Guidelines for the creation, strengthening, and institutionalization of the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System
PURPOSE
To provide guidelines and procedures for the establishment, strengthening, and institutionalization of the GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) in constitutional bodies, government departments, agencies, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs and all other government instrumentalities; and
To clarify the roles and responsibilities, composition and structure of the GFPS to enable it to function as a mechanism for catalyzing and accelerating gender mainstreaming in the agency towards the promotion of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
| How GAD Came About: Some Notes |
| Know Your GAD Acronyms |
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BPfA CEDAW GAD GAD AR GFPS GPB HGDG MCW PCW PPGD WEDGE |
POLICY GUIDELINES
Pursuant to Section 36 of Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), all government departments, including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, state universities and colleges, government –owned and –controlled corporations, local government units and all other government instrumentalities shall adopt gender mainstreaming as a strategy to promote women’s human rights and eliminate gender discrimination in their systems, structures, policies, programs , processes, and procedures;
Section 37-C of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the MCW provides that all concerned government agencies and instrumentalities mentioned above shall establish or strengthen their GFPS or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency… READ FULL TEXT OF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2011-01dated 21 October 2011 addressed to All Government Departments, including their Attached Agencies, Offices, Bureaus, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), and All Other Government Instrumentalities.
[/restab] [restab title=”Issuances”]- PCW/NEDA/DBM JOINT CIRCULAR NO. 2012-01: Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets and Accomplishment Reports to Implement the Magna Carta for Women READ
- COA Circular No. 2014-001 dated 18 March 2014: Revised Guidelines on the audit of Gender and Development (GAD) funds and activities in government agencies READ
- PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2014-04: Preparation and Online Submission of FY 2016 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets READ
- PCW MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2015-03 dated 19 May 2015: Guidelines on the Review and Endorsement of Water District Annual Gender and Development Plans and Budgets READ
- PCW MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2016-05 dated 30 September 2016: Preparation and Online Submission of FY 2O18 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets and FY 2016 GAD Accomplishment Reports and Other Matters READ
- PCW MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2016-06 dated 10 October 2016: Extension of the Moratorium on the PCW Review and Endorsement of Local Water District Annual Gender and Development Plans and Budgets READ
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Related laws
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[/restab] [restab title=”LWUA Focal Persons”]Philippine Commission on Women
Philippine Commission for Women Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System
Gender and Development Statistics
Philippine Initiatives on Gender-Responsive Governance
Gender Concerns and Human Development
Gender Equality in the Philippines
GAD Planning and Budgeting Forum 2014
Evidence-Based Advocacy for Gender in Education
Sustaining Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equality
UN Women: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Gender Analysis of Selected Economic Laws in the Philippines through CEDAW
LWUA Gender and Development Focal Point System (GFPS)
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | ||
| PRINCIPAL | ALTERNATE | |
| Acting Administrator (Chairperson) | JECI A. LAPUS | – |
| Institutional Development Service (IDS) | EILEEN L. DELA VEGA Manager, Water and Sanitation Utilities Development Dept. (UDEV, Concurrent ADA, Institutional Development Service, IDS) |
MARIA ROSAN D. PEREZ Manager, Loans and Water Rates Dept. (LWRD/IDS) |
| Engineering Service (ES) | JUANITO M. PAGULAYAN JR. Manager, Water Supply Construction Monitoring and Supervision Div. (Concurrent Construction Mgmt. Dept. and ADA Engineering Service, ES) |
ROQUE S. ELEFAN JR. Manager, Design Division / Water Supply Sanitation Planning and Design Dept./ES |
| Financial Service (FS) | DIVINA D. FERRER Manager, Accounting Dept. (AD, Concurrent ADA for Financial Service, FS) |
REDENTOR C. TALAVERA Manager, Treasury Department (TD/FS) |
| Administrative Services (AS) | ALICE MARIE O. CRUZ Manager, Human Resources Management Dept. (HRMD, Concurrent Acting Deputy Administrator, ADA for Administrative Services, AS) |
CARNILO G. OREVILLO Administrative Officer IV/ Building and Grounds Div./Property Management Dept. (PMD)/AS (Acting Manager, General Services Dept./AS) |
| TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP | ||
| PRINCIPAL | ALTERNATE | |
| Office of the Administrator | NIRA B. RAMISCAL Technical Assistant A, OAD |
ANTONIO B. RAMIREZ Technical Assistant A, ODA-IDS Concurrent, Corporate Board Sec. IV |
| Institutional Development Service (IDS) | LUZ D. DELA TORRE Cashier IV/Cash Mgmt. Div./TD/FS |
MAGDALENA D. SALONGA Librarian/Technical Assistance Dept./IDS |
| Engineering Service (ES) | FAIRLY R. FRANCISCO Artist/Illustrator |
MA. BLANDINA M. LOPEZ Principal Draftsman |
| Financial Service (FS) | LORELEI A. BUENAFE Accountant III/ Transaction Processing Div./ Accounting Dept./FS |
ANGELITA B. JOSE Loans Mgmt. Chief A/Accounts Mgmt. Div. 2/Loans Portfolio Mgmt. Dept. /FS |
| Administrative Services (AS) | NANETTE C. SAMANIEGO Chief Administrative Officer, Procurement Div., GSD |
REYNALDO C. MALLARI Administrative Officer IV, Procurement Div., GSD |
| LEAP Representative | MERCEDES F. TAQUISO Transport Officer A/Motorpool Div./PMD/AS |
MELITON C. SOBERANO Instrument Technician A/Technical Support Div./ Water Supply Sanitation Planning Design Dept./ES |
| SECRETARIAT | ||
| PRINCIPAL | ALTERNATE | |
| SEVILLA P. GUERRERO Supervising Economist/ LWRDiv. 1/LWRD/IDS |
AGNES C. ENRIQUEZ Administrative Assistant III/ Construction Mgmt. Dept./ES |
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GFPS Chairperson designated Alice Marie O. Cruz as GFPS Vice-Chairperson and Carnilo G. Orevillo as TWG Chairperson
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