Audit of Gender and Development (GAD) Funds and Activities

Audit of Gender and Development (GAD) Funds and Activities
COA Circular No dated March 18, 2014 DIVINIA M. ALAGON Assistant Commissioner Chair, Sub-committee on Gender Audit

Definition of Terms Audit of GAD Funds Gender Audit
Gender and Development (GAD) Gender Mainstreaming refers to a comprehensive audit of a government agency’s policies, funds programs, projects and activities focusing on the area of gender and development to determine economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of interventions in addressing gender issues (Section 7B Rule II, IRR, Magna Carta on Women)

Definition of Terms refers to a form of “social audit” or “Quality audit” which determines whether the organization’s internal practices and related support systems for gender mainstreaming are effective and are reinforcing each other and are being followed. This tool or process assists organizations in establishing baseline, identifying critical gaps and challenges, and recommending ways of addressing them.(Section 7 G of Rule II of the IRR of RA No Magna Carta of Women Audit of GAD Funds Gender Audit Gender and Development (GAD) Gender Mainstreaming

Definition of Terms Refers to a development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, and 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 and contends that women are active agents of development, not just passive recipients of development. Audit of GAD Funds Gender Audit Gender and Development (GAD) Gender Mainstreaming

Definition of Terms refers to the strategy for making women’s and men’s concerns and experience an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs in all social, political, civil, and economic spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. It is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies, or programs in all areas and at all levels Audit of GAD Funds Gender Audit Gender and Development (GAD) Gender Mainstreaming

GENERAL GUIDELINES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES Annual Audit
Integrated in the regular audit using IRRBA strategic planning and risk identification Planning (agency audit planning and risk assessment Delivery (execution and conclusion and reporting) monitoring (quality control system) GAD Focal Point may conduct separate planning SA as part of planning/understanding the agency shall see that the audited agency thru the GAD Focal Point or internal control unit conduct gender mainstreaming or self assessment

AUDIT OF GAD Financial & Compliance Audit Sex Disaggregated Data
Gender Issues GAD Programs & Projects VFM Audit Law (MCW) Plans (PPGRD, WEDGE) Rules and Regulations Fraud Audit

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Integrated Results and Risk Based Audit
GENERAL GUIDELINES Integrated Results and Risk Based Audit Identifying the risk in the strategic level and the agency level Prioritizing the risk Determining the audit action to be employed (financial and compliance, value for money audit, fraud audit) Audit execution 5. Report preparation Monitoring (Quality control system)

Integrated Results and Risk Based Audit
GENERAL GUIDELINES Integrated Results and Risk Based Audit Samples of Risk: The risk that gender and development (GAD) as a development approach will not succeed due to indifference and inaction of officials of the government. The risk that GAD will not prosper due to inherent weaknesses in the physical make-up of women. The risk that cases of HIV-Aids will increase in the next two years due to inefficient information dissemination on the disease The risk that the rate of human trafficking will increase due to lack coordination with foreign governments. Risk the threat that an event, action or inaction will adversely affect the agency’s ability to successfully achieve its mandate and objectives and execute its strategies.

GENERAL GUIDELINES Unified/Integrated Audit Strategy
-follow the money trail audit - top to bottom audit or vertical audit - horizontal audit

GENERAL GUIDELINES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
Shall always be a priority area for agencies with resident audit teams For agencies under audit team approach, audit will depend on the result of risk assessment and identification and materiality of the funds involved Audit response may consist of: Financial and compliance audit Value for money audit Fraud audit (when there are glaring badges of fraud in the transactions concerning GAD)

Results of audit maybe favourable and unfavourable Incorporated in the Annual Audit Report under the heading “Gender and Development” A separate report shall be prepared when required by this Commission and funding institutions such as international organizations

GENERAL GUIDELINES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES - shall see :
Audit of Appropriations / Budget for GAD - shall see : whether at least 5 per cent of the appropriations authorized for gender and development under existing laws and regulations were indeed appropriated and utilized for the purpose Audit procedures shall be designed to verify whether the agency GAD budget were allocated using any or a combination of the following: As a separate GAD Fund to support GAD Focused programs, projects and activities; As fund to support integrating gender-perspectives in regular/flagship programs and projects. As counterpart fund to support gender-responsive Official Development Assistance (ODA)-funded projects.

Audit of Appropriations / Budget for GAD In case of ODA Funded projects (included and not included in the General Appropriations Act) shall verify whether 5-30% of funds from foreign governments and multilateral agencies are in support of gender responsive programs Shall look into specific budget items where GAD budget is drawn

GENERAL GUIDELINES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT
Shall be in accordance with existing guidelines on financial and compliance audit rules on regulations on IIUEEU Funds for GAD may be used for: Programs and projects for which corresponding gender issues have already been identified under the Philippine Plan for Gender- Responsive Development (EO 273) or for gender issues identified by the GAD Focal Point in the course of conduct of a gender audit or in the gender analysis and review of sex disaggregated data of the agency PAPs included in the PCW-endorsed GAD Plan;

Personal Services such as salaries of agency personnel assigned to plan, implement and monitor GAD PPs on full time and part time basis or as an additional duty, provided that: rules of hiring and creation of position are followed in case of those rendering part time services, only the salary proportionate to the time devoted to GAD shall be considered in the computation of cost of the particular activity no additional bonuses and allowances except when there is a specific law or authority from the President

Maintenance and Operating Expenses supplies and materials Attendance to training abroad Capacity Development on GAD Equipment or capital outlay necessary can be operated by corresponding technical employee price reasonable and quantity not excessive

The result of audit if material, shall be among the basis in determining the fairness of presentation of financial statements. Existing Philippine government auditing and accounting standards and rules and regulations shall be applied. Compliance with existing laws and regulations on gender and development such as the MCW and its IRR shall be looked into. In particular, compliance with Rule VI- Institutional Mechanism of the IRR of the MCW Should be verified.

Verification of the total amount of appropriation for GAD shall be computed by comparing the amount incorporated in the GAD Budget with that of the total appropriation of the agency for the purpose of determining whether they are equivalent to at least 5% per cent of the said total. On the other hand, total amount spent for the GAD project shall be ascertained from the amount disclosed in the GAD Accomplishment Report. Absence of a GAD Plan and Budget prepared by the agency shall not deter the auditor from verifying whether funds were used for the implementation of projects on GAD. The Auditor shall verify whether GAD activities were nevertheless conducted by the Agency and whether compliance with existing laws and regulations on GAD like the Magna Carta on Women were made. Consequently, said activities shall also be assessed by the Auditor;

In the absence of a GAD Plan and Budget, information shall be secured from the GAD Focal Point or the Chief accountant of the agency on the sources of funds for GAD. Whether or not the funds used for a specific project were integrated in the regular budget of the agency should also be ascertained

GENERAL GUIDELINES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES AUDIT of GAD Projects
In the audit of GAD projects, the following should be considered: Whether GAD Funds were devoted/used for projects which are within the context of the agency’s mandate; and approved/or recommended by the PCW and which shall either be organization-focused or client-focused. In particular, the audit shall include determination of whether or not areas identified in the MCW and its IRR were given priority.

Sample areas are : the development of a GAD Code for LGUs establishment of a Violence Against Women’s (VAW) desk for Barangays, provision of legal aid, counseling and medical treatment of victims of VAWs and sexual harassment in all LGUs, national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs Establishment of sex disaggregated data as well as capacity building on GAD

Whether GAD Projects are aligned to the PPGD for Whether GAD Projects are responsive to gender issues in the agency as determined by its GAD Focal Point. Expenditures for projects without a well defined gender issue to be addressed shall not be considered as a GAD related project shall be excluded in the computation of the mandated appropriation for GAD. Consequently, the Audit Team shall evaluate the transaction for issuance of an NS or ND, as the case may warrant.

In the determination of gender issues, reference may be made to the: PPGD for , the law on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), and other laws on gender and development programs and projects of the national government on the subject. Further, whether or not the gender issue was identified based on the result of gender audit, gender analysis or sex disaggregated data shall be established.

Sample Gender Issues Violence against Women and Children Maternal care and Infant Health Nutrition, mental health and care for the elderly Pregnancy outside of marriage Establishment of VAWs Desk in Barangays Preparation of Local GAD Code Access to business and capital

whether the projects are in accordance with the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (HGD) issued by the NEDA, the PCW and the Official Development Assistance Gender and Development Network Audit shall not be confined to the verification of the status of accomplishment vis-a-vis the GAD Plan but shall include a determination of how the agency’s policies, programs, projects and procedures address gender issues Evaluation of efficiency, economy, effectiveness of the agency’s mainstreaming activities

Attribution of Project Funds to GAD
HGG score Description Corresponding budget of the program that may be attributed to GAD Budget Below 4.0 GAD is invisible 0% or no amount of the program budget may be attributed to the GAD budget Promising GAD prospects (conditional pass) 25% of the budget of the program may be attributed to the GAD budget Gender sensitive 50%/ of the budget of the program may be attributed to the GAD budget Gender responsive 75% of the budget of the program may be attributed to the GAD budget 20.0 Fully gender responsive 100% of the budget of the program may be attributed to the GAD budget

COA Circular No. 2012-003 dated Oct. 20, 2012
Updated Guidelines for the Prevention and disallowance of Irregular, Unnecessary, Excessive, Extravagant and Unconscionable Expenditures A B C D E F Irregular Expenditures Illegal Expenditures Unnecessary Expenditures Excessive Expenditures Extravagant Expenditures Unconscionable Expenditures

IRREGULAR EXPENDITURES A
signifies expenditures incurred without adhering to established rules, regulations, procedural guidelines, policies, principles or practices that have gained recognition in laws. Incurred if funds are disbursed without conforming with prescribed usages and rules of discipline

Examples of Irregular Expenditures
Payment of salaries or wages of laborers under a labor payroll to persons other than the payees unless properly authorized by the latter Release of funds to NGOs/POs for money market placement, time deposit or other forms of investments

ILLEGAL EXPENDITURES B
expenditures which tantamount to violation of laws

Examples of Illegal Expenditures
B EXPENDITURES Examples of Illegal Expenditures Payment for contracts without the prior approval of the Sanggunian under the following conditions: In case of re-enacted budget: For new contracts entered into by the local chief executive covering contractual obligations included in the previous year’s annual and supplemental budget

Examples of Illegal Expenditures
B EXPENDITURES Examples of Illegal Expenditures Payment for contracts without the prior approval of the Sanggunian under the following conditions: In case of regularly enacted budget: For projects described in appropriation ordinances in generic terms such as infrastructure projects, inter- municipal waterworks, drainage and sewerage, flood control, irrigation systems projects, reclamation projects, roads and bridges For purchase of goods and services which are neither specified in the appropriation ordinance nor encompassed within the regular personal services and maintenance operating expenses

UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURES C
Those which could not pass the test of prudence or the diligence of a good father of a family, thereby denoting non-responsiveness to the exigencies of the service Those not supportive of the implementation of the objectives and mission of the agency relative to the nature of its operation Expenditures which are not essential or that which can be dispensed with without loss or damage to property is considered unnecessary

Examples of Unnecessary Expenditures
Construction of buildings and/or procurement of equipment not actually needed or without intended purpose, not put to use or use for purposes other than the intended purpose, not completed and could not be properly maintained or operations sustained

EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES D
signifies unreasonable expenses or expenses incurred at an immoderate quantity and exorbitant price Includes expenses which exceed what is usual or proper as well as expenses which are unreasonably high and beyond just measure or amount Include expenses in excess of unreasonable limits

Examples of Excessive Expenditures
Overpricing of purchases, characterized by grossly exaggerated or inflated quotations, in excess of the current and prevailing market price by a 10% variance from the purchased item Payment for repair of government equipment at a cost exceeding 30 percent of the current market price of the same or similar item

Examples of Excessive Expenditures
Procurement of materials in excess of the requirements which eventually expires such as vaccines, medicines, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, among others Inclusion in the contract of a specific infrastructure project, special items such as motor vehicles and computers which unnecessarily increased project costs due to provision of indirect cost

EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURES E
Those incurred without restraint, judiciousness and economy Exceeds the bounds of propriety Those which are immoderate, prodigal lavish, luxurious, grossly excessive and injudicious

Examples of Extravagant Expenditures
Conduct of out of town meetings which can be made within office premises Use of expensive decorative lamp posts and other similar items and expenditures

EXPENDITURES UNCONSCIONABLE F
Expenditures which are unreasonable and immoderate, and which no man in his right sense would make, nor a fair and honest man would accept as reasonable, and those incurred in violation of ethical and moral standards

Examples of Unconsionable Expenditures
UNCONSCIONABLE F EXPENDITURES Examples of Unconsionable Expenditures Grant of exorbitant and unreasonable bonuses, allowances and fringe benefits to public officials and employees and members of governing boards Payment of excessive and unreasonable retirement benefits Overpricing in significant amounts exceeding 100% of the current and prevailing market price

Government wide or Sectoral audit on GAD
The GAD Focal Point in coordination with other audit sectors and the Special Services Sector (SSS) may initiate the conduct of performance/operations audit on a government wide or sectoral basis. Funds for the audit shall be incorporated in the GAD budget. Audit observations on GAD shall be consolidated by each Regional Office and Cluster and shall be submitted to the GAD Secretariat for consolidation.

Responsibility of the Audited Agency
The Audited agency shall submit a copy of the Annual GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) to the COA Audit Team assigned to the agency within five (5) days from the receipt of the approved plan from the PCW or their mother or central offices, as the case maybe. Likewise, a copy of the corresponding Accomplishment Report shall be furnished the said Audit Team within five (5) days from the end of January of the (ensuing) preceding year.

MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW)
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs)

Rule IV Section 12 of the IRR MCW – RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 12 of the IRR MCW – RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Women shall have the right to protection and security in situation of emergency, armed conflict, and militarization. x x x x In situations of emergency, armed conflict and militarization, the following shall be observed: x x x x x Special efforts shall be made to ensure the full participation of women in the planning and management of relief operations. the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) x x x x x x, local government units and other concerned agencies, shall, in their humanitarian actions, observe and implement international standards such as the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health. In the provision of relief supplies, due consideration shall be given to the specific requirements of pregnant women, lactating mothers, sick people, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and children. The LGUs and DSWD shall provide psychosocial interventions to combatants and non- combatants especially children who suffered from armed conflicts. LGUs shall provide temporary shelter to displaced women and children in situations of armed conflict.

Rule IV Section 12 of the IRR MCW – RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 12 of the IRR MCW – RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT SPECIFIC PROVISIONS All government personnel including appointing authorities, local chief executives (LCEs) of LGUs and those in the managerial positions involved in the protection and defense of women against gender-based violence, shall regularly undergo the mandatory training on gender and human rights particularly on the cycle of continuum of violence, counseling and trauma healing. x x x x x All barangays shall establish a Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk. The punong barangay shall designate a VAW Desk person trained in gender-sensitive handling of cases, prefereably a woman barangay Kagawad or woman barangay tanod.

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 13 - Women affected by Disaster, Calamities and Other Crisis Situations SPECIFIC PROVISIONS The national, regional and local disaster coordinating councils shall ensure the participation of women in the development of a gender–responsive disaster management, including preparedness, mitigation, risk reduction and adaptation. In disasters, calamities and other crises, LGUs and agencies concerned in all phases of relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts shall develop and implement a gender-responsive and rights-based work and financial plan that include: x x x x x Improved collection and use of age and sex- disaggregated data and reproductive health indicators in rapid and comprehensive assessments for strategic gender analysis and programming of humanitarian response; Proactive adoption of measures by camp managers to prevent sexual violence in evacuation centers and relocation sites which include: (a) security and safety of women and children as key criteria for the selection of evacuation sites, (b) separate functional and well-lit latrines for men and women with locks, (c) bathing facilities with privacy, (d) regular security patrols preferably by female police officers; and (e) prohibition of alcohol, drugs and gambling, among others;

Rule IV Section 14 – PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 14 – PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION SPECIFIC PROVISIONS All agencies shall take proactive steps to capacitate women employees to strengthen their qualifications and performance to compete for third-level positions. Given equal qualifications between men and women, appointing authorities shall appoint women in third level positions. x x x x x All NGAs, and whenever applicable the LGUs, shall submit to the CESB, every end of the semester, the list of women who were appointed to third-level positions. The CESB shall consolidate the list and track the qualification of women to third-level positions and submit to the PCW for inclusion in the report to the Congress on the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women; To ensure increased participation of women in all levels of development planning and program implementation, at least forty percent (40%) of membership of all development councils from the regional, provincial, city, municipal, and barangay levels shall be composed of women.

Rule IV Section 14 – PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 14 – PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Further: At the regional level, the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) shall endeavor to increase the women sector representation in the council with the view of reaching the forty percent (40%) target; and At the local level, with reference to Article 64 (d) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government Code and during the periodic reorganization, the sex ratio of the mandated members of the local development councils shall be determined. In the event that the forty percent (40%) membership is not met, women shall be given preference in the selection of private sector and NGO representatives and designation of the congresspersons’ representative. The LCEs shall undertake the necessary information campaign to ensure participation of NGO women representatives in the local development councils and other local special bodies;

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV. Section 16 - Equal Access and Elimination of Discrimination in Education, Scholarships, and Training SPECIFIC PROVISIONS SECTION 16. Equal Access and Elimination of Discrimination in Education, Scholarships, and Training – The State shall ensure that gender stereotypes and images in existing educational materials and curricula are adequately and appropriately revised. Gender-sensitive language shall be used at all times. Capacity building on gender and development (GAD), peace and human rights education for teachers, and all those involved in the education sector shall be pursued toward this end. Partnerships between and among players of the education sector, including the private sector, churches, and faith groups shall be encouraged. x x x x x Expulsion and non-readmission of women faculty due to pregnancy outside of marriage shall be outlawed. No school shall turn out or refuse admission to a female student solely on account of her being pregnant outside of marriage during her term in school. The DepEd, CHED and TESDA shall monitor and ensure compliance of educational institutions to the following: Coordination with PNP, DOJ, CHR, DSWD, and the LGU so that appropriate assistance are given to female faculty and students who are victims of rape, sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women and discrimination.

Rule IV Section 17 - Women in Sports
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV Section 17 - Women in Sports SPECIFIC PROVISIONS PSC and GAB in coordination with the DepEd, CHED,SUCs, LGUs, and other sports-related organizations shall endeavor to: Train more female coaches for girls and women’s teams; Conduct activities such as sports clinics and seminars for potential female leaders, coaches, teachers at least once a year; Provide equal incentives and awards for both men and women for any competition; Provide equal opportunities for scholarships and travel grants for women leaders, coaches and athletes with adequate support mechanism; Provide sufficient funds to support girls and women in sports; Form more girls’ and women's teams in athletic leagues like the Palarong Pambansa, University Athletic Association of the Philippines, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Private Schools Athletic Association, and University Games; Collect sex-disaggregated data in sports participation; Promote partnerships with community-based sports organizations; and Increase the participation of the elderly women, women with disabilities and indigenous women through the promotion and development of programs for them in coordination with other sport organizations. All government agencies and LGUs are enjoined to increase women’s participation by forming women’s and girls’ teams in various sporting events that they organize or sponsor.

Rule IV. Section 20 - Women’s Right to Health
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV. Section 20 - Women’s Right to Health SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Role of Agencies – To implement the provisions on comprehensive health services, government agencies shall perform the following roles and functions: The LGUs shall: Promulgate and implement gender-responsive, rights-based and culture sensitive local ordinances and policies that promote the comprehensive health of girls, adolescents, women and elderly women, such as a GAD Code and/or Reproductive Health Code; Formulate a health human resource development plan that will ensure the following: Sufficient number of skilled health professionals to attend to all deliveries; and Availability of qualified and capable health service providers, to include coordination with the academe, a human resource deployment program to meet LGU needs; Develop health programs that: Encourage constituents to access and demand services for women and girls; Involve women and girls in planning health programs and in decision-making; Allocate budget or resources for implementing programs for women and girls in the local level; Monitor progress of programs for women and girls through implementation review and research; and Enhance parent effectiveness services and programs to include continuing education on gender-based violence such as domestic violence, rape, incest, prostitution, trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls in every barangay;

Rule IV. Section 20 - Women’s Right to Health
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV. Section 20 - Women’s Right to Health SPECIFIC PROVISIONS coordinate with DOH in the organization of inter-local health zones for the purpose of ensuring the provision of health services for neighboring communities; Strengthen the local health board to respond to the health needs of girls, female adolescents, women and women senior citizens; Develop/design an award system to encourage excellent performance in the promotion and implementation of women’s health programs; Organize communities with the private sector to implement health programs for women and girls; and Continue dialogues to clarify implementation of laws in relation to pregnancy that endangers the life of the mother

Rule IV. Section 21 - Special Leave Benefits for Women
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV. Section 21 - Special Leave Benefits for Women SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Any female employee in the public and private sector regardless of age and civil status shall be entitled to a special leave of two (2) months with full pay based on her gross monthly compensation subject to existing laws, rules and regulations due to surgery caused by gynecological disorders under such terms and conditions: She has rendered at least six (6) months continuous aggregate employment service for the last twelve (12) months prior to surgery; In the event that an extended leave is necessary, the female employee may use her earned leave credits; and This special leave shall be non- cumulative and non-convertible to cash. The CSC, in the case of the public sector including LGUs and other State agencies, and the DOLE, in the case of the private sector, shall issue further guidelines and appropriate memorandum circulars within sixty (60) days from the adoption of these Rules and Regulations to operationalize said policy, and monitor its implementation and act on any violations thereof.

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule IV. Section 22 - Equal rights in All Matters Relating to Marriage and Family Relations SPECIFIC PROVISIONS The LGUs shall: Provide trainings and seminars on the popularization of rights and obligations of spouses towards each other, management of household and parental authority to impede the stereotyping of roles, multiple burden, marginalization and subordination of women; Through the local health office, local social welfare and development office, or population office, ensure gender-sensitive conduct of pre-marriage counseling program to promote family planning, responsible parenthood, equal relations and shared responsibility between spouses in parenting and household management; Advocate that spouses have the moral obligation and responsibility in assuring the rights and well-being of their children, regardless of sex; Ensure that couples and individuals shall be given the full range of information and services for them to exercise rights to decide over the number and spacing of children; and Include in the trainings and seminars in barangays the education and popularization of the Act and the Family Code, especially on the obligations and responsibilities of spouses to eliminate gender bias.

Rule V - Rights and Empowerment of Marginalized Sectors
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule V - Rights and Empowerment of Marginalized Sectors Section 23 - Food Security and Productive Resources SPECIFIC PROVISIONS The Department of Agriculture (DA), in coordination with other concerned departments, LGUs, and stakeholders shall: undertake programs and projects on food security that are gender- responsive; recognize women as farmers and fisherfolk and give them equal opportunities to participate in programs and projects; ensure the active and direct participation of rural women’s groups, other than Rural Improvement Clubs, in policy and program formulation, planning and designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of DA programs at the local levels including, but not limited to, the rice master plan; ensure that girl-children and women benefit from all DA programs; ensure food safety by strengthening food management, control and regulatory systems, including provision of necessary facilities; and promote community-based seed banking initiated and operated by women and barangay level sustainable resource management. LGUs shall formulate and implement a community-based food security plan that shall respect religious and cultural practices. The plan shall be integrated into the development plans of the LGUs to ensure that it is funded and implemented. Women’s groups shall actively participate in planning and designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the plan. x x x x x

Rule V - Rights and Empowerment of Marginalized Sectors
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule V - Rights and Empowerment of Marginalized Sectors Section 23 - Food Security and Productive Resources SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Equal access to the use and management of fisheries and aquatic resources, and all the rights and benefits accruing to stakeholders in the fishing industry shall be guaranteed. Further: The DA, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in coordination with National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC), shall assist the LGUs in developing a standard registration form for municipal fisherfolk, fishing vessels and gears as stated in Section 19 of the Philippine Fisheries Code of The Registry of Municipal Fisherfolk shall serve as basis for the identification of priority municipal fisherfolk who shall be allowed to fish within the municipal waters; LGUs shall maintain an updated database of women fisherfolk that may be accessed by BFAR, PCW and other interested institutions for program development and policy-making; and x x x x x There shall be no discrimination against women in the deputization of fish wardens. Towards this end, the LGUs shall: Deputize women who are already functioning as fish wardens within six (6) months upon adoption of these Rules and Regulations; Provide venues where women’s roles as effective fish wardens will be recognized; Provide capacity development training for women fish wardens; and Provide social and legal protection for all deputized fish wardens.

Rule V. Section 24 - Right to Housing
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule V. Section 24 - Right to Housing SPECIFIC PROVISIONS SECTION 24. Right to Housing – The State, through the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and its attached Key Shelter Agencies namely the National Housing Authority (NHA), Home Guarantee Corporation (HGC), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), and the LGUs, shall develop housing programs for women that are localized, simple, accessible, with potable water and electricity, secure, with viable employment opportunities, and affordable amortization. In this regard, the State shall consult women and involve them in community planning and development, especially in matters pertaining to land use, zoning, and relocation. The HUDCC, Key Shelter Agencies and the LGUs shall: Ensure full participation and involvement of women in land use, zoning and community planning and development through capability building and skills training in shelter and urban development; Ensure that female-headed households are not discriminated in the provision of relocation or resettlement sites and that access to basic services, facilities, employment, and livelihood opportunities are responsive to the needs of women. In cases of demolition and eviction, the HUDCC, Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), and LGUs or other bodies with similar functions in the local level, shall ensure the safe transfer of women and children to resettlement and relocation sites; x x x x x

Rule V. Section 24 - Right to Housing
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule V. Section 24 - Right to Housing SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Ensure that forms and documents are gender responsive especially those involved in transactions of (a) married couples, (b) persons in unions without marriage, and (c) single individuals. Within one (1) year from the effectivity of these Rules and Regulations, key shelter agencies shall also conduct a review of their agency guidelines to ensure that the guidelines are gender responsive. Thereafter, a periodic review shall be conducted; Monitor and evaluate gender design features in housing and urban development and all other kinds of infrastructure plans and strategies to ensure that all housing projects, whether undertaken by the government agencies or the private sector, are able to secure the privacy and safety of women and children;

Rule VI - Institutional Mechanisms
PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule VI - Institutional Mechanisms SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation for GAD Development of and Budgeting for GAD Plans and Programs – All agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other government instrumentalities shall formulate their annual GAD Plans, Programs and Budgets within the context of their mandates. Further: Following the conduct of a gender audit, gender analysis, and/or review of sex- disaggregated data, each agency or LGU shall develop its GAD Plans, Programs, and Budget in response to the gender gaps or issues faced by their women and men employees, as well as their clients and constituencies. Along with the Act and these Rules and Regulations, the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD), the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), and the CEDAW, among others, shall serve as key documents to guide the identification of gender issues and the formulation of GAD Plans, Programs and Budget;

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule VI - Institutional Mechanisms SPECIFIC PROVISIONS Where needed, temporary special measures shall be included in their plans. The agency or LGU is encouraged to consult with their employees and clients to ensure the relevance of their GAD Plans and Programs; At least five percent (5%) of the total agency or LGU budget appropriations shall correspond to activities supporting GAD Plans and Programs. The agency GAD Budget may be allocated using any or a combination of the following: As a separate GAD fund to support GAD- focused programs, projects, and activities; As fund to support integrating gender-perspectives in regular/flagship programs and projects; As counterpart fund to support gender-responsive Official Development Assistance (ODA) - funded projects x x x x x

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule VI - Institutional Mechanisms SPECIFIC PROVISIONS x x x x x Gender and Development (GAD) Code To ensure sustainable gender- responsive local governance, all LGUs shall develop and pass a GAD Code to support their efforts in recognizing, respecting, protecting, fulfilling and promoting women’s human rights towards the attainment of women’s empowerment and gender equality in their locality, following the guidelines issued by the PCW. The GAD Code shall also serve as basis for identifying programs, activities, and projects on GAD. Creation and/or Strengthening of the GAD Focal Points (GFPs) – All government departments including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other government instrumentalities shall establish or strengthen their GFP System or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency or LGU. The head of agencies or LCEs shall sign appropriate issuances to institutionalize the creation of the GFP in their respective agencies or LGUs. The tasks and functions of the members of the GFP shall form part of their regular key result areas and shall be given due consideration in their performance evaluation.

PROVISIONS IN THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN (MCW) WHICH CAN BE AREAS OF AUDIT For Local Government Units (LGUs) PROVISIONS Rule VI - Institutional Mechanisms SPECIFIC PROVISIONS GAD Database – All departments, including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other government instrumentalities shall develop and maintain a GAD database containing GAD information to include gender statistics and age- and sex-disaggregated data that have been systematically produced/gathered, regularly updated to serve as inputs or bases for planning, programing, and policy formulation. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Committee on Gender Statistics (IACGS), shall issue statistical policies on the generation of data support on gender issues and improve the system of collection and dissemination of gender statistics at the national and local levels.

Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGRD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies

Education and Human Resource Development
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Education and Human Resource Development GENDER ISSUES Women as Education Agents, Professionals and Partners in National Development Working mothers in various sectors of society such as education and human resources development find themselves engaged in full time housework and other community concerns. This multiple burden has been observed to seriously affect the quality of job outputs, the time they have left for personal improvements in terms of further studies and availment of training/scholarships abroad and eventually their getting chances of promotion need to incorporate and take into account the gender perspective in Teachers’ Training Program PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Advocacy Educational Media. This involves the formulation of guidelines for teachers and the inclusion of gender issues in various communication mechanism such as debates, symposia, parent-teacher discussions and community assemblies Special Programs Under the Non-formal Education Program, the topics of consumerism, sexual abuse, and violence against women shall be discussed. Self Defense training for young women STRATEGIES Teacher Training Education and Literacy Networking and Advocacy National Machinery for the advancement of women and institutionalization in the Education Sector FOCAL AGENCIES DECS, NMYC REFERENCE Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development , (PPGRD)pp.43-57

Education and Human Resource Development
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Education and Human Resource Development GENDER ISSUES Women as Education/Training Beneficiaries Traditional norms have been noted to result in gender tracking in the fields of study/courses by students. Technical and vocational courses are still denominated by men although there is an increasing number of women taking up “male preserve” courses such as engineering, law and fishery. Another concern that female students are faced with is sexual harassment perpetuated by male professors who demand “ a date for a grade” from their students. PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Advocacy Educational Media. This involves the formulation of guidelines for teachers and the inclusion of gender issues in various communication mechanism such as debates, symposia, parent-teacher discussions and community assemblies Special Programs Under the Non-formal Education Program, the topics of consumerism, sexual abuse, and violence against women shall be discussed. Self Defense training for young women STRATEGIES Research, Publication and Information Dissemination Standards, Policies and Legislation FOCAL AGENCIES DECS, NMYC REFERENCE Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development , (PPGRD)pp.43-57

Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Women’s Health GENDER ISSUES As Health Agents Low Level of gender consciousness of policy makers, legislators, local government executives and program managers on women’s health needs and concerns Non-implementation of Magna Carta for Public Health Workers in some devolved municipalities As Beneficiaries/ Clients Poor Nutritional levels among women, pregnant and lactating women in particular Inadequate access to medical attendance during childbirth High awareness but low practice PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Legislative Action - GOs and NGOs shall collaborate to formulate laws, policies promoting women’s health Health Service and Capacity Improvement Control of Prevalent Diseases affecting the Workforce Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood Program Child Survival And Development Program Safe Water and Healthy Environment STRATEGIES Primary Health Care as core strategy for women’s health An Integrated package of gender sensitive, promotive, preventive and curative women’s health care services FOCAL AGENCIES DOH, LGUS, Government Hospitals REFERENCE Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGRD) , pp.59-80

Justice and Peace and Order
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Justice and Peace and Order GENDER ISSUES 1.3.1 Women as Implementers Low Number of women occupying decision-making positions Low level of Women’s Participation PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Conduct conflict mediation training for women members of peace panels or groups in barangays, etc. to strengtrhen the participation of women in conflict resolution Set up daycare centers within the work place where employees, female or male, can entrust their children, particularly of pre-school age, for the workday duration STRATEGIES integration of gender perspectives in the educational training programs/curricula of agencies involved in the administration of justice and peace and order FOCAL AGENCIES PNP. DILG, DOJ, NBI Bureau of Corrections and the Courts REFERENCE PPGRD , Chapter 9

Justice and Peace and Order
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Justice and Peace and Order GENDER ISSUES 1.3.2 Women as Victims Lack of gender specific data Lengthy and humiliating investigation Process Lack of support systems PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Pursue campaigns against sexual abuse, pornography, wife-battering and other forms of violence against women; press for the prosecution of the offenders Recruit female investigators and prosecutors who may serve as support system to cushion the impact (social or psychological) of the violation committed on the victim’s person or being STRATEGIES establish support systems and direct services for women victims of crime provide sex-differentiated data to enable the justice system to capture the extent and magnitude of crimes committed against women FOCAL AGENCIES PNP. DILG, DOJ, NBI Bureau of Corrections and the Courts REFERENCE PPGRD , Chapter 9

Industry, Trade and tourism Issues on Industry
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Industry, Trade and tourism GENDER ISSUES Issues on Industry With the export orientation of the economy giving rise to employment instability, the exploitation of workers have been prevalent and women have been the ones most likely to be exploited PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Holding of regular information dissemination/campaigns to inform the public, particularly women, of programs and support services provided by the sector STRATEGIES Promote women’s competitiveness in the workplace through policies/directives affirming equal access of all employees to promotion, training and incentives FOCAL AGENCIES DTI, LGUs, DOLE REFERENCE PPGRD Chapter 14

Industry, Trade and tourism
Provisions in the Phil. Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) which can be audit areas For National Government Agencies and Corporate Government Agencies AREA/SECTOR Industry, Trade and tourism GENDER ISSUES Issues on Tourism in rural areas, women’s lack of training in and exposure to tourism services opens them to exploitation through such unfair labor practices as long working hours, low pay and discrimination in hiring and promotion The use of women as come-ons in many collateral materials such as brochures, posters, flyers degrade women who are seen as objects rather than as human resources who are active contributors to economic growth. PROGRAMS/ PROJECTS Implementation of legal literacy program on labor legislation for women in general and hospitality workers in particular using appropriate form of media Develop and design tourism promotional materials highlighting the achievements and contributions of women to the tourism agency STRATEGIES Promote women’s access to jobs in the professional and technical occupations as well as tourism organizations, and ensure that they have the same opportunity as men in promotion, training and self expression Develop programs aimed at increasing women’s consciousness/awareness of the importance of preserving moral values, culture, tradition and unique attributes as a Filipino FOCAL AGENCIES DTI, LGUs, DOLE REFERENCE PPGRD Chapter 14

Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)

What are the MDGs? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 192 member states of the United Nations and at least 23 international organizations have adopted during the 2000 UN Millennium Summit. It provides specific, time-bound benchmarks that aim to eliminate extreme poverty by the year 2015.

The eight MDGs along with its 21 targets and 60 indicators (used to measure the attainment of the MDGs) are as follows: Goal 1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Target 1a: Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day 1.1 Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day 1.2 Poverty gap ratio 1.3 Share of poorest quintile in national consumption Target 1b: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people 1.4 Growth rate of GDP per person employed 1.5 Employment-to-population ratio 1.6 Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day 1.7 Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Target 1c: Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger 1.8 Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age 1.9 Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption Goal 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education Target 2a: Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling 2.1 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 2.2 Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary 2.3 Literacy rate of year-olds, women and men

Goal 3. Promote Gender Equality And Empower Women Target 3a: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015 3.1 Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education 3.2 Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector 3.3 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament Goal 4. Reduce Child Mortality Target 4a: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five 4.1 Under-five mortality rate 4.2 Infant mortality rate 4.3 Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles

Goal 5. Improve Maternal Health Target 5a: Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio 5.1Maternal mortality ratio 5.2Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel Target 5b: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health 5.3Contraceptive prevalence rate 5.4Adolescent birth rate 5.5Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit and at least four visits) 5.6Unmet need for family planning

Target 6c: Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases 6.6 Incidence and death rates associated with malaria 6.7 Proportion of children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bednets 6.8 Proportion of children under 5 with fever who are treated with appropriate anti-malarial drugs 6.9 Incidence, prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis 6.10 Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed treatment short course

Goal 7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability Target 7a: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources Target 7b: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss Target 7a and 7b Indicators: 7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest 7.2 CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) 7.3 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 7.4 Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits 7.5 Proportion of total water resources used 7.6 Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected

Target 7c: Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation 7.8 Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source 7.9 Proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility Target 7d: Achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, by Proportion of urban population living in slums

Goal 8. Develop A Global Partnership For Development Target 8a: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system Includes a commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction; both nationally and internationally Target 8b: Address the special needs of the least developed countries Includes tariff and quota free access for the least developed countries' exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA for countries committed to poverty reduction Target 8c: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly

Indicators for Targets 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d: Some of the indicators listed below are monitored separately for the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States. Official development assistance (ODA) 8.1 Net ODA, total and to the least developed countries, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors; gross national income 8.2 Proportion of total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation 8.3 Proportion of bilateral official development assistance of OECD/DAC donors that is untied 8.4 ODA received in landlocked developing countries as a proportion of their gross national income 8.5 ODA received in small island developing States as a proportion of their gross national incomes

Market access 8.6 Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and least developed countries, admitted free of duty 8.7 Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries 8.8 Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as a percentage of their gross domestic product 8.9 Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity Debt sustainability 8.10 Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative) 8.11 Debt relief committed under HIPC and MDRI Initiatives 8.12 Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services

Target 8e: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries 8.13 Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis Target 8f: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications 8.14 Telephone lines per 100 population 8.15 Cellular subscribers per 100 population 8.16 Internet users per 100 population

Agency Clusters for the MDGs
Cluster 1 - On Gender and Poverty (Goal 1): Determining the target poor and identify convergence of innovative interventions, poverty alleviation, food security and asset democratization; Cluster 2 - On Gender and Education (Goal 2): Enhancing early childhood care and development towards achieving universal primary education; Cluster 3 - On Gender and Health (Goals 4,5,6): Promotion of the use of birth planning; Cluster 4 - On Gender and Environment (Goal 7): Addressing climate change vulnerabilities of women and promoting the participation of women in disaster risk preparedness; Cluster 5a - On Women’s Empowerment (Goal 3): Women’s participation in politics and decision making, prevention of trafficking of women and children; Cluster 5b - On VAW and Trafficking (Goal 3): Women’s participation in politics and decision making, prevention of trafficking of women and children; Cluster 6 - On Global Partnership for Development and Financing the MDGs (Goal 8): Enhancements of GAD Budgeting and Planning Guidelines, maximizing public-private and ODA partnerships in the attainment of the MDGs

Cluster 1-Gender and Poverty
Composition Cluster 1 on Gender and Poverty consists of the following agencies: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Technology Resource Center (TRC) Department of Agriculture (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Department of Labor and Employment - Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC-DOLE) Department of Health - National Nutrition Council (NNC-DOH) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) Social Security System (SSS) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) People’s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Commission on Population (POPCOM) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Pambansang Tagapag-ugnay ng mga Manggagawa sa Bahay (PATAMABA) Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)

Cluster 2: Gender and Education
Composition Cluster 2 on Gender and Education consists of the following agencies: Department of Education (DepEd) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Women’s Center Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council Commission on Higher Education (CHED) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Cluster 3: Gender and Health
Composition Cluster 3 on Gender and Health consists of the following agencies: Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) Department of Health (DOH) National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Commission on Population (POPCOM) Department of Interior and Local Government - National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO-DILG) Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center (AFPMC) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)

Cluster 4: Gender, Environment and Climate Change
Composition Cluster 4 on Environment and Climate Change consists of the following agencies: Department of Environment and Natural Resources Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical (PAGASA-DOST) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) The Access Initiative Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan ng Kanayunan (PKKK) Women in Nation Building (WIN)

Cluster 5a: Women in Decision-Making
Composition Cluster 5a on Women in Decision-Making consists of the following agencies: Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commission on Elections (COMELEC) National Career Development Association (NCDA) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) National Statistics Office (NSO) UP Center for Women’s Studies (UPCWSF) PILIPINA Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)

Cluster 5b: VAW and Trafficking
Composition Cluster 5b on VAW and Trafficking consists of the following agencies: Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Department of Interior and Local Government - National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO-DILG) Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Philippine National Police (PNP) Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN Philippines) Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI)

Cluster 6: Financing the MDGs
Composition Lead Agency: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretariat: PCW Members National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Department of Finance (DOF) Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Commission on Audit (COA) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)

Women’s Empowerment , Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Plan 2013-2016
Gad Plans, Programs and Project may also be those Under the Women’s Empowerment, Development and Gender Equality Plan (WEDGE) FOR ) F:\GAD womens_edge_plan.pdf

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