5. Provide relevant training to WCPU staff on women and children protection which includes appropriate medical management, forensic examination, gender-sensitive counseling and interviewing skills; 6. Equip WCPU doctors with knowledge and skills that will enable them to act as expert witnesses in court, if necessary; 7. Ensure validity and confidentiality of medical records; 8. Coordinate with other government agencies and NGOs for a more organized approach to address other nonmedical needs of the victim-survivor; and 9. Conduct consultation workshops to integrate gender perspective in policy guidelines and trainings for gender and health. g) Department of Justice (DOJ) 1. Ensure the immediate prosecution of violators of the Act; 2. Designate and train special prosecutors who shall investigate and prosecute VAWC cases; 3. Establish a mechanism for free legal assistance for VAWC cases, in coordination with the DSWD, Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), NGOs and volunteer groups; 4. Conduct training and continuing education programs specifically for prosecutors, public attorneys and those involved in VAWC cases; 5. Review and recommend policies and measures to enhance protection of VAWC victimsurvivors; 6. Develop/adopt gender-responsive procedures in handling VAWC cases; institutionalize mechanisms, review and update existing policies to ensure the gender-sensitivity and gender-responsiveness of the Witness Protection and Benefit Program; 7. If necessary, revise the Rules of the National Prosecution Service to ensure that cases of VAWC under the Act shall have priority over all other pending cases; 8. Ensure appropriate and speedy disposition of VAWC cases within forty-five (45) days; and 9. Ensure that Regional Directors or Regional State Prosecutors shall make a monthly monitoring of VAWC cases to ensure the speedy disposition of cases. h) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 1. Ensure the implementation of Sec. 43 of the Act;
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