When most people hear the term "domestic violence," they often assume that a

man is the aggressor. While this may be true in many of the reported cases,

domestic violence against men is more common than you may think and can

pose a serious threat to its victims. Fortunately, men are generally protected just

as women are under most domestic violence laws.

Domestic Violence Defined

The term "domestic violence" covers a broad range of violent acts committed by

one member of a family or household against another. It often refers to the

mistreatment of a child or spouse and can include not only physical harm, but

also threats and verbal, psychological, and sexual abuse. The key distinction

between domestic violence and more general assault crimes is the relationship of

the abuser to the victim.

Types of Abuse
Most of the time, domestic violence against men only gets any attention when a

celebrity is the victim of some kind of noteworthy physical harm, such as when

Tiger Woods' wife attacked him with a golf club or Phil Hartman's wife shot him

as he slept. Even then, the violent acts are often perceived as isolated incidents

and much of the public and private speculation presumes the man "did

something to deserve it." In reality, this kind of violence is often foreshadowed by

actions that may not seem like domestic violence on the surface, but do, in fact,

represent a series of abuses against the men such as:

 Using insults, name-calling, and other berating language

 Interfering with him seeing his family and friends

 Threatening to expose embarrassing personal information to others

 Showing oppressive possessiveness or jealousy

 Restricting his spending or controlling his finances

 Shoving, slapping, or otherwise striking him

 Threatening harm to themselves or others as a way to "punish" him

In both the Tiger Woods and Phil Hartman cases, the violent acts were caused,

at least in part, by real or imagined accusations of infidelity, a common trigger for

domestic violence. Alcohol and drug abuse also play a significant role in many of

these cases.

Underreporting of Domestic Violence Against Men

Getting exact numbers on domestic violence overall is difficult since so many

cases go unreported, but it's even tougher to figure out just how many men are

suffering abuse. A big part of the reason is traditional gender roles in society and
the stigma of the perceived weakness of any many who admits to falling victim to

a woman. Despite some research suggesting that men and women commit

domestic violence against each other in equal numbers, the reported victims are

overwhelmingly female.

Part of the reason for the disparity in reported victims might also be because men

who call police to report domestic violence against them fear that they will end up

being the ones getting arrested. Men can be particularly reluctant when children

are involved, since leaving them with the woman leaves the kids at risk for harm,

but attempting to take the children out of the situation risks giving the impression

that the man is abducting them. So long as the common misconception persists

that men are always the abuser and women are always the victim, it's unlikely

that male victims will feel comfortable reporting their abuse.

What to Do if You're the Victim of Domestic Abuse

A victim of domestic abuse is still a victim, no matter the gender of the attacker.

Even as a man, you need to take violence against you seriously, even if you're

significantly larger or stronger than the woman, since little things can escalate

into more dangerous situations. Self-restraint is important, so be sure to control

your emotions and physical actions, especially in states that mandate at least

one party be arrested in domestic violence calls. In many jurisdictions, the police

will arrest the "primary attacker," who may or may not be the person who initiated

the abuse.
While it sounds simpler than it may be, male victims of domestic violence need to

tell someone about it get out of the situation. There are support organizations in

every state if you're uncomfortable talking to anyone you know. If the abuse

persists, consider an order of protection or restraining order to give yourself

additional legal recourse against their attacker. If you're unsure of your options or

need assistance in getting legal protection, consult a domestic relations attorney

in your area.

Get Answers to Your Domestic Violence Questions and a Free Case

Evaluation

Laws on domestic violence are gender neutral and apply equally to protect men

as they do women. Often times male victims do not come forward in domestic

violence cases because they're worried about social stigmas. However, by not

coming forward they are also not getting the support they may need to break the

cycle of violence. The good news is that you can speak confidentially to a family

law attorney in your area to learn more about your rights and how to protect

yourself. Learn more by contacting an attorney today and receiving a free initial

evaluation of your case.

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Ever heard of battered husbands?

Published February 13, 2008 11:20pm

By CLAIRE DELFIN, GMA News

Roger leaps to his motorcycle and drives as fast as he can do to the nearest

hospital. He feels cold. And he can sense the furious stinging as blood drips

profusely down his nape that has been ripped open with a sharp piece of a

broken glass by no less than his one and only wife.

It's a hazy afternoon and Roger, now 35, still clearly remembers what happened

10 years ago during a fight with his other-half as he shows off the visible scar it

left. 

"Iba ang misis ko," he says. "Pag galit siya, nagiging bayolente talaga (My wife is

different. If she's angry, she can really get violent)."

In the 13 years of their marriage, Roger has seen the best and worst of his wife

whose pretty face had made him madly in love with her even right on their first

meeting.

At her best, his wife is amorous and doting, pampering him with all the attention

she can give. She cooks Roger's favorite meals. She neatly prepares his clothes

and things he needs before he goes off to work. And she gives him a warm

massage when he comes home exhausted from work.

But she is possessive and jealous. She habitually calls Roger many times in a

day to check his whereabouts. And if not satisfied, she calls his officemates too

to know if Roger isn't lying. She demands him to come home right after work.

And she forbids him from taking a glance at any other woman. If any of these are

not met, Roger knows what will happen next.

One time, at midnight after a gimmick with friends, Roger came home with plates

and pans flying fast one after another towards him, hitting him in various parts of
his body, while his wife shouted curses at him.

The following day, he refused to go to work, not because of the black and blue

bruises IN his face and arms, but because he didn't know how to explain these to

his colleagues.

"Lalaki ka," he said. "Nakakahiya namang sabihin na binugbog ka ng asawa mo

(You're a man. It's a shame to say your wife beat you)."

Roger works in a big and reputable company. 

Despite all these, Roger claims that he has never lifted a hand against his wife,

saying it wouldn't help at all, especially since there are times that their children

are watching while they're fighting. He says he would rather just leave for a while

and come back when his wife's anger has mellowed.

"Mahal ko siya dahil kung hindi, dapat iniwan ko na siya (I love her because, if

not, I should have left her)."

Police record

Roger has not informed anyone, certainly not the police, about his situation at

home.

But police say Roger's case can be classified as domestic violence against men.

And there are actual recorded cases in police files.

Supt. Filemon Porciuncula, chief of the Quezon City Police District Crime

Laboratory, says in his 10 years as a medico-legal officer, he had only received

three cases of men complaining of spousal abuse.

He had personally examined the injuries these men acquired. These are mostly

cuts and bruises on the face, head, and arms possibly caused by being hit with

hard objects. 

He says all these men admitted that this had happened to them several times

already before they finally had the courage to go to the police to complain. 

"It's maybe our culture," Porciuncula says. "We live in a patriarchal, macho

society. It is still a common perception that men are stronger than women. So, a

man, even if he's a victim of spousal abuse, refuses to let other people know

about his situation for fear that society might think of him as a lesser man."  

He says it's the same reason why there are so few of such cases on record. But

he quickly adds that the record does not reflect the actual situation, for there may

be more, but they're just not willing to come and speak up for fear of public

ridicule.

Porciuncula says that these three men didn't actually pursue the cases against

their wife.

Biased laws

Philippine laws are biased against men when it comes to domestic violence,

lawyer Dexter Lacuanan claims. Lacuanan has defended in court men sued by

their wife for alleged domestic violence.

Lacuanan says a man can only file cases of slight physical injuries against his

wife when he gets beaten. But a woman, even verbal slurs from her husband,
can already merit a case of domestic violence with harsher penalties against her

spouse. 

The Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their

Children Act covers four definitions of violence that a woman can lodge against

her spouse:

(1) The physical violence that refers to acts that include bodily harm.

(2)There is sexual violence that pertains to acts, which are sexual in nature.

(3) The psychological violence that refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to

cause mental or suffering of the victim such as intimidation and repeated verbal

abuse.

(4) There is the economic abuse that makes a man legally liable when he

controls his wife's money.

"But it is unheard of a man filing a case against her wife who completely controls

his money," Lacuanan says, adding that it is a common practice for men to

surrender everything they earn, even their ATM cards, to their wife. 

Also under the same law, a mere affidavit suffices the application of a temporary

protection order, which requires the respondent to distance himself from the

petitioner, and effectively ejecting him from the conjugal house. There is yet a

law that gives the same provisions for men.

"There is a selective application of rights," Lacuanan says. "Clearly, there is an

unfair advantage in favor of the women." 

He claims that the law opens the way for potential abuse. 
He says RA 9262 was created amidst perception that women are the weaker

sex, but adds that this is no longer true as women now are more conscious about

their share of power in households, in the community, and in politics.

Women power

Sociologist Clifford Sorita shares the same opinion with Lacuanan. He says there

is now a paradigm shift in the roles of women.

Filipino women are no longer relegated to household chores, but have become

more aware of their strength and capacity for dominance. 

Soria says this phenomenon has started to evolve following the end of the

agricultural age when at that time, physiological requirements allowed only men

to do the labor functions, giving them the leverage in the economic system, and

in effect, creating the patriarchal society. 

But with the creations of machines and now the advent of technology, women get

equal share at work and in the socio-economic strata with men. Feminist

movements later came to fore to claim for political and other rights for women. 

In the Philippines though, Sorita claims, the idea of feminism that women can do

everything what men can is not highly popular. He says the Filipino's culture of

strong family ties emphasizes the different but complementary roles of women

and men. 

"Even in the past when Filipino women were not yet politically recognized, they

had already exerted influence over their husband, not through force, but through
charm," says Sorita, adding that to some extent, this still holds true today and

widely practiced. 

Women's group

The women's party-list group Gabriela says the modern era sees a bolder and a

more influential woman at home and in various spheres in the society. And it

concedes that because of this, there are indeed cases of spousal abuse

committed by a woman against her husband. 

But Gabriela quickly stresses that, going by statistics, there are way too many

women than men who are victims of domestic violence. 

Gert Libang, spokesperson of Gabriela, says RA 9262 is meant to protect the

wife who is not only subjected to physical but to emotional and psychological

injuries as well by her own husband. And rightly so, the law is biased for the

woman. 

"If men are battered, then like what women did, they should also unite and lobby

for a legislation that will protect them from domestic abuses," says Libang. 

But she adds that even with RA 9262, there are still a number of women who

keep their pain in silence because there remains a perception that women should

obey their husband. 

Even with the changing world where a woman now goes to work and helps her

husband in his duty to provide for the family, she is still, in some corners of the

society, expected to do the household chores once she gets home. 

"As soon as the woman comes home from work, she has to fix the house, the
children, the meals, even if she's tired. And all the husband does is sit, watch TV

and wait for the food, and sometimes, has the nerve to criticize her wife for what

seems to him an unsavory meal," says Libang. 

"The woman, in fury, then would grab her cooking pan and throw it to her

husband. You see, there is her vulnerability to be violent."

Libang explains that for as long as the culture of Filipino machismo insists to

exist, domestic violence will continue not only for women, but this time, for men

as well. The perception of a man being a stronger sex sugarcoats the pain and

agony he experiences in a violent home. It deprives him the freedom to discuss

his situation with peers and the public sans ridicule. 

In the midst of a changing environment, the very culture that raises the man's

ego is the very same culture that betrays his own person and his own love. -

GMANews.TV

Emma Roberts and Evan Peters have a pretty tempestuous relationship. In 2013,

she was arrested for domestic violence after they had a violent fight that left him

with a bloody nose and bite marks. Roberts was ultimately let off the hook

because Peters didn’t want to press charges and instead wanted to work things

out. It looks like that might be working for them. Earlier this year, Roberts was

spotted wearing an engagement ring. Who knows – maybe this troubled couple

will make things work long-term; however, we’re not so sure. (fame10.com)
 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

Primary Data

Questionnaire is used by the researcher to gather data for the study based

on the information noted and through other related researches. This serves as

the primary tool in the data gathering information necessary in the

accomplishment of the study which sought to measure the awareness of the

public to create much appropriate info-materials that will be used in a campaign.

The questionnaire was personally answered by the respondents of the study.

The researcher carefully explained each item to the respondents for them to

understand how to answer the specific question and also the purpose of the

questionnaire. The researcher retrieved the questionnaires immediately after the

necessary information are provided by the respondents. The result of the

questionnaires will be used as an evidence to strengthen the importance of this

advocacy.
 Another method was the social experiment conducted by the researcher.

The reaction of the people witnessing the experiment will also be used to see the

public’s awareness in the advocacy.

NAME: (optional)

AGE

GENDER:

STATUS:

YES NO

1. Do you know what domestic violence is?

2. Are you aware that domestic violence is also

happening in men?

3. Have you ever heard of battered husbands?

4. Do you know someone that is experiencing

abuse from their wife?

5. Do you know that there are cases of domestic

abuse in men in the Philippines?

6. Do you agree that men should also have an

equal right like women regarding domestic
violence/ abuse?

7. Do you think that it is necessary for men to have

a law that would protect them from abuse?

8. Do you agree that sometimes women abuse their

rights for them to be violent on men?

9. Do you agree that men are shy to report their

cases of being violated?

10. Do you know that men would rather take an

advice from social media than the police?
DATA ANALYSIS

Based on the studies conducted by the researcher, people are aware of

domestic violence on men being abused. But because we are living in a macho

society, many people don’t just really care of what happens to men when they

get violated. And because of that, men usually don’t just say anything when they

are abused. It is wrong because they are also human beings that need

protection. If people of the society just help them to open up and not discriminate

them as being a man, they probably will talk and tell everyone their thoughts.
 According to the survey, 84% of the respondents know what domestic
violence is while 16 % of the respondents are aware of the domestic violence
against men.
` In the graph above, 32% of the correspondents are not aware that
domestic violence is also happening in men while 68 % of the respondents are
aware of the domestic violence against men.
 In the graph above, 64% of the respondents said yes when they were
asked if they ever heard battered husband and 36% says no.
 As shown in the graph, 52% of the respondent knows someone that is
experiencing abuse from their wife.
 In the graph above, only 40% says that they don’t know that there are
cases of domestic abuse in men in the Philippines.
 The result shows 96% of the correspondents agree that men should also
have an equal right like women regarding abuse.
` As shown in the graph, only 24% says that a law is not necessary for men
that would protect them while the other 76% says yes.
 In the graph, 28% agrees that sometimes women abuse their rights for
them to be violent on men.
 The result shows 93% agrees that men are shy to report their cases of
being violated.
 According to the graph, 58% of the correspondents know that men would

rather take an advice from the social media that the police.
Executional Grid
CONCLUSSION

According to the research, almost 100 percent of the respondents say that

men are shy to admit that they are experiencing abuse from their wife which is

true according to the research. And more than half of the respondents think that

men should also have an equal law regarding on protecting them from abuse

despite that they are men.

It is clearly that the advocacy will help the people of the society to accept

the fact that men are also human that should also have an equal rights to protect

them from being abused.

RECOMMENDATION

Men are most likely shy just to let anyone that they are being abused. But

with the help of effective advocacies, a man can be helped to open up speak out

their though. Therefore, a law can be made for them to have a protection from

being violated.
SUMMARY

Most of the people are aware of the abuse happening in men but no one

takes action because we live in a society that thinks men can handle everything

including pain. But still, if human rights are involved, one should have an equal

right to protect himself from abusive women.

A campaign that tells the society that men should also have an equal right

regarding an abuse should be supported for men to have confidence to speak up

for their rights.