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study of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) and of other laws including R.A.8504 and R.A 9262 will reveal what the possible charges could be. Amongthese are:Act of discrimination or violationRefusal of admission in a hospitalInsulting acts by medical personnelUndue disclosure of medical informationBeing given medical certification which states“not fit to work”Lack of adequate care in hospitalDenial of health insuranceBeing detained, quarantined or segregatedLack of care by family members (if victim is achild)Physical assaultsPhysical assaults in case where victim is awoman or a childBeing verbally harassed; sworn at; beinggossiped aboutBeing verbally harassed, sworn at or beinggossiped about in case where victim is awoman or a childPhysical threats; being pressured to leave thecommunityPhysical threats or being pressured to leave thecommunity in case where victim is a woman ora childViolation of RA 8504Possible criminal chargeAbandonment of minor (as defined by RPC)Serious physical injuries / less seriousphysical injuries / slight physical injuriesand maltreatment (all of which are definedby RPC)Violation of R.A. 9262 (Anti-VAWC Act)Slander / Slander by deed / Intriguingagainst honor (all of which are defined byRPC)Violation of R.A. 9262 (Anti-VAWC Act)Light threats / Grave threats (both definedby RPC)Violation of R.A. 9262 (Anti-VAWC Act)Table 3: Acts of discrimination and violations and corresponding criminal chargesAnd if the cases could be brought to court for criminal prosecution, thenthey could also be brought forward as civil suits, even if only to claim actualdamages. In addition, the Civil Code and the Family Code could beconsulted to find grounds for instituting civil proceedings for certain acts ofdiscrimination. Among the possible reliefs which can be petitioned are:■ Support, in case of abandonment by a spouse, child or parent(citing Articles 194-208 of the Family Code)■Injunction against disinheritance, in case of disinheritance whichwas not lawful (citing provisions of Section 6 of the Civil Code)RELEVANCE OF THE VARIOUS MECHANISMS TO THE PLIGHT OF PLHIV IN THE INTRODUCTION PHILIPPINES 49