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Guidelines on the Formulation,

Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation of a

Gender and Development (GAD)

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Guidelines on the Formulation,

Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation of a

Gender and Development (GAD)

Code

Published by the:

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Philippine Commission on Women

with support from the

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

through the

Gender-Responsive Economic Actions for the

Transformation of Women (GREAT Women Project) and
the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Copyright 2010.

First Edition 2013.

Any part of this document may be used and reproduced

provided proper acknowledgement is made.

PCW acknowledges the substantive contributions of the Department of

Interior and Local Government-Bureau of Local Government Development
(DILG-BLGD) in writing this reference material. It recognizes the collective
effort of its staff from the Technical Services Division, with inputs from the
Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Policy Development and Advocacy
Division and Executive Support Group in drafting and finalizing the copy for
the print.

Guidelines on the Formulation,

Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation of a

Gender and Development (GAD)

Code

FOREWORD

The Philippines has made significant progress in promoting

womens empowerment and gender equality in the country
as evidenced by positive scores on global gender equality
indices. There are also new laws and policies in place and
government is showing signs of increasing commitment to
addressing gender issues. However, much remains to be
done to ensure that these developments are actually felt and
that they really make a difference in the lives of every
Filipino woman and man.

In August 2009, the nation took a big step forward with the
passage of RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), a
comprehensive womens human rights law. The law seeks to
eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing,
protecting, fulfilling, and promoting the fundamental rights
of Filipino women as expounded by the United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW).

The MCW reinvigorates what is already a strong national

policy framework on women and gender equality. However,
these national policies on gender and development have not
been fully implemented at the local level. Thus, the MCWs
requirement to the local government units in ensuring that
the Philippine laws on women and gender equality are
translated and fulfilled at the local level is a strong impetus
for the development of a GAD Code. The MCW calls on
various stakeholders, particularly the LGUs to develop and
pass a GAD Code based on the gender issues and concerns
in their respective localities... and on the womens

empowerment and gender equality agenda of the

government (Section 36a).

FOREWORD

The importance of a GAD Code

A GAD Code is a local legislation that consolidates local

ordinances related to women and gender equality and which
guides LGUs in identifying local policies, plans and programs
to address gender issues. The GAD Code integrates or is
aligned to gender- related national laws and international
conventions.

To date, there have been exemplary stories on the

significance of codifying local laws on women. Davao City
was the first LGU to adopt a comprehensive Women Code in
the Philippines through the initiative of womens groups. The
Code has become a rallying point for the community women
and a benchmark for authorities in making sure that LGU
programs and projects are gender-responsive. In other LGUs,
the GAD Code has helped in harnessing different
stakeholders, in ensuring sustainability of efforts despite
frequent change in local administration, and in bringing
forward innovative programs and services for women. These
experiences afrm how a GAD Code, with a strongly
committed local government, a vigilant civil society and an
actively engaged private sector, can greatly help advance
womens empowerment and gender equality in the locality.

The purpose of this handbook

Cognizant of the increasingly critical role of the local

government units play in the realization of the Magna Carta

of Women, the Philippine Commission on Women dedicates

this Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation of a Gender and Development
(GAD) Code to our LGUs, Governors, Mayors, Vicegovernors, Vice-mayors, all others who have led the way in
legislating a GAD Code and to those who have consistently
adhered to the cause of gender equality and womens
empowerment as a vital element in local development is a
strong indication of gender responsive local governance.

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FOREWORD

This handbook includes the Philippine Commission on

Womens Memorandum Circular No. 2009-1 (Guidelines on
the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
of a Gender and Development Code). It consists of 6 parts:
1) Essential Elements of a GAD Code; 2) Recommended
Process of GAD Code Formulation; 3) Organizing the GAD
Code; 4) GAD-related Mandates and Frameworks; 5) Use of
Gender-fair Language; and 6) Glossary of GAD Terms, GAD
Principles, GAD Concepts, and GAD Mechanisms. As well, it
includes other references useful in the formulation of the
Code.

To facilitate understanding and application of the Guidelines,

sample formulations for each part of the Code are included
in the boxed items.

We trust that our LGUs will find this useful not only in the
development of a GAD Code, but more importantly, in its
implementation, monitoring and evaluation. We believe that
a piece of legislation is truly valuable only when it gets
translated into concrete programs, projects and services
that make a difference in the lives of women, men, girls and
boys.

Remedios I. Rikken

Chairperson

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIP

Annual Investment Program

BDC

Barangay Development Center

BPfA

Beijing Platform for Action

BPLS

Business Permits and Licensing Section

CAT

Convention Against Torture

CDC

City Development Center

CDP

Comprehensive Development Plan

CEDAW

United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all

Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CEDAW GR

CEDAW General Recommendation

CEDAW GR 12 CEDAW GR on Violence Against Women

CEDAW GR 13 CEDAW GR on Equal Remuneration for Work of Equal
Value
CEDAW GR 15 CEDAW GR on Avoidance of Discrimination Against
Women in National Strategies for the Prevention and
Control of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS)
CEDAW GR 16 CEDAW GR on Unpaid Women Workers in Rural and

Urban Family Enterprises

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CMW

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All

Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

CRC

Convention on the Rights of the Child

CSC

Civil Service Commission

DA

Department of Agriculture

DBM

Department of Budget and Management

DEVAW

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against

Women
DILG

Department of the Interior and Local Government

DILG-BLGD

DILG-Bureau of Local Government Development

DOF

Department of Finance

DOH

Department of Health

DOJ

Department of Justice

DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

EO

Executive Order

Executive Order Approving and Adopting the

EO 273Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development,
1995 -2025
FPW

Framework Plan for Women

GAA

General Appropriations Act

GAD

Gender and Development

LIST OF ACRONYMS

GAD AR

GAD Accomplishment Report

GFI

Government Financial Institution

GFPS

GAD Focal Point System

GO

Government Organization

GOCC Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation

GRC

GAD Resource Center

GREAT Women
Project

GRP

Gender-Responsive Economic Action for the

Transformation of Women Project

GAD Resource Pool

HGDG Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All

Forms of Racial Discrimination

ICESCR

Cultural Rights

International Convention on Economic, Social and

ICRPD International Convention on the Rights of People with

Disabilities
ILO

International Labour Organization

ILO Convention 97

ILO Convention on Migration for Employment

Convention
ILO Convention 100
Convention

ILO Convention on Equal Remuneration

ILO Convention 143

ILO Migrant Workers Convention

IRR

Implementing Rules and Regulations

ISMED Infanta Sustainable Micro enterprise Development

JC

Joint Circular

LCE

Local Chief Executive

LDC

Local Development Council

LDIP

Local Development Investment Program

LGU

Local Government Unit

MC

Memorandum Circular

MCW

Magna Carta of Women

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MSWDO

Municipal Social Welfare and Development Ofce

NCRFW

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

(now the Philippine Commission on Women)

NEDA National Economic and Development Authority

NGO

Non-Government Organization

OCW

Overseas Contract Worker

ODA-GAD

Ofcial Development Assistance Gender and

Development Network
OFW

Overseas Filipino Worker

OWWA Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

PCAGVT

Provincial Council Against Gender-based Violence

LIST OF ACRONYMS

and Trafcking
PCW
Philippine Commission on Women (formerly the

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women)

PD
Presidential Decree
PDPFP
Provincial Development and Physical Framework

Plan
PEOS
Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar
PESO
Public Employment Services Ofce
PGADDO
Provincial Gender and Development Ofce
PNP
Philippine National Police
PO

Peoples Organization
POA-ICPD
Program of Action-International Conference on

Population and Development

PPGD
Philippine Plan for Gender-responsive Development,

1995-2025
RA
Republic Act
RA 6725
An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on Discrimination

Against Women with Respect to Terms and

Conditions on Employment
RA 6938
Cooperative Code of the Philippines
RA 6955
An Act to Declare Unlawful the Practice of Matching

Filipino Women for Marriage to Foreign Nationals on a

Mail Order Basis and other Similar Practices Including

Advertisement, Publication, Printing or Distribution of

Brochures, Fliers and Other Propaganda Materials

RA 6972
Barangay-Level Total Development and Protection of

Children Act
RA 6981
Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act
RA 7160
Local Government Code of 1991
RA 7192
Women in Nation-Building Act of 1992
RA 7305
Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
RA 7322
An Act Increasing the Maternity Benefits of Women in

the Private Sector

RA 7394

Consumer Act of the Philippines

RA 7610
Special Protection of Children Against Abuse,

Exploitation and Discrimination Act

RA 7655
An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage of Household

Helpers
RA 7699
Portability Law
RA 7877
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
RA 7882
An Act Providing Assistance to Women Engaging in

Micro and Cottage Business Enterprises

RA 8042
Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
RA 8187
Paternity Leave Act of 1996

LIST OF ACRONYMS

RA 8289

Magna Carta for Small Enterprises

RA 8353

Anti-Rape Law of 1997

RA 8425

Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act

RA 8505

Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998

RA 8533

Family Code of the Philippines

RA 8972

Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000

RA 9178

Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of

2002
RA 9208

Anti-Trafcking in Persons Act of 2003

RA 9262

Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act

of 2004
RA 9501

Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium

Entrepreneurs (MSMEs)
RA 9710

Magna Carta of Women

RA 9775

Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009

RA 9995

Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009

R&D

Research and Development

RH

Reproductive Health

SK

Sangguniang Kabataan

SSS

Social Security System

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UN SCR

United Nations Security Council Resolution

UN SCR 1325 UN SCR on Women, Peace and Security

UN SCR 1820 UN SCR Addressing Conflict-related Sexual Violence

as a Security Challenge
VAW

Violence Against Women

WCD

Women and Childrens Desk

WCRS Women Complaints Relation Section

WEDC Women in Especially Difcult Circumstances

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Table of Contents

Foreword

List of Acronyms

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Table of Contents

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Memorandum Circular No. 2009-1

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Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring

and
Evaluation of a Gender and Development Code

Part I: Essential Elements of the GAD Code

Part II: Recommended Process of GAD Code Formulation

33

Part III: Organizing the GAD Code

38

Case 1: The Gender and Development Code of Ifugao (2007)

Case 2: The Women and Development Code of Davao City (1997)

Part IV: GAD-related Mandates and Frameworks

Brief Description

52

53

Essential Points per Area of Concern

59

Part V: Use of Gender-Fair Language

73

CSC Memorandum Circular No. 12, series of 2005

74

Some Suggestions on How to Use Non-sexist Language 76

Part VI: Glossary of GAD Terms

GAD Principles 81
GAD Concepts 81

GAD Mechanisms

85

80

References

86

Local Government Units with GAD Code

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Philippine Commission on Women

San Miguel, Manila

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2009 1

16 September 2009

FOR:
ALL PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS, CITY/MUNICIPAL MAYORS,
VICE-GOVERNORS, VICE- MAYORS, SANGGUNIANG
PANLALAWIGAN/ PANLUNGSOD/ BAYAN AND OTHERS
CONCERNED

SUBJECT:
GUIDELINES ON THE FORMULATION,
IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF A GENDER
AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD) CODE

Purpose

This circular is being issued to guide Local Government Units

(LGUs) in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of a GAD Code.

Definition and Objectives of the GAD Code

A GAD Code is a comprehensive piece of local legislation or

ordinance to support the LGUs efforts in promoting, protecting
and fulfilling womens human rights towards the attainment of
womens empowerment and gender equality in the locality.

The objectives of the GAD Code are: (a) to afrm and

operationalize the national and international mandates and
frameworks on gender equality and womens empowerment
womens human rights at the LGU level through local
legislation; (b) to harmonize local development efforts with
national and international commitments on GAD; and (c) to
guide and support the LGU in the identification, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of GAD-related programs and/or
services.

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Policy Guidelines

All LGUs are encouraged to develop their respective GAD Codes to

concretize all national and international commitments on gender
equality, womens human rights and womens empowerment.
These national mandates and international commitments include
the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Republic Act (RA) 7192 (Women
in Development and Nation-Building Act), RA 9710 (Magna Carta
of Women), RA 7160 (Local Government Code), the annual
General Appropriations Act (GAA), Executive Order 273
(Approving and Adopting the Philippine Plan for Genderresponsive Development, 1995-2025), the UN Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW), Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), International
Conference on Population and Development Program of Action
(POA-ICPD), and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG),
among others.

The Local Sanggunian through the Committee on Women and

Family shall spearhead the formulation of the GAD Code in
collaboration with the LGU ofces/ departments, national
government agencies with local presence, womens organizations
and other civil society groups. The local GAD mechanism or
structure, such as the GAD Focal Point System (GFPS), shall
provide the necessary support to the Sanggunian for said
purpose.

LGUs shall ensure the formulation and operationalization of the

GAD Code in harmony with applicable local development planning
guidelines such as the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of
2007 (Guidelines on the Harmonization of Local Planning,
Investment Programming, Revenue Administration, Budgeting and
Expenditure Management) issued by the Department of the
Interior and Local Government, the Department of Budget

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and Management (DBM), the Department of Finance (DOF) and

the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

LGUs shall ensure that resources are allocated and utilized for
the formulation and operationalization of the GAD Code in
accordance with the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and local
budgeting policies such as the GAD provision in the GAA, Local
Budget Memorandum on Internal Revenue Allotment of LGUs
and Updated Budget Operations Manual for LGUs, series of
2008 and the PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular
2013-01: Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta of
Women.

LGUs shall utilize or enhance existing and/or adopt new

mechanisms, systems and processes in monitoring and
evaluating the implementation of the GAD Code.

LGUs shall use this set of guidelines in accordance with their

needs and situation.

Reporting on the GAD Code Implementation

LGUs are encouraged to reflect their accomplishments in

implementing the GAD Code in their GAD Budget Reports and
in the annual and end-of-term LGU accomplishment reports for
purposes of (1) informing local and national stakeholders and
policy-making processes, and (2) reflecting local GAD efforts in
national and international accomplishment reports.

Roles of the PCW

The PCW shall:

Enable GAD mechanisms at the regional and local levels, such

as the GAD Focal Point Systems (GFPS), GAD Resource Centers
(GRC) and GAD Resource Pool (GRP), to assist LGUs in
formulating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the GAD

Code;

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Make available to LGUs GAD tools and materials relevant to

GAD Code formulation, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation through the PCW website, [Link] ; and

In partnership with the DILG, take stock of LGU GAD

accomplishments, and reflect them in national and
international reports on GAD.

Separability Clause

If any clause, sentence or provision of this Circular shall be

invalid or unconstitutional, its remaining parts shall not be
affected thereby.

Effectivity

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

MYRNA T. YAO

Chairperson

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Guidelines on the Formulation

and Operationalization of a GAD
Code

This reference forms part of the Memorandum Circular No.

2009-1 (Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation of a Gender and Development
Code) of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW).

Below are the parts consisting of this reference:

Part I

Essential Elements of the GAD Code

(Title; Legal Mandate; GAD Principles, Policies

and Strategies; Definition of Terms; Development

Areas and GAD-related Interventions; Penal

Provisions;
Implementation, Monitoring and

Evaluation Scheme; Budget; Rules and

Regulations;
Separability Clause; Repealing

Clause; and Effectivity Clause)

Part II
Recommended Process of GAD Code

Formulation

Part III
Organizing the GAD Code
Part IV
GAD-related Mandates and Frameworks
Part V

Use of Gender-fair Language

Part VI
Glossary of GAD Terms, GAD Principles,

GAD Concepts, and GAD Mechanisms

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Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD
Code

Part I:

Essential
Elements
of a GAD Code

The GAD Code as a local legislative document includes the

following suggested elements. LGUs may modify them based
on their own local situation. While any LGU may tailor-fit its
GAD Code to local conditions, the LGU must strive to include
all the essential elements and contents proposed in these
guidelines.
international state obligations and
commitments on GAD/women.

ELEMENTS OF A GAD CODE

Title Refers to the full title of the

ordinance.

Local policies related to GAD/women

that the LGU had adopted prior to the
drafting of its GAD Code shall form
part of the legal framework provided
they do not discriminate against
women and are consistent with the
other provisions of the Code and other
relevant mandates and frameworks.

B. Legal Mandate This part

identifies the mandates and frameworks for the content, adoption and
promulgation of the GAD Code. Such
mandates and frameworks may
include (a) the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, (b) national laws and
policies especially those related to
GAD/women, (c) local policies
related to GAD/women, and (d)

SAMPLE FORMULATION

Example:

GAD Code of Quezon Province,

2005

This ordinance shall be known and

cited as the Gender and
Development Code of Quezon
Province, hereinafter referred to as
the GAD Code.

Example:

GAD Code of Infanta Quezon,

2009

SECTION 2. Mandates and Legal

Bases. The adoption of this GAD
Code is in line with the
municipalitys promotion of womens
economic empowerment, gender
equality, gender-responsive
development and governance and
fulfilment of womens human rights,
as embodied in the following local
and national mandates and policies,
and international commitments:

Local Laws and Policies

Municipal Ordinance No. 15, s. 2001

An Ordinance Promoting the Welfare of
Women and Creating for the Purpose
the Municipal Gender and
Development Council.

Resolution No. 24, s. 2009 Resolution

Amending Secs. 1, 4 and 8 of
Municipal Ordinance No. 15, s. 2001.

Special Order No. 28, s. 2007

Creating the Municipal Gender and
Development Council Pursuant to
Municipal Ordinance No. 1, s. 2001.

Special Order No. 44, s. 2008

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ordinances enacted by the Sanggunian,

CHILDREN (VAWC)

or executive and administrative orders

issued by the Local Chief Executive. A

SECTION
22.
Support
to
Victim-Survivors of

program is a cluster of projects which

Violence

The Provincial
Government shall

defines a particular clientele

and
their

provide

immediate
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priority needs covering a period of three

medical, psychological and shelter support to

(3)
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interventions that can be included

and refer free or low cost

among the regular functions of a given

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Example 2:

staff of that ofce using its existing

facilities and budgets (CDP Guidelines,

GAD Code of Infanta Quezon, 2009

2008).

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GAD-related interventions are usually

INTERVENTIONS

grouped

by
development
themes

and/or by sector such as social

SECTION 6. WOMENS ECONOMIC

development,
economic,
governance,

EMPOWERMENT

environment, among others. They may

In accordance with the thrust of the Municipal

also
be
organized according to
the

Government of Infanta to promote womens

various types of womens human rights,

economic
empowerment
wherein
women

as identified
in
the GAD
Principles,

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Policies
and
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LGU
may

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and
benefits from
wealth-creating

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a

combination
of
new,

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revised/enhanced, and/or existing LGU

undertaken:

regulatory
measures, programs and/or

a. Prohibition
gender-based
discrimination.

services.

Gender-based discrimination in recruitment,

hiring, work assignments, training, promotion

and benefits shall be eliminated.

Establishment of Infanta Sustainable Micro enterprise Development Unit/Desk. The

municipal government shall establish a unit/desk/council which will serve as One-Stop-Shop to
promote and support entrepreneurial eorts and activities in the municipality. The said
unit/desk/council will be referred to as the Infanta Sustainable Micro enterprise Development
(ISMED) and it will be directly under the Oce of the Municipal Mayor. Its functions,
responsibilities and composition shall include but will not be limited to the following:

b.1. Spearhead the formulation of Infanta Sustainable Micro enterprise

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SECTION 34. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

statistics,
skills
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undertake
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analysis, structures with clearly defined

SCHEME

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gender

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government
shall
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an

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on
the
progress of
the

society
participation
(CIDA
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in
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for

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they

shall
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an

Women).

LGUs

are

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encouraged
to
pursue
participatory

and project implementation as well as the

governance in implementing the GAD

challenges and gaps encountered along

Code by forging partnerships with

the process. Likewise, all concerned oces

various
institutions
or
groups
from
the

and the 36 Sangguniang Barangays shall

civil society,
as
well
as
public
and

prepare their GAD Accomplishment Report

private sectors to assist the LGU efforts.

using the reporting format prescribed under

JMC No. 2013-01 and submit to the LGU

2. Implementation,

Monitoring
and

GFPS.

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2.
All
public
schools,

elementary

and

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secondary, shall be required to submit to

adopt new mechanisms, systems and

the assessment process of the GFPS.

processes to implement the GAD Code.

Likewise, they shall be required to prepare

Likewise, it may utilize or enhance

their GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD

existing,

and/or

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new

AR) using the prescribed format.

mechanisms, systems and processes to

3. The municipal government shall ensure that

monitor

and

evaluate
the

participative
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implementation of the GAD Code. One

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the
monitoring
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evaluation activity that is, involving not only

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mechanism
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using the GAD

the implementing agency/oce, but also

Code as a reference in the formulation

the key women and men aected or

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integration

in

the
AIP.
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benefited by the project.

mechanisms
that
may be tapped or

4.
All concern
shall
adopt
and employ
the

GAD monitoring indicators and evaluation

strengthened

are
the
Sanggunian

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Committee on Women and Family, the

and
Development
Guidelines
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the National Economic and Development

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Authority (NEDA), Philippine Commission on

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Women (PCW) and Ocial Development

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Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD Code

Part II:

Recommended
Process of GAD

Code Formulation

Following is the recommended process in formulating a

GAD Code:

Mobilization and Capability-building of the LGU.

The Local Sanggunian through the Committee on Women
and Family shall spearhead the formulation of the GAD
Code. The members of the local GAD Focal Point System
or a similar mechanism (who are also members of the
Local Development Council (LDC) and/or Sectoral
Committees) shall participate and provide assistance to
the Sanggunian in this undertaking, as are concerned
LGU ofces/ departments, national government agencies
with local presence, womens organizations and other
civil society groups.

Ideally, those who are involved in the GAD Code

formulation have a gender perspective and analytical and
planning skills to credibly tackle women and gender
issues and concerns. If this is not the case, a capabilitybuilding activity prior to the formulation of the GAD Code
must be administered. This will also level them off
towards a common understanding of gender and
development concepts and allow them to discuss the
content of the Code from the same frame of reference.
RA 9710 provides that the GFPS should ensure that all
actors in GAD Code formulation are capacitated on GAD.
For the same purpose, LGUs may also seek assistance

and request for tools from the DILG, PCW and members
of the GAD Resource Centers (GRC) or the PCW GAD
Resource Pool (GRP) and other relevant
ofces/organizations.

Generation, Consolidation, Review and Analysis of

Relevant Data and Information. The gender issues and
concerns identified and discussed in the GAD Code must be
contextualized in the LGUs development situation and the
actual experiences of women and men in its jurisdiction.
Towards this end, quantitative and qualitative data,
including sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics, from
government and non-government sources must be
generated and/or consolidated and analyzed to determine
the gender inequalities in the locality and the GAD capacity
development needs of the LGU. In the absence of data,
rapid appraisal methods should be utilized to surface gender
issues.

This step also includes gathering and reviewing related

information and documents such as existing GAD-related
issuances and ordinances of the LGU, and the international
commitments and national mandates on GAD to guide the
identification of GAD interventions.

C. Write shops. The general goals of codification which is

to provide convenience, completeness, clarity and
consistency in the enforcement of local laws should guide
the formulation of the GAD Code. With this in mind, write
shops may be conducted to help explore and put in finer
details the content and form of the GAD Code. For this
purpose, attention must be given to ensure a gender-fair
language in the drafting of the GAD Code. The Civil Service
Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 12 series of

2005 (Use of Non-Sexist Language in All Ofcial Documents,

Communications, and Issuances) presented in Part V of this
document can help.

Public Consultations. Women constituents, womens

organizations or gender-aware groups and other
stakeholders should be consulted (1) during the drafting
process, and (2) after the first draft has been written for
validation and further improvement of the GAD Code.

Adoption of the GAD Code. The GAD Code, through

local legislative processes, must be formally adopted to
supersede, amend, or repeal all related prior ordinances,
as appropriate.

Formulation of Implementing Rules and

Regulations (IRR). Immediately after its adoption,
guidelines must also be set in fulfilling the provisions of
the GAD Code through the passage of an IRR.

Publication and Dissemination. The GAD Code and

its IRR must be made known and available to all
stakeholders in the LGU. It may be translated in the local
language, published and disseminated through various
popular means for better understanding.

Monitoring and Evaluation. To sustain the GAD

Codes relevance in the LGU and amend it when
necessary, periodic monitoring and evaluation must be
conducted by ofcials and other stakeholders.

Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD Code!

Part III:

Organizing the

GAD Code

The GAD Code may be organized into thematic elements

or into books, chapters, articles and sections. Most wordprocessing softwares provide automatic outline
numbering in various formats. A typical outline for a Code
is presented below:

Article!I.!

Section1.01+(or+simply+Section1)+

(a)!

(b)!

!
(i)!

(ii)!

1)!

2)!

Section+1.02+(or+simply+Section2)+

Section+1.03+(or+simply+Section3)+

Article!II.!

Section+2.01+(or+simply+Section1)+

Section+2.02+(or+simply+Section2)+

Section+2.03+(or+simply+Section+3)+

Outline numbering is a matter of logic and style. Any

outline style is acceptable provided that it is consistent
throughout the document.

!
TWO SAMPLE OUTLINES OF A GAD CODE

THE GAD CODES OF IFUGAO AND DAVAO PROVINCES

The'Gender'and'Development'Code'of'Ifugao'

(2007)'

Chapter!I:!GENERAL!PROVISIONS

Article!I.!TITLE!AND!STATEMENT!OF!POLICY!AND!DEFINITION

OF!TERMS

Section+1.++
Title+
Section+2.++

Legal+Mandates+
i.
Local+Laws+and+Policies++
National+Laws+and+Policies++
State+Obligations+and+Commitments++ Section+3.++
Declaration+of+Principles+and+Policies+

Section+4.+ Definition+of+Terms+

Section+5.+ Acronyms+

Article!II.!HEALTH,!NUTRITION!AND!REPRODUCTIVE!HEALTH

Section+6.++ Reproductive+Health+Care+Approach++
Section+7.++ Health+Care+Delivery+

Section+8.++ Nutrition+
Section+9.++ Mens+Involvement+in+Reproductive+Health+
Section+10.++
Accessible+Information+on+Sexuality+and+Reproductive++

Health+

Section+11.++
GenderTFair+Approach+to+PreTMarriage+Counseling++

Program+

Section+12.++
GenderTSensitive+and+TResponsive+Health+Services++

Section+13.++
Availability+and+Accessibility+of+Reproductive+Health+

Commodities+

Article!III.!WOMEN!IN!GOVERNANCE

Section+14.++
Gender+Mainstreaming+at+All+Levels+of+Governance++

Section+15.++
Municipal/BarangayTBased+Women+Organizations+

Section+16.++
Ifugao+Federation+of+Women+Organizations++

Section+17.++
Observance+of+Womens+Month/Day+

Section+18.++
Representation+of+Women+in+Local+Special+Bodies++

Section+19.++
Criteria+for+Hiring+in+DecisionTmaking+Positions++

Section+20.++
Support+for+Womens+Studies+

Section+21.++
Leadership+Training+for+Women+

Article!IV.!VIOLENCE!AGAINST!WOMEN!AND!CHILDREN!(VAWC)

Section+22.++
Support+to+VictimTSurvivors+of+Violence++

Section+23.++
Family+Arbitration+Committee+

Section+24.+
The+Provincial+Council+Against+GenderTbased+Violence+

and+Tracking+(PCAGVT)+

Section+25.++
Gender+Sensitivity+Training+for+Persons+Handling+

VAWC+Cases+
+

Section+26.++
Secured+and+Conducive+Environment+for+Investigation++

Section+27.++
VictimTSurvivors+Support+Group+in+Court+Hearings++

Section+28.++
Education+Laws+and+Policies+Addressing+Womens+

+
+

+
Issues+and+Concerns++

Section+29.++
Crisis+Intervention+Center+

Section+30.++
Rehabilitation+Program+for+Perpetrators+of+Violence++

Section+31.++
Research+on+the+Nature+and+Causes+of+GenderTbased+

+
+
+
Violence+

Section+32.++
Prostitution+and+Tracking+as+a+Violation+of+Womens++

+
+
+
Rights+

Section+33.++
Media+Monitoring+Board+

!!
V.!JUSTICE,!PEACE!AND!ORDER

Section!34.!!
Continuous+Review+of+the+GenderTresponsiveness+of+

Laws+and+Policies+

Section+35.++
Promotion+of+Legal+Rights+Literacy++

Section+36.++
GAD+Orientation+for+Members+of+the+Bar+

Section+37.++
Gender+Equality+Orientation+for+Police+Personnel+and++

Ocers+

+
Section+38.++
Separate+Facility+for+Female+and+Minor+Detainees++

+
Section+39.+
Women+and+Childrens+Desks+(WCDs)+

+
Article!VI.!LABOR!AND!EMPLOYMENT

Section+40.++
Mechanism+to+Monitor+Compliance+with+Labor+Laws+
+
Section+41.++ NonTdiscrimination+in+Employment+

Section+42.++
Facilities+and+Support+System+for+the+WellTbeing+of+

Women+and+Men+Employees+

Section+43.++
Grievance+Machinery+on+Sexual+Harassment++

Section+44.++ Survey+of+Domestic+Workers+

Section+45.++ Support+for+Overseas+Filipino+Workers+
(OFW)+

Article!VII.!ENVIRONMENT!AND!NATURAL!RESOURCES

Section+46.++
CommunityTbased+Environment+Plans+and+Programs+

Article!VIII.!EDUCATION,!MEDIA,!ARTS!AND!CULTURE

Section+47.++
GenderTSensitive+Counselling+and+Career+Programs++

Section+48.++ Evening/Weekend+Classes+for+Adults+

Section+49.++
Support+for+Indigenous+Forms+by+Media++
Section+50.++ GenderTSensitive+Education++
Section+51.++ Preservation+of+Cultural+Identity+
+

Article!IX.!TRADE,!INDUSTRY!AND!TOURISM

Section+52.++
SelfTemployment+Initiatives+for+Women++

Section+53.++
Promotion+for+EcoTTourism+and+FamilyTOriented+

Activities+

Article!X.!OTHER!SPECIAL!SECTORAL!CONCERNS

Section+54.++
Advocacy+on+the+Rights+of+DifferentlyTabled+Women+

and+Men+

Section+55.++
Organization+of+Elderly+Women+and+Men+

Chapter!II:!PENAL!PROVISIONS

Article!I.!GENDER!RIGHTS!TO!PROPER!HEALTH!CARE

Section+56.++
Socialized+Reproductive+Health+Services+

Section+57.++
Gender+Sensitivity+Training+for+Health+Care+Providers
+

Article!II.!VIOLENCE!AGAINST!WOMEN!AND!CHILDREN

Section!58.!!!!!!!
Immediate+Action+Reports+of+Violence+Against++

Women+and+Children+

Section!!59.!! Prohibited+FundTRaising+Initiatives+
Section+60.++
Contests+Which+Degrade+Women+and+Men+

Article!III.!JUSTICE,!PEACE!AND!ORDER

Section+61.++
NonTDisclosure+of+Victims+and+Offenders+Identities++

Section+62.++ Legal+Aid+Service+

Article!IV.!LABOR!AND!EMPLOYMENT

Section+63.++
Equal+Access+to+Job+Training+and+Promotion++

Section+64.++ Wages+and+Benefits+of+Women+

Section+65.++
Raids+in+Entertainment+Establishments+

Article!V.!CULTURAL!IDENTITY!OF!INDIGENOUS!PEOPLE

Section+66.++
Prohibition+Against+Degrading+Programs+or+Publication+

Chapter!III:!PROVISIONS!FOR!IMPLEMENTATION

Article! I.! THE! PROVINCIAL! COUNCIL! AGAINST!

GENDER!!!
VIOLENCE!AND!TRAFFICKING!(PCAGVT)

Section+67.+
The+Provincial+Council+Against+Gender+Violence+and+

Tracking+(PCAGVT)+
Section+68.++
Composition+of+the+Provincial+Council+Against+Gender+

Violence+and+Tracking+

Section+69.++
Functions+of+the+Members+of+the+PCAGVT!

Policy/Program+Formulation++
Planning+and+Budgeting++
Advocacy+Function++
Coordinative+Function++
Monitoring+Function++
Other+Functions!!

Section+70.++ Compliance+Report+

Section+71.++ GAD+Resource+Center+

Article!II.!TRANSITORY!PROVISIONS

Section+72.++ Rules+and+Regulations+

Section+73.++ Funding+

Article!III .!FINAL!PROVISIONS

Section!74.!! Separability+Clause+ Section+75.++

Suppletory+Clause+ Section+76.++ Effectivity+Clause+

'

' + THE'WOMEN'DEVELOPMENT'CODE'OF'DAVAO'CITY'(1997)!

Book'I:'GENERAL'PROVISIONS

CHAPTER!I.!!!!BASIC!PRINCIPLES

Article!I.!TITLE!AND!GENERAL!POLICY
Section+1.++++++Title
Section+2.++
Declaration+of+Policy+and+Principles+of+the+Local+

Government+of+Davao+City

Article!II.!RELATED!PRINCIPLES
Section+3.+

Rights+of+Women+Defined

Section+4.+

Gender,+Development,+Discrimination,

Commodification+Explained

CHAPTER!II.!DEVELOPMENTAL!CONCERNS

Article!I.!VIOLENCE!AGAINST!WOMEN

Section+1.++
Violence+Against+Women+Defined

Section+2.+++++++
Violence+Against+Women

Section+3.+++++++
Sexual+Abuse+Defined

Section+4.+++++++
Battering+Defined

Section+5.+++++++
Tracking+in+Women+Defined

Section+6.+++++++
Mail+Order+Bride+Defined

Section+7.+++++++

Sexual+Harassment+Defined+

Section+8.+++++++
Other+Forms+of+Sexual+Harassment

Section+9.+++++++
Pedophilia+Defined

+
+

+
+
+

+
+

Section+10+.++ Prohibition+of+Printing,+Publication,
+Display+and+
Distribution+of+Pornographic+Scenes+on+Movie/TV+

Trailers/Shows,+Posters,
+Billboards+and+Other+Materials+

and+Similar+Literature+

Section+11.++
Pornographic+and+Indecent+Shows++

Section+12.++
Live+Shows+

Section+13.++
Comprehensive+Support+to+WomenTSurvivors+of+Violence
+
Section+14.+++++
Psychosocial+Program+

Section+15.+++++
Survivors+Support+Group+Defined+

Section+16.++
Support+Services+for+Women+in+the+Entertainment+
+
+Industry,+Entertainment+Industry+Defined+

Section+17.+++++
Free+Medical+Routine+CheckTup+

Section+18.++
Prostitution+as+a+Violation+of+Womens+Rights++
Section+19.++
Local+Monitoring+Board+for+Violence+in+Media++
Section+20.++
Creation+of+Women+Complaints+Relation+Section+
+
(WCRS)+and+Appointment+of+WCRS+Ocer++

Section+21.++
Role+of+Female+Police+Ocer+

Section+22.++
Creation+of+Family+Arbitration+Committee+within+the
+

Lupong+Tagapamayapa+

Section+23.++
Creation+of+MedicoTLegal+Desk+for+Women+at+the+City
+

Social+Services+and+Development+Oce+

Section+24.++
Creation+of+MultiTDisciplinary+and+MultiTSectoral+

Coordinating+Council+on+Family+Violence+

Section+25.+++++
InterTAgency+Council+Against+Tracking+

Article!II.!POLITICAL!AND!PUBLIC!SPHERE!OF!WOMEN

Section+26.++
Declaration+of+March+8+as+International+Womens+Day+
+
Section+27.+
Womens+Summit+of+Davao+City

Section+28.+++++
International+Day+of+Action+for+Womens+Health
Section+29.++
Barangay+Level+SelfTOrganization+of+Women++
Section+30.++
Creation+of+Council+for+Women

Section+31.++
Election+ of+ Women+ Sectoral+ Representative+ to+

the+Sangguniang+Panlungsod

Section+32.++
Representation+of+Women+in+Barangay+Development
+

Council+(BDC)+Structure

Section+33.++
Women+
Representatives+
to+
the+
City+

Development+Council+(CDC)

Section+34.+++++
Peace+Based+on+Justice

Section+35+.+++
+Women+in+Law+Enforcement+Positions+

!
Article!III.!CULTURAL!IDENTITY!OF!WOMEN
Section+36.+ +Indigenous+and+Moro+Women+of+Davao+City++
Section+37.++ CulturallyTAppropriate+Schools

Section+38.++
Declaration+of+Indigenous+and+Moro+Peoples+Areas++
Section+39.++
Integrated+Development+Program+for+Indigenous+and+

Moro+Women+!

Article!IV.!LABOR!AND!EMPLOYMENT
Section+40.++++Orientation+Sexual+Harassment
Section+41.++++SettingTup+of+Grievance+Machinery
Section+42.++++GenderTSensitive+Physical+Plant
Section+43.++++Tax+Incentives+for+Business+Entities
Section+44.++++Monitoring+System+for+Labor+Standards

Article!V.!HEALTH!RIGHT

Section+45.++++Budget+for+Womens+Health
Section+46.+++
+Upgrading+of+Health+Care+Delivery+System
Section+47.++++Reproductive+Health+Care+Delivery,
+Reproductive+Health
Defined
Section+48.++++Womens+Control+Over+Their+Bodies
Section+49.+++
+GenderTSensitive+Crisis+Intervention+Unit
Section+50.+++
+GenderTFair+Approach+to+PreTMarital+Counseling
Program
Section+51.+++
+Strengthen+Primary+Health+Care+Delivery

Article!VI.!EDUCATION!RIGHT
Section+52.++++Sunday+Classes+for+Women
Section+53.+++
+Promotion+of+GenderTSensitive+Curricula
Section+54.++++Adult+Education
Section+55.+++
+Monitoring+and+Reporting+of+Stereotyped+Portrayal+of

Roles+of+Women+and+Men+in+Educational+Materials

Article!VII.!SOCIORECONOMIC!BENEFITS!FOR!WOMEN
Section+56.++++Increase+Capital+Assistance+for+Women
Section+57.++++Access+to+Safe+Water

Article!VIII+.!RURAL!WOMENS!RIGHTS

Section+58!.+
Land+for+WomenTheaded+Households+and+Landless+ Families

Section+59.+ Promotion+ of+ LandTbased+ Projects,+

LandTbased+ Projects+Defined

Section+60.+
Access+to+Science+and+WomenTFriendly+Alternative+
Technology+Education

Article!IX.!SPECIAL!SECTORAL!CONCERNS
Section+61.++++
Special+Education+for+DifferentlyTabled+Women,
DifferentlyTabled+Women+Defined

Section+62.++
Advocacy+on+DifferentlyTabled+Womens+Rights+
Section+63.+
Creative+Employment+Opportunities+for+DifferentlyT

abled+Women

Section+64.+++++
Reporting+of+Cases+of+Harassment+Committed + +
Against+DifferentlyTabled+Women+ Section+65.++
Organization+of+DifferentlyTabled+Women++ Section+66.++
Organization+of+the+Elderly+Women+ Section+67.++ Support+
Funds+ for+ the+ Elderly+ Women+ Section+68.++
Support+to+Women+in+Detention++ Section+69.++
Respect+for+Womens+Sexual+Preference

Article!X.!WOMEN!AND!CHILDREN!SUPPORT!SYSTEM
Section+70.+++++Day+Care+Centers
Section+71.+++++Parental+Authority

Article!XI.!GENDER!AND!DEVELOPMENT
Section+72.++ Gender+and+Development+Defined
Section+73.++ Gender+ Sensitivity+ Training,+ Gender+
Sensitization+
Defined
Section+74.++ Active+Support+to+Gender+Studies++
Section+75.++
Popularization+of+GenderTFair+Materials++
Section+76.++ Gender+and+Development+Ocer
Section+77.++ Integrated+ GenderTSensitive+ and+
EnvironmentTFriendly+

Zonification+Plan+of+Davao+City

Section+78.++
CommunityTBased+Environment+Plans+and+Programs++

Section+79.++
GenderTSensitive+Natural+ResourceTbased
Management+Programs

+
Role+of+Women+in+Environmental+Impact+Assessment++

Section+80.++

!
of+Projects

Section+81.++
Promotion+of+Appropriate+Technology++

Section+82.++
Creation+of+Resource+Management+Council++

Section+83.++
Sucient+Budget+for+Basic+Social+Services++

Section+84.++
Investments+and+Loans

Section+85.++
Overseas+ Contract+ Workers+ (OCW)+ Wives+ and+

Children+Support

Section+86.++
Special+Course+on+OCW++

Section+87.++
Education+National+Policies

Section+88.++
Special+Training+for+Lupong+Tagapamayapa++

Section+89.++
Gender+Sensitization+as+Prerequisite+to

Employment+and+Promotion++

Section+90.++
Gender+and+Population

Section+91.+++++
Training+on+NonTTraditional+Occupation

Book'II:'FINAL'PROVISIONS

CHAPTER!I.!PENAL!PROVISIONS

Article!I.!!VIOLENCE!AGAINST!WOMEN!AND!CHILDREN
Section+1.+++++++ Soliciting+Womens+Services

Section+2.+++++++
Other+Forms+of+Tracking+in+Women

Section+3.++++++ Sex+Trade

Section+4.+++++++ Sex+Tours

Section+5.+++++++ Beauty+Contest

Section+6.+++++++ FundTraising+Initiative+Defined

Section+7.+++++++ Benefit+Dance/Disco+Defined

Section+8.+++++++
Women+in+Armed+Conflict+Situation

Section+9.+++++++ Forced+Marriage

Section10.++++++
+Conscious+Surveillance+of+Entertainment

Establishments

Article!II.!CULTURAL!IDENTITY!OF!WOMEN

Section+11.++ Indigenous+and+Moro+Cultural+Practices

Article!III+.!LABOR!AND!EMPLOYMENT

Section+12!.++
Equal+Access+to+Job+Training+and+Promotion++

Section+13.+ Wage+and+Benefits+for+Women

Section+14.++
Facilities+and+Support+Systems+for+Women++

Section+15.++

Reproductive+Health+Services

Section+16.++
Orientation+Sexual+Harassment+
Section+17.++

GenderTSensitive+Physical+Plant

Section+18.++
Increase+Maternity+Leave+Benefits+as+Incentives+for+

Breastfeeding+Mothers+in+the+Public+and+Private+Sec
tor+

Section+19.+++++
BarangayTbased+House+help+Support
Section+20.++
Women+in+the+Entertainment+Industry++

Section+21.++

Raids

Article!IV.!HEALTH!RIGHT

Section+22.+++++
Socialized+Reproductive+Health+Services+for+All

Hospitals

Article!V.!SOCIORECONOMIC!BENEFITS!FOR!WOMEN

Section+23.++++

+Socialized+Lending+for+Women

Article!VI.!RURAL!WOMENS!RIGHTS

Section+24.+++++
Promotion+of+EnvironmentTFriendly+Technologies

Article!VII.!SPECIAL!SECTORAL!CONCERNS

Section+25.+++++
BarangayTlevel+Sanction+on+Cases+of+Harassment
Committed+Against+DifferentlyTabled+Women

Article!VIII.!WOMEN!AND!CHILDREN

Section+26.++++++++
+Support+to+Women+and+Children

Article!IX.!GENDER!AND!DEVELOPMENT

Section+27.++++++
+Gender+Sensitivity+Orientation+and+Training

CHAPTER!II.!PROVISIONS!FOR!IMPLEMENTATION
+

Section+28.++

Creation+ of+ the+ Integrated+ Gender+ and+

Development+ Oce,+ Integrated+ Gender+ and+

Development+Oce+Defined
Section+29.++
Functions+ of+ the+ Integrated+ Gender+ and+

Development+Oce
Section+30.++
Role+of+the+Council+for+Women+of+Davao+City++
Section+31.++

Rules+and+Regulations
Section+32.++
Compliance+Report
Section+33.+++++
Appropriations

CHAPTER!III.!FINAL!PROVISIONS

Section+34.+++++ Separability+Clause

Section+35.+++++ Repealing+Clause

Section+36.+++++ Effectivity+Clause

!
!
!
!

Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD Code

Part IV:

GAD-related
Mandates

and Framework

!
BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The GAD-related mandates and frameworks which shall

serve as bases for the formulation of the GAD Code may
include the following:

A. International Commitments on Women and GAD:

United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All

Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN CEDAW)

Defines discrimination against women as any distinction,

exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which
has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the
recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women,
irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of
equality of men and women, of human rights and
fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social,
cultural, civil or any other field. This treaty was signed by
the Philippines on July 17, 1980, and was subsequently
ratified on August 5, 1981 which makes the country
legally bound to put its provisions into practice.

Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA)

Identifies 12 areas of concern and strategies and actions that

the world community must undertake, namely: (1) women
and poverty; (2) education and training on women;

(3) women and health; (4) violence against women; (5)

women in armed conflict; (6) women and the economy; (7)
women in power and decision-making; (8) institutional
mechanisms for the advancement of women; (9) human
rights of women; (10) women and media; (11) women and
the environment; and (12) the girl-child. An international
commitment adopted during the Fourth World Conference on
Women in 1995, it seeks to remove obstacles to womens full
and equal participation in all spheres of life, protects
womens human rights, and integrates womens concerns in
all aspects of sustainable development.

Program of Action of the International Conference on

Population and Development (POA-ICPD)

Stipulates that population and development are inextricably linked,

and that empowering women and meeting peoples needs for
education and health, including reproductive health, are necessary
for both individual advancement and balanced development. This
20-year program of action adopted by 179 countries in 1995
provides concrete goals centered on providing universal education;
reducing infant, child and maternal mortality; and ensuring
universal access to reproductive health care, including family
planning, assisted childbirth and prevention of sexually transmitted
infections including HIV/AIDS.

Millennium Declaration

and

the

Millennium Development Goals (MDG)

Calls for a global consensus among the 189 member countries

of the United Nations towards swift and effective action to
achieve development and eradicate poverty by 2015. The
MDGs include an explicit gender equality goal as well as provide
a clear recognition that gender equality is essential in achieving
all the other goals.

Other International Conventions that Support GAD and

Womens Concerns

In keeping with the Rights-Based Approach and the concept of

gender issues being a cross-cutting concern, the state obligation to
uphold and promote womens rights is not exclusive to the CEDAW.
More so, in instances where the CEDAW Convention is less specific
than other instruments, or does not address certain rights
explicitly, such gaps can be filled by referring to provisions of
particular relevance to women of the other seven (7) human rights
conventions to which the Philippines is a state party to:
International Convention on Economic, Social

and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), International Covenant on

Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
(ICERD), Convention Against Torture (CAT), International
Convention on the Protection of Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of their Families (CMW), Convention
on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and International
Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
(ICRPD).

B. Philippine Laws and Policies Related to Women

and GAD:

The 1987 Philippine Constitution

Provides that ...the State recognizes the role of women in

nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality
before the law of women and men (Art. II, Sec. 14). It also
provides that ...the State shall protect working women by
providing safe and healthy working conditions, taking into
account their maternal functions, and such facilities and
opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them
to realize their full potential in the service of the nation (Art.
XIII, Sec. 14).

Women in Development and Nation-Building Act of

1992 (Republic Act No. 7192) Promotes the integration of
women as full and equal partners of men in development and
nation-building. It allows women to engage in economic activities
even without their husbands consent, and provides resources for
programs and activities for women, among others.

Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No.

7160)

Mandates LGUs to promote the general welfare and

provide basic services and facilities to constituents.

!
Magna Carta of Women (MCW) or Republic Act No. 9710

Provides a comprehensive womens human rights framework that

seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing,
protecting, fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino women,
especially those in the marginalized sectors.

It highlights every womans right to: protection from all forms of

violence; protection and security in times of disaster, calamities,
armed conflicts and other crisis situations; participation and
representation; equal treatment before the law; equal access and
elimination of discrimination against women in education,
scholarships and training; equal participation in sports; nondiscrimination in employment in the field of military, police and
other similar services; non-discriminatory and non-derogatory
portrayal in media and film; comprehensive health services, health
information and education; employment leave benefits due to
surgeries caused by gynecological disorders; and equal rights in all
matters relating to marriage and family relations.

It also guarantees the civil, political, cultural, social and

economic rights of women in the marginalized sectors,
particularly their right to:

Food security and resources for food production, including equal

rights in the titling of the land and issuance of stewardship
contracts and patents;

Localized, accessible, secure and affordable housing;

Employment, livelihood, credit, capital and technology;

Skills training, scholarships, especially in research and

development aimed towards women friendly farm technology;

Representation and participation in policy-making or decisionmaking bodies in the regional, national, and international levels;

Access to information regarding policies on women,

including programs, projects and funding outlays that affect
them;

Social protection;

Recognition and preservation of cultural identity and

integrity (provided that these cultural systems and
practices are not discriminatory to women);

Participation and representation in discussions on peace

and development;

Services and interventions for women in especially difcult

circumstances (WEDC);

Protection of girl-children against all forms of discrimination

in education, health and nutrition, skills development; and

Protection of women senior citizens.

The MCW mandates local government units and other

government agencies and instrumentalities to utilize at
least 5% of their total budgets on, and institute

mechanisms to carry out legislations, programs, projects,

services and activities addressing gender issues in their
locality to promote womens empowerment and gender
equality.

C. Other Relevant National Laws and Policies

On Labor and Employment

EO 340: Directing National Government Agencies and

Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations to provide
Day Care services for their employees children

PD 442:

Labor Code of the Philippines

RA 6725: An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on

Discrimination Against Women with Respect to Terms and
Conditions of Employment,! Amending for the Purpose
Article One Hundred Thirty-Five of the Labor Code, as
Amended

RA 6938:

Cooperative Code of the Philippines

!
RA 6972:

Barangay-Level Total Development and

Protection of Children Act

RA 7305: Magna Carta of Public Health Workers RA

7322: An Act Increasing the Maternity Benefits

of Women in the Private Sector Amending for the Purpose

Section 14-A of Republic Act No. 1161, as Amended, and
for Other Purposes

RA 7655: An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage of

Household Helpers,! Amending for the Purpose Article 143
of Presidential Degree No. 442, as Amended
RA 7699:

Portability Law

RA 8042: Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of

1995
RA 8187:

Paternity Leave Act of 1996

RA 9178: Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs)

Act of 2002

RA 9501: Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs)

On Social and Economic Rights

Proc. 1105: National Rural Womens Day RA 7394:

Consumer Act of the Philippines

RA 7882: An Act Providing Assistance to Women

Engaging in Micro and Cottage Business Enterprises, and
for Other Purposes
RA 8289:

Magna Carta for Small Enterprises

RA 8425: Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act RA

8972: Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000

On Violence Against Women

Act No. 3815:

The Revised Penal Code
CSC MC No.
Policy on Sexual Harassment in the
30, s. 1994:
Workplace
Proc. No 731:
National Awareness Week for the

Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and

Exploitation
RA 6955:
An Act to Declare Unlawful the Practice

of Matching Filipino Women for Marriage

to Foreign Nationals on a Mail Order Basis

and other Similar Practices Including

Advertisement, Publication, Printing or

Distribution of Brochures, Fliers and Other

Propaganda Materials
RA 6981:
Witness Protection, Security and Benefit

Act
RA 7610:
Special Protection of Children Against

Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination

Act

RA 7877:
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
RA 8353:
Anti-Rape Law of 1997
RA 8505:
Rape Victim Assistance and Protection

Act of 1998
RA 9262:
Anti-Violence Against Women and

their Children Act of 2004

RA 9208:
Anti-Tracking in Persons Act of 2003
RA 9775:
Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009
RA 9995:
Anti- Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of

2009

!
Essential Points per Area of Concern

The essential points of these mandates and frameworks are

grouped in the following tables vis--vis specific GAD concerns to
become useful in drafting the GAD Code.

GAD'Mandates'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

&'Frameworks'

I.'Basic'Principles'of'Womens'Empowerment'and'Gender'
Equality''


Condemn!discrimination!and!provide!measures!to!

CEDAW,!!

eliminate!it.!

RA!9710!

Promote!equality!in!laws!and!policies,!modification!of!

discriminatory!laws!and!practices,!legal!protection,!and!

nonRdiscriminatory!practices.!

Promote!full!development!and!advancement!of!women!

so!they!can!exercise!and!enjoy!human!rights!and!

fundamental!freedoms!equal!with!men.!

1987!!

Constitution,!!!

Ensure!the!fundamental!equality!before!the!law!of!

RA!7192,!RA!

women!and!men.!

9710,!GAD!

Budget!!Policies!

! Identifies!the!promotion!and!protection!of!womens! BPfA!
human!rights!and!full!implementation!of!human!rights!

instruments!especially!CEDAW.!

Calls!on!governments,!the!international!community!
and!civil!society!to!improve!the!situation!of!women!by!

taking!strategic!actions!in!12!critical!areas!of!concern.!

! Aims!to!promote!gender!equality!and!womens! MDG!
empowerment,!and!develop!global!partnership!for!

development,!including!a!commitment!to!governance,!

development!and!poverty!reduction.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

II.'Education'and'Media'


Guarantee!all!women!the!right!to!good,!quality!

education,!leisure,!sports!and!cultural!activities!

Oblige!measures!to!ensure!(a)!womens!equal!rights!

with!men!in!the!field!of!education,!particularly,!career!

and!vocational!guidance!(rural!as!well!as!urban!areas);!

CEDAW,!BPfA,!RA!

(b)!access!to!curricula,!examinations,!teaching!staff,!

9710,!PPGD!

premises!and!equipment;!(c)!elimination!of!

stereotyping;!(d)!reduction!of!female!dropRouts;!(e)!

equal!access!in!sports!and!physical!education!and!

specific!educational!information!to!ensure!the!health!

and!wellRbeing!of!families;!and!(f)!elimination!of!sexR

role!stereotyping!and!practices.!

Aim!to!(a)!allocate!resources!for!and!monitor!the!

implementation!of!educational!reforms;!(b)!promote!

BPfA,!PPGD,!RA!

lifelong!education!and!training!for!girls!and!women;!

9710!

and!(c)!achieve!legal!literacy!for!women.!

Identify!the!need!for!a!balanced!and!nonRstereoRtyped!

portrayal!of!women!in!the!media.!

Aims!to!achieve!universal!primary!and!secondary!

education,!and!achieve!gender!parity!in!all!levels!of!

MDG!!

education.!


Aims!to!(a)!increase!the!participation!and!access!of!

women!to!expression!and!decisionRmaking!in!and!

through!the!media!and!new!technologies!of!

communication;!(b)!promote!a!healthy!work!

environment!and!equal!opportunities!and!

compensation!for!women!and!men!media!practitioners;!

PPGD!

(c)!capacitate!women!media!workers!on!GAD;!(d)!

organize!women!media!users!to!become!active!

feedback!mechanisms;!(e)!raise!the!status!of!women!

artists!and!cultural!workers!and!promote!recognition!of!

their!work;!and!(f)!encourage!the!production!and!

patronage!of!works!of!art!that!reflect!keener!

perception!of!gender!roles!and!realities.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

III.'Environment'


Aim!to!(a)!involve!women!actively!in!environmental!

decisionRmaking!at!all!levels;!(b)!integrate!gender!

concerns!and!perspectives!in!policies!and!programs!for!

sustainable!development;!(c)!strengthen!or!establish!

BPfA,!PPGD!

mechanisms!at!the!national,!regional!and!international!

levels!to!assess!the!impact!of!development!and!

environmental!policies!on!women;!and!(d)!ensure!

womens!enjoyment!of!their!equitable!share!of!benefits!

from!sustainable!resource!use!and!quality!environment.!

IV.'Health'

Identify!the!!need!!for!!(a)!!appropriate,!!quality!!and!

affordable!!health!care,!!information!and,!!related!

services;!!(b)!!strengthened!!preventive!!programs!

promoting!womens!!health;!!(c)!genderRsensitive!

BPfA,!!!!!!!!!!!!!
initiatives!that!address!STDs,!HIV/AIDS,!and!sexual!and!

RA!9710,PPGD!
reproductive!health!issues;!!!(d)!!!research!and!

information!dissemination!on!womens!health;!and!(e)!
increased!resources!for!monitoring.!
Undertake!genderRsensitive!initiatives!that!address!STDs,!

HIV/AIDS,!and!sexual!and!reproductive!health!issues,!
promote!research!and!disseminate!information!on!
womens!health,!and!increase!resources!for!monitoring.!

Guarantee!womens!equal!access!to!a!full!range!of!

comprehensive!health!services!including!prevention!and!
treatment!of!diseases!and!sexual!and!reproductive!health!

services,!throughout!the!life!cycle,!equal!decisionRmaking! CEDAW,!
BPfA,! on!the!number!of!children!and!number!of!years!between!
MDG,RA!9710,! pregnancies,!and!shared!parenting.!

PPGD! Recommend!consistency!of!policies!and!services!with!
womens!human!rights!including!family!planning!and! sexuality!
education!programs!for!adolescents,!reduction! of!maternal!and!
child!mortality!rates,!removal!of!barriers! to!womens!access!to!
health!services,!information!and! education.!!!

!
!

GAD'Mandates'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

&'Frameworks'

Aims!to!provide!universal!education;!reduce!infant,!child!

and!!maternal!mortality;!!and!!ensure!!universal!access!!to!!

ICPD! reproductive!health!!care,!including!!family!planning,!!
assisted!!childbirth!!and!!prevention!!of!sexually! transmitted!
infections!including!!HIV/AIDS.!

Aims!to!(a)!improve!nutritional!status!of!women!and!girls;!
(b)!provide!marginalized!groups!access!to!health!care;!(c)!!
increase!!mens!!participation!!and!share!!of!responsibility!!

PPGD! in!!limiting!!family!!size!and!birth!spacing;!(d)!develop!an!
integrated!communication!strategy!that!will!change! womens!
healthRrelated!!behavior;!and!(e)!institute!a! system!!for!!gathering!!
sexRdisaggregated!information!as! basis!for!planning!and!policy!
concerns.!!

V.'Infrastructure'and'Science'&'Technology'

Aims!!to!!(a)!!promote!!increased!!participation!of!!

women;!(b)!integrate!!specific!needs!!of!!women!!in!!

PPGD! infrastructure!development;!(c)!promote!and!enhance!
womens!active!participation!in!science!and!technology;! and!(d)!
ensure!that!scientific!and!technological! advancement!respond!to!
womens!needs.!!

VI.'Institutional'Mechanism'

MDG/!BPfA! Aims!to!develop!global!partnership!for!
development.!!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

VII.'Labor'and'Employment'

1987!

Constitutio
n!

and!
Related!

Laws!

CMW,!

RA!9710!

Guarantee!working!womens!safe!and!healthy!
working!

conditions!taking!into!account!their!maternal!
functions,!and!facilities!and!opportunities!that!
will!
enhance!their!welfare!and!enable!them!to!realize!
their!

full!potential!in!the!service!of!the!nation.!!!
!

 EO!340!
Directing!
National!
Governmen
t!
Agencies!

PD!442!
under!Five!Years!of!Age!

Labor!Code!of!the!Philippines!
and!
Governmen
tROwned!
and!
RControlled
!

RA!6725!
An! Act! Strengthening! the! Prohibition!

on! Discrimination! Against! Women!

Corporatio
ns! to!
Provide!
Day!
Care!

Services!
for! their!
Employees
! Children!

with! Respect! to! Terms! and!

Conditions!of!Employment;!

RA!6938!!! Cooperative!Code!of!the!Philippines!

RA!6972!
BarangayR
Level!
Total!
Developm
ent!and!
Protection!
of!
Children!

RA!7655! An! Act! Increasing! the! Minimum!

Wage! of! Household!Helpers!
RA!7699! Portability!Law!!
RA!8042! Migrant! Workers! and! Overseas!
Filipinos!
Act!of!1995!

Act!
RA!8187! Paternity!Leave!Act!of!1996!
RA!7305!
Magna!
Carta!of!
Public!
Health!
Workers!
RA!7322!
An!Act!
Increasing!
the!
Maternity!
Benefits!of!

Women!in!
the!
Private!
Sector!

RA!9178! Barangay! Micro! Business!

Enterprises!

(BMBEs)!Act!of!2002!

RA!9501! Magna!Carta!for!Micro,!Small!and!
Medium! Enterprises!(MSMEs)!

Protect!individuals,!including!migrant!women,!
against!

sexR!and!genderRbased!discrimination.!!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'


Identifies!the!need!to!revise!laws!and!administrative!

practices!to!ensure!womens!equal!rights!and!!!access!

to!economic!resources,!savings!and!credit!mechanisms!

and!institutions,!and!to!develop!genderRbased!

methodologies!!!and!!!research!to!!!address!!!the!


feminization!of!poverty.!

Identifies!!the!!need!!to!!provide!!business!!services,!

BPfA!

training!!and!!access!to!!markets,!!information!and!

technology,!particularly!to!lowRincome!women.!!

Strengthens!womens!capacity!and!commercial!

networks.!

Eliminates!occupational!segregation!and!all!forms!of!

employment!segregation.!

Promotes!harmonization!of!work!and!family!

responsibilities!for!women!and!men.!

Guarantee!equal!access!to!jobs,!benefits,!promotions!


and!trainings.!

Guarantee!equal!pay!and!equal!treatment!for!work!of!

equal!value,!health!protection!and!safety!in!working!

conditions,!and!maternity!leave!and!supporting!health!

services!without!loss!of!employment!on!the!grounds!


of!maternity!or!marriage.!

Oblige!!nonRdiscrimination!based!!on!!pregnancy,!

maternity!!leave!!or!!marital!status,!!and!!provision!!of!

CEDAW,!BPfA,!

social!allowances!and!support!services,!such!as!childR!

RA!9710!

free!facilities!that!enable!parents!to!combine!family!


life,!employment!and!participation!in!public!life.!

Recommend!!(a)!!nonRdiscriminatory!!job!!evaluation!

systems;!(b)!support!for!the!creation!of!

implementation!machinery!!and!!collective!

agreements!!to!!ensure!equal!remuneration!for!!work!!

of!!equal!value;!!(c)!Collection!of!!statistical!data!!on!!

women!!who!!work!without!!payment;!!(d)!!social!

security!!and!!benefits!!in!enterprises!owned!by!a!

family!member!to!ensure!!that!they!receive!due!

payment!and!benefits;!and!(e)!support!for!research!on!

womens!unremunerated!work.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'


Recommend!the!study,!development!and!adoption!of! job!!
evaluation!systems!!based!!on!!genderRneutral! criteria!!that!!would!!
facilitate!!the!!comparison!!of!!the! value!!of!!those!!jobs!!of!!a!!different!!
nature,!!in!!which! women!!presently!!predominate,!!with!!those!!jobs!!in!

CEDAW,!BPfA!which!men!presently!predominate.!

Require!government!to!take!the!necessary!steps!to!

guarantee!payment,!social!security!and!social!benefits!
for!women!who!work!without!such!benefits!in!
enterprises!owned!by!a!family!member.!
!

Aim!to!(a)!raise!government!ofcials!and!employees!
awareness!!on!!gender!!concerns!!and!!public!sector!
unionism;!!!(b)!!!review!!!policies!!!towards!!!more!
harmonious!!!relations!between!!!workers!!!and!
government;!!(c)!!conduct!!advocacy!on!!womens!!

participation!to!top!!level/decisionRmaking!!positions!in!! PPGD,!BPfA,! all!

branches!!of!!government;!!(d)!!develop!and!

RA!9710!
implement!an!afrmative!action!program!to!improve!
the!!!status!and!!!productivity!!!of!!!women;!(e)! institutionalize!data!
collection!system;!!(f)!strengthen! collaboration!between!GOs/NGOs;!
(g)!enhance!equality! in!!opportunities!and!!conditions!of!!
employment!!for! women!in!all!sectors;!(h)!eliminate!sexual!
harassment! at!the!workplace;!and!(i)!enforce!protective!legislation!
for!women!workers!in!all!sectors.!

Mandates!the!application!to!all!workers!of!the!principle! ILO!
Convention! of!equal!remuneration!for!men!and!women!workers!for!

100!

work!of!equal!value.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

VIII.''Marginalized/Disadvantaged'Womens'Sectors'

A.'Rural'Women''

Oblige!rural!womens!participation!in!development;!

comprehensive!!health!services!!including!family!

planning;!!benefits!!from!!social!security!!programs;!
CEDAW,!
education!and!!training;!!equal!access!!to!economic!
RA!9710!
opportunities,!!loans,!!marketing!facilities,!!and!
appropriate!technology;!equal!treatment!in!land!and!
agrarian!reform;!adequate!living!conditions,!housing,!
sanitation,!electricity!and!!water!!supply;!transport!and!!
communications;!and!!for!!indigenous!!women,!added!!
protection!for!!their!!cultural!and!!ancestral!domains.!

Indigenous'Women'

Requires!interventions!to!respond!to!unique!concerns!of! CEDAW!
indigenous!women!as!specified!under!the!article!on!rural!

women.!!

Recommend!concrete!interventions!for!the!protection!of!

indigenous!womens!cultural!and!ancestral!domains.!!

Identify!the!need!to!(a)!expand!and!upgrade!the!delivery!

PPGD,! of!economic,!social!and!health!services!for!indigenous! RA!

9710! women;!(b)!preserve!and!promote!the!observance!of!

cultural!traditions!that!are!gender!fair!and!empowering!

for!women;!and!(c)!ensure!the!continuous!source!of!
livelihood!and!food!through!the!protection!of!the!

environment!and!the!ecological!system.!!

C.'Differently\abled'Women'

Recommend!appropriate!measures!to!deal!with!their!

particular!situation!including!the!need!for!equal!access!

to!education,!employment,!health!services!and!social!

CEDAW,!

security,!and!equal!participation!in!all!areas!of!social!

RA!9710!

and!cultural!life.!

ICRPD!

Requires!that!measures!be!undertaken!to!ensure!that!

women!and!girls!with!disabilities!fully!and!equally!

enjoy!!!all!human!rights!and!fundamental!freedoms.!!!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

D.''Homosexuals'

Guarantees!their!human!rights!and!fundamental!

freedom,!including!freedom!from!violence.!

CEDAW!

Obliges!the!elimination!of!prejudices!and!all!practices!

based!on!the!idea!of!inferiority!or!superiority!of!either!

sex!or!on!stereotyped!roles!for!women!and!men.!

'E.''Girl\Children'

Identify!the!need!to!(a)!eliminate!discrimination!in!

education,!skills!development!and!training,!health!and!

BPfA,!

nutrition;!(b)!eliminate!economic!exploitation!of!child!

labor!and!protect!young!girls!at!work;!(c)!eradicate!

RA!9710!

violence!against!the!girlRchild;!(d)!promote!the!childs!

awareness!of!and!participation!in!social,!economic!

and!political!life;!!!and!(e)!strengthen!the!role!of!the!

family!in!improving!the!status!of!the!girlRchild.!

Specifies!that!a!primary!consideration!guiding!all!actions!

concerning!children!must!be!the!best!interests!of!the!

child,!taking!into!account!the!rights!and!duties!of!

CRC!

parents!or!others!who!are!legally!responsible!for!the!

child,!irrespective!of!the!childs!or!his!or!her!parents!or!

legal!guardians!race,!color,!sex,!language,!religion,!

political!or!other!opinion,!national,!ethnic!or!social!

origin,!property,!disability,!birth!or!other!status.!!

'F.'Women'Migrant'Workers'

Aim!!to!!(a)!!eliminate!!gender!!bias!!in!!employment!

practices;!(b)!!assist!!and!!enable!!returning!!migrant!

workers!and!their!families!to!reintegrate!faster!into!the!

PPGD,!

mainstreams!of!Philippine!society;!and!(c)!monitor!and!

RA!9710!

document!the!various!aspects!and!facets!of!female!

migration.!

Elaborates!!the!circumstances!!which!contribute!!to!the!!

CEDAW!GR!26!

specific!vulnerability!!of!!many!!women!!migrant!

workers!and!their!experience!of!sexR!and!genderRbased!

discrimination!as!a!!cause!!and!!consequence!of!!the!

violation!of!their!human!rights.!

GAD'

Mandates'&' ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

IX.'Peace'&'Order'and'Armed'Conflict'

Identify!!the!need!!!to!!!(a)!!!increase!womens!

participation!in!conflict!resolution!!and!!decisionR!
making;!(b)!protect!women!and!those!in!situations!of!or!

displaced!by!armed!and!other!conflicts;!(c)!promote!

nonRviolent!forms!of!conflict!resolution!and!reduce!the!
of!human!rights!abuse!in!!conflict!situations;!

BPfA,!PPGD,!

incidence!

RA!9710!

(d)!!promote!womens!!contribution!to!fostering!!a!

culture!of!peace;!(e)!integrate!women!and!childrens! agenda!!in!!
peace!consultations!and!!processes;!(f)! mainstream!peace!
education;!(g)!institutionalize!sexR! disaggregated!data!collection;!
and!(h)!increase!gender! awareness!of!decisionRmakers!and!
implementers.!

Aims!for!(a)!comprehensive!policy!on!womens!specific!

concerns!in!the!peace!and!order!sector;!(b)!stronger!

data!!and!!referral!systems/linkages;!(c)!!gender!

PPGD!

awareness;!

(d)!appropriate!mechanisms!(i.e.!support!

system,!etc.)!for!women;!and!(e)!intensified!information!

campaign.!!!!

Demand!all!parties!to!armed!conflict!to!immediately!

UN!SCRs!1325!&!

cease!acts!of!sexual!violence!against!civilians!and!take!
appropriate!measures!to!protect!women!and!girls!from!

1820,!RA!9710!

rape!and!other!forms!of!sexual!abuse!and!other!genderR

based!violence!in!situations!of!armed!conflict.!

X.''Politics''and'Decision\Making'

BPfA,!PPGD,!!!!!!!!! Identify!the!need!to!increase!and!
enhance!womens!

RA!9710!

participation!and!leadership!roles.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'


Guarantee!womens!equal!right!to!vote,!run!for!

elections,!hold!ofce!and!participate!in!the!government!

CEDAW,!BPfA,!

and!nonRgovernment!organizations!and!associations.!

PPGD!

Oblige!the!use!of!temporary!special!measures!on!nonR

discrimination!of!women!in!organizations!concerned!

with!the!public/political!life.!

Aims!to!(a)!integrate!positive!role!concepts!about!

women!in!government!training!programs;!(b)!create!

awareness!on!womens!issues!in!politics!and!

PPGD!

governance;!and!(c)!ensure!the!active!participation!of!

women,!especially!those!in!the!marginalized!sectors,!in!

media,!environment,!social!welfare!and!community!

development,!infrastructure!development!and!science!

and!technology!sectors.!

XI.'Socio\Economic'Services'

MDG!

Aims!to!eradicate!extreme!poverty!and!hunger.!


Proc.!1105!!National!Rural!Womens!Day!

RA!7394!!!!!!Consumer!Act!of!the!Philippines!

RA!7882!!!!!!An!Act!Providing!Assistance!to!Women!

Engaging!in!Micro!and!Cottage!Business!

National!Laws!

Enterprises!

RA!8289!!!!!!!Magna!Carta!for!Small!Enterprises!


RA!8425!
Social!Reform!and!Poverty!Alleviation!Act!

RA!8972!
Solo!Parents!Welfare!Act!of!2000!

Mandates!government!to!ensure!equal!rights!of!men!

and!women!in!the!enjoyment!of!all!economic,!!

ICESCR!

social!and!cultural!rights!will!be!exercised!without!

discrimination!of!any!kind!as!to!race,!color,!sex,!

language,!religion,!political!or!other!opinion,!national!or!

social!origin,!property,!birth!or!other!status.!

GAD'Mandates'&'

ESSENTIAL'POINTS'

Frameworks'

VII.'Labor'and'Employment'

Requires:!(a)!government!to!provide!adequate!support!to!

MSMEs!through!effective!credit!facilities!that!do!away!
with!burdensome!collateral!requirements,!access!to!new!

technologies!and!regular!entrepreneurship!training!

RA!9501!
programs!for!workers!and!a!comprehensive!
development!

plan!that!would!ensure!the!viability!and!growth!of!small!

and!medium!businesses!in!the!country;!and!(b)!banks!and!

lending!institutions!to!allocate!at!least!eight!percent!of!
their!loan!portfolio!to!micro!and!small!enterprises.!

XII.'VAW'(including'prostitution'and'trafficking)'

Identify!the!need!to!(a)!make!integrated!measures!to!

prevent!and!eliminate!violence!against!women;!(b)!study!

BPfA,!PPGD! the!causes!and!consequences!of!VAW,!and!the!
effectiveness!of!measures!taken;!and!(c)!correct! inequalities!in!
the!household,!and!assist!victims!of! prostitution!and!trafcking.!

Guarantee!womens!right!to!be!free!from!all!forms!of!

violence,!slavery!and!prostitution.!
Recommend!legislation!and!other!measures!to!eradicate!!

violence,!support!services!for!women!who!are!victims!of!

aggression!or!abuses,!and!collect!!statistical!data!!on!the!

incidence!of!violence!of!all!kinds!against!women!!and!on!

women!who!are!victims!of!violence.!

CEDAW,! Recommend!the!(a)!enactment!and!implementation!
of! RA!9710! legislation!to!protect!women!against!!all!kinds!of!
violence!

in!everyday!life!(including!sexual!violence,!abuses!in!the!

family,!sexual!harassment!at!the!workplace,!etc.);!(b)!

conduct!of!other!measures!to!eradicate!VAW;!(c)!

provision!of!support!services!for!women!who!are!victims!

of!aggression!or!abuses;!and!(d)!generation!of!statistical!

data!on!the!incidence!of!violence!of!all!kinds!against!

women!and!on!women!who!are!victims!of!violence.!

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Aims!to!(a)!provide!mechanisms!for!the!systematic!

reporting!and!documentation!of!all!forms!of!VAW,!

including!support!services!such!as!counseling,!temporary!

shelter!and!child!care!for!women!victims!of!violence,!

punitive!and/or!rehabilitative!measures!for!perpetrators! PPGD!
of!VAW;!and!(b)!establish!networks!of!organizations,!

agencies,!and!individuals!dealing!with!VAW.!!

Aims,!specifically,!to!provide!an!integrated!approach!to!

prostitution!recognizing!and!protecting!human!rights!
particularly!as!they!apply!to!those!involved!in!or!
victimized!by!the!sex!sector.!

Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD Code

Part V:

Use of Genderfair
Language

The promulgation and implementation of a GAD Code is

the most explicit expression of a local governments
desire to uphold the essence of national and international
mandates that promote GAD. As such, the kind of
language used is as important as the stipulations in the
GAD Code. The use of gender-fair language in its text
serves as the first benchmark of gender sensitivity.

Below is the Memorandum Circular of the Civil Service

Com-mission (CSC) mandating all government
instrumentalities to employ gender-fair language in all
their communication tasks. Following this are some
suggestions on how to avoid sexist language in drafting
the Code.

CSC'MEMORANDUM'CIRCULAR'No!.'12,'series'of'200
5

TO:! ALL! HEADS! OF! CONSTITUTIONAL! BODIES;!

DEPARTMENTS,! BUREAUS,! OFFICES,! AND! AGENCIES! OF!
THE! NATIONAL! GOVERNMENT;! LOCAL! GOVERNMENT! UNITS;!
STATE! UNIVERSITIES! AND! COLLEGES;!
GOVERNMENTROWNED! OR! R! CONTROLLED!CORPORATIONS!
WITH!ORIGINAL!CHARTER

SUBJECT:! Use! Of! NonRSexist! Language! in! All! Ofcial!

Documents,! Communications,! and! Issuances! Pursuant!
to! CSC! Resolution! No.! 050433! dated! March! 30,!
2005,! government! ofcials! and! employees! are!
encouraged! to! use! nonRsexist! language! in! all!
ofcial! documents,! communications!and,!issuances.

In! line! with! the! governments! efforts! to! integrate!

womens! concerns!in!its!plans!and!programs!through!the!
years,!the!Civil! Service! Commission! continuously!
undertakes! gender! mainstreaming! activities,! taking!
extra! efforts! in! promoting! gender!sensitivity!!in!!the!!
bureaucracy.!!Beginning!June!2000,

gender! and! development! (GAD)! perspectives! have! been!

integrated!in!the!conduct!of!civil!service!examinations!partly!

through!the!use!of!nonRsexist!language!in!the!test!items.!
This! has! led! to! the! Commissions! active! campaign! on!
the! use! of! genderRfair!language.

Language! is! a! very! essential! tool! in! communication.! It!

articulates! consciousness,! reflects! culture,! and! affects!
socialization.! Hence,! the! need! to! recognize! the! importance! of!
transforming! language! from! traditional! usage! to! a! more!
liberating!one,!that!which!is!genderRsensitive.

Since!government!employees!and!ofcials!encounter!
gender!

issues!everyday,!the!use!of!nonRsexist!language!in!
preparing! letters,! memoranda,! and! other! issuances! will!
encourage! them!to!make!a!conscious!effort!to!avoid!

implicit!and!explicit! discriminatory!language!against!
women!or!men.!This,!in!turn,! will!help!promote!gender!
sensitivity!in!the!bureaucracy.

Attached! are! some! suggestions! on! how! to! use!

nonRsexist! language.

Please!be!guided!accordingly.

+(signed)

KARINA'CONSTANTINO\DAVID

!!!Chair

March!31,!2005

!
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Some'Suggestions!on'How'to'Use'Non\Sexist'Language*!

1.!!Eliminate!the!generic!use!of!HE,!HIS,!or!HIM!unless!the!
antecedent!is!

obviously!male!by:!
!
a.!using!plural!nouns!

TRADITIONAL:! The+lawyer+uses+his+brief+to+guide+him.!

SUGGESTION:!
them.!

The!lawyers!use!their!briefs!to!guide!

!
b.!deleting!he,!his,!and!him!altogether,!rewording!if!necessary!

TRADITIONAL:++ The+architect+uses+his+blueprint+to+guide!him.!

SUGGESTION:!

The!architect!uses!a!blueprint!as!a!guide.!

!
c.!substituting!articles!!(a,!an.!the)!for!his,!using!who!instead!of!he!

TRADITIONAL:! The+writer+should+know+his+readers+well.!

SUGGESTION:!

The!writer!should!know!the!readers!well.!

!
d.!using!one,!we,!or!you!

TRADITIONAL:! As+one+grows+older,+he+becomes+more!reflective.!
SUGGESTION:! As! one! grows! older,! one! becomes! more!

reflective.!

!
e.!using!the!passive!voice!

TRADITIONAL:++ The+manager+must+submit+his+proposal+today.!

SUGGESTION:!!
The! proposal! must! be! submitted! by! the!

!
manager!today.!

2.! ! Eliminate! the! generic! use! of! MAN.! Instead,! use!

PEOPLE,! PERSON(S),!

HUMAN(S),! HUMAN! BEING(S),! HUMANKIND,! HUMANITY,! and!

THE!

!
HUMAN!RACE.!

TRADITIONAL:++
ordinary+ man,+ mankind,+ the+ brotherhood+ of+

!
SUGGESTION:!!
man!

ordinary!people,!humanity,!the!human!family!

3.! ! Eliminate! sexism! in! symbolic! representations! of!

gender! in! words,!
sentences,!and!texts!by:!

a. taking! the! context! of! the! word,! analyzing! its!

meaning,! and!

eliminating!sexism!in!the!concept!!

TRADITIONAL:!
feelings+of+brotherhood,+feelings+of+
!

!
fraternity!

feelings!of!kinship,!solidarity!

SUGGESTION:!

the+founding+fathers!

TRADITIONAL:!

the!founders,!the!founding!leaders!

SUGGESTION:!

the+Father+of+Relativity+Theory!

TRADITIONAL:!

the!Founder!of!Relativity!Theory,!the!initiator!

SUGGESTION:!

of!relativity!theory!
!

b.
finding!precise!words!to!delineate!the!thing!itself!from!
supposedly! sexRlinked!characteristics!!

TRADITIONAL:!
Titanic+was+a+great+ship,+but+she+now+rests+at+

!
the+bottom+of+the+sea.!

SUGGESTION:!
Titanic! was! a! great! ship,! but! it! now! rests! at!

the!bottom!of!the!sea.!

!
Dont+let+Mother+Nature+rip+you+off!+Shes+out+

TRADITIONAL:!

!
to+kill+your+cars+new+finish+Stop+her!

SUGGESTION:!!!!!!
!!Dont! let! Nature! rip! you! off!! Its! out! to! kill!

!
your!cars!finish!Stop!it!

4!.!!Eliminate!sexual!stereotyping!of!roles!by:!! a.!using!the!
same!term!for!both!genders!when!it!comes!to!profession!
or!employment!!

TRADITIONAL:!! salesman,+stewardess! SUGGESTION:!! sales!

agent,!flight!attendant!!

b.!using!gender!fair!terms!in!lexical!terms!

TRADITIONAL:!!

sportsmanship!

SUGGESTION:!

highest!ideals!of!fair!play!

treating!!men!and!women!in!a!parallel!manner!!
TRADITIONAL:++++++I+now+pronounce+you+man+and+wife.+!
SUGGESTION:!!!!!!!I!now!pronounce!you!husband!and!wife.!!

!
d. avoiding!language!that!reinforces!stereotyping!images!!

TRADITIONAL:++++++a+mans+job,+the+directors+girl+Friday+!

SUGGESTION:!!!!!!a!big!job,!the!directors!assistant!
!
e.!avoiding!language!that!catches!attention!to!the!sex!role!of!
men!and!
women!

TRADITIONAL:++++++working+mothers,
+spinsters+or+old+maids+

SUGGESTION:!!!!!!!wageRearning!mothers,!unmarried!women!

!
TRADITIONAL:+

busboys,+chauvinist+pigs!

SUGGESTION:!!!!!!waiters!assistants,!male!chauvinists!
!

Eliminate!sexism!when!addressing!persons!formally!by:!! a!.!using!
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c!.!using!the!corresponding!titles!for!females!

TRADITIONAL:++++++Dra!.+Concepcion+Reyes!

SUGGESTION:!!!!!!!Dr.!Concepcion!Reyes!
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d!.!using!the!title!of!the!job!or!group!in!letters!to!unknown!persons!

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Guidelines on the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of a GAD Code

Part VI:

Glossary of GAD
Terms

A. GAD Principles

Gender Equality refers to the principle asserting the

equality of women and men and their right to enjoy equal
conditions realizing their full human potentials to
contribute and benefit from the results of development,
and with the State recognizing that all human beings are
free and equal in dignity and rights.

Gender Equity refers to the policies, instruments,

programs, services, and actions that address the
disadvantaged position of women in society by providing
preferential treatment and afrmative action. Such
temporary special measures aimed at accelerating de
facto equality between men and women shall not be
considered discriminatory but shall in no way entail as a
consequence the maintenance of unequal or separate
standards. These measures shall be discontinued when
the objectives of equality of opportunity and treatment
have been achieved.

Womens Empowerment refers to the provision,

availability, and accessibility of opportunities, services,
and observance of human rights which enable women to
actively participate and contribute to the political,
economic, social, and cultural development of the nation
as well as those which shall provide them equal access to
ownership, management, and control of production, and
of material and informational resources and benefits in
the family, community, and society.

B. GAD Concepts

Affirmative Action a policy action that favors

marginalized groups in society, such as women. While it is
a special measure, it is not considered discriminatory
since it aims to accelerate the attainment of equality
between the dominant and marginalized groups.
Afrmative action should not result in unequal or separate
standards and must be continued even when the
objectives of equality of opportunity and treatment

have been achieved. An example of an afrmative action

is allocating fifty (50) percent of top positions in the
bureaucracy to women as an acknowledgment that sociopolitical conditions exist which prevent women from
ascending to those positions.

Development the improved well-being, or welfare, of

people and the process by which this is achieved; the
sustained capacity to achieve a better life.

Economic Marginalization women being considered a

non-essential force in the economy despite their crucial
role in production and their contributions to development
remain unrecognized or undervalued.

GAD Perspective ability to analyze the socioeconomic, political, cultural and psychological implications
of an issue to understand how the difference between the
sexes affects and is affected by policies, programs and
projects. It assesses how these factors relate to
discrimination based on sex and how they impose
obstacles to a persons opportunities and selfdevelopment.

Gender Analysis a systematic way of analyzing and

comparing: a) the differential perspectives, roles, needs
and interests of women and men in a project area or
institution; b) the relations between women and men
pertaining to their access to and control over resources,

benefits and decision-making processes; c) the potential

differential impact of program or project interventions on
women and men, girls and boys; and d) the social and
cultural constraints, opportunities, and entry points for
reducing gender inequalities and promoting more equal
relations between women and men.

Gender and Development (GAD) refers to the

development perspective and process that are
participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free
from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of
self-determination and actualization of human

potentials. It seeks to achieve gender equality as a

fundamental value that should be reflected in
development choices; seeks to transform societys social,
economic, and political structures and questions the
validity of the gender roles ascribed to women and men;
contends that women are active agents of development
and not just passive recipients of development assistance;
and stresses the need of women to organize themselves
and participate in political processes to strengthen their
legal rights.

Gender Discrimination overt behavior in which

people are given different and unfavorable treatment on
the basis of their race, class, sex, and cultural status; any
practice, policy or procedure that denies equality of
treatment to an individual or group. In the terminology of
the United Nations CEDAW, it is any distinction, exclusion
or restriction made on the basis of sex, which has the
purpose or effect of denying equal exercise of human
rights and fundamental freedoms in all fields of human
endeavor.

Gender Issues and Concerns problems and concerns

that arise from the unequal status of women and men
including the differential characteristics, roles and
expectations attributed by society to women and men.
These societal expectations and perceptions, which are
reflected in and perpetuated by laws, policies, procedures,
systems, programs, projects and activities of government,
could impede womens full development and their
participation in and equal enjoyment of the fruits of
development. Common gender issues are political
subordination, economic marginalization,

disempowerment, discrimination, stereotyping, multiple

burdens, violence against women and personal
dehumanization.

Gender Mainstreaming refers to the strategy for

making womens as well as mens concerns and
experiences an integral dimension of the design,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies
and programs in all political, economic, and societal

spheres so that women and men benefit equally, and

inequality is not perpetuated. It is the process of assessing
the implications to women and men of any planned action,
including legislation, policies, or programs in all areas and
at all levels.

Gender Stereotyping unexamined images, ideas or

beliefs associated with a particular group that have
become fixed in a persons mind and are not open to
change (e.g. women are perceived as weak, dependent,
subordinate, indecisive, emotional and submissive and
their roles, functions and abilities are seen to be primarily
tied to the home).

Gender Subordination submission, sometimes due to

force or violence, or being under the authority of one sex,
often resulting in women having no control over available
resources and having no personal autonomy.

Mainstream in the context of GAD, an interrelated set

of dominant ideas and development directions and the
organizations that make decisions about resource
allocation and opportunities for development.

Multiple Burden a situation referring to the heavy

workload of women and the many, overlapping tasks
involved consisting of unpaid reproductive work, paid
productive work, community management, and all other
work necessary for the survival of the family.

Reproductive Health the state of complete physical,

mental and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to
reproductive system and to its functions and processes.
This implies that people are able to have satisfying and
safe sex life and that they have the capability to
reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how
often to do so.

Reproductive Health Care the constellation of

methods, techniques and services that contribute to

reproductive health and well-being by preventing and

solving reproductive health-related problems. The
elements of reproductive health care according to the
Department of Health include: (1) maternal, infant and
child health and nutrition; (2) family planning services,
counselling and information; (3) prevention and control of
abortion and its complications; (4) adolescent reproductive
health; (5) treatment of reproductive tract infections (RTIs)
and sexually transmittable infections (STIs) including HIV
infection; (6) services to victims/survivors of VAW; (7)
information, education and communication on human
sexuality, reproductive health and responsible parenthood;
(8) management and treatment of reproductive cancers;
(9) male involvement in reproductive health; and (10)
prevention and treatment of infertility.

Violence Against Women (VAW) any act of genderbased violence that results in physical, sexual or
psychological harm or suffering to women, including
threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty, whether occurring in public or private life.!

GAD Mechanisms

GAD Focal Point System -a mechanism created in all

government agencies and local government units with the
primary function of ensuring the development,
implementation and monitoring and evaluation of
agency/LGU GAD policies, programs and projects. It also
serves as the advisory body on GAD-related matters; leads

in assessing the policies, strategies and programs of

agencies/LGUs with reference to the priority needs and
concerns of women in their area/sector and the
performance vis--vis GAD-related targets of their agency/
LGU; generates statistics on the status of women
personnel and clients; and, establishes strong linkages
and partnerships with NGOs/POs that have integrated
gender concerns in their institutions and promote their
participation in the development planning cycle.

GAD Budget a portion of an agencys or a local

government units yearly appropriation which is not an
additional amount over and above its regular budget; the
allocation of a substantial amount for implementing
programs, projects and activities that address gender
issues and the cost and sources of financing a GAD plan.

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NonTSexist+
Language+in+All+Ocial+Documents+and+Communications.+(1995).

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and+ Act+ GAD:+ A+ Handbook+ on+ Gender+ and+ Development+
Training.+ Manila:! National! Commission!on!the!Role!of!Filipino!Women!
and!!Canadian!!International!

Development!!Agency!.!

NEDA! Board! Resolution! No.! ! 35.! ! ! Implementing+ Rules+

and Regulations+ of+ Republic+ Act+ No.+ 7192+ or+ Women+
in+ Development+ and+ Nation+ Building+ Act.+(1992).!

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Local Government Units with GAD Code

as of January 2013
Quezon Province
Rizal Province
Tagaytay City
General Nakar, Quezon
Region I (1)
Infanta, Quezon
Lopez, Quezon
Pangasinan Province

Region III (3)

Angeles City
Olongapo City

Real, Quezon

Region IV-B (2)

Palawan Province
Naujan, Oriental Mindoro

Gerona, Tarlac

Region V (19)
Region IV-A (8)
Cavite Province

Albay Province
Masbate Province

Sorsogon Province
Iriga City

Balete, Aklan

Naga City

Culasi, Antique

Bombon, Camarines Sur

Sebaste, Antique

Buhi, Camarines Sur

Dumarao, Capiz

Calabanga, Camarines Sur

Panay, Capiz

Canaman, Camarines Sur

Pres. Roxas, Capiz

Gainza, Camarines Sur

Sigma, Capiz

Ligao, Camarines Sur

Tapaz, Capiz

Pasacao, Camarines Sur

Jordan, Guimaras

Pili, Camarines Sur

Badiangan, Iloilo

San Fernando, Camarines Sur

Banate, Iloilo

Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Barotac, Iloilo

San Miguel, Catanduanes

Miag-ao, Iloilo

Dimasalang, Masbate

New Lucena, Iloilo

Palanas, Masbate
Placer, Masbate

Region VII (11)

Bohol Province

Region VI (19)

Cebu Province

Aklan Province

Negros Oriental Province

Antique Province

Cebu City

Capiz Province

Tagbilaran City

Bacolod City

Balilihan, Bohol
Buenavista, Bohol

120 LGUs

Carmen, Bohol
Talibon, Bohol

Ubay, Bohol

Kawayan, Biliran
Capoocan, Leyte

Capoocan, Leyte

Palo, Leyte
Tanauan, Leyte

Region VIII (14)

Biliran Province
Eastern Samar Province
Leyte Province

Malitbog, Southern Leyte

San Juan, Southern Leyte
Sulat, Eastern Samar
Maydolong, Eastern Samar

Northern Samar Province

Southern Leyte Province

Region IX (2)

Almeria,Biliran

Zamboanga del Sur Province

Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur

Local Government Units with GAD Code

as of January 2013
Pikit, Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Province
Region XI (3)
Davao City

General Santos
City

Tagum City
Matanao, Davao del
Sur

Region XII (10)

North Cotabato
Province
Alamada, Cotabato

Aleosan, Cotabato
Banisilan, Cotabato

ARMM (8)
ARMM
Maguindanao
Province
Bubong, Lanao
Del Sur
Kapatagan, Lanao
Del Sur

Marantao, Lanao
Del Sur
Upi, Maguindanao
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Mapun, Tawi-Tawi

Libungan, Cotabato
Midsayap, Cotabato
CAR (17)
Ifugao Province
Pigcawayan,Cotabato

Mountain Province
Baguio City

Tinoc, Ifugao
Bontoc, Mt.
Province

Aguinaldo, Ifugao
Alfonso Lista, Ifugao
Asipulo, Ifugao
Paracelis, Mt.
Province
Banaue, Ifugao
Hingyon, Ifugao

Sagada, Mt.
Province

Hungduan, Ifugao
Kiangan, Ifugao

NCR (3)

Lagawe, Ifugao

Makati City Quezon

City San Juan City

Lamut, Ifugao
Mayoyao, Ifugao