the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to task for failing to act on Carlson's publicized disclosures, and later worked to reconcile two domestic violence bills in Congress in a unity bill. On March 8, 2004, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act. It shields victims with protection orders without having to file a case in court. It recognizes the battered woman syndrome as a defense. Filmography Movies Television References External links 1963 births 2001 deaths 20th-century comedians Actresses from Metro Manila Binibining Pilipinas winners Filipino child actresses Filipino women comedians Filipino murder victims Filipino people of American descent Filipino television personalities People from San Juan, Metro Manila People murdered in the Philippines Suicides by jumping in the Philippines 2001 suicides