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Gad Unit 3 Laws

The document discusses three key Philippine laws related to gender and development: 1) Executive Order No. 273 establishes the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development from 1995-2025. It directs government agencies to incorporate gender and development concerns into their planning, programming, and budgeting. 2) The General Appropriations Act requires at least 5% of agency budgets for Fiscal Year 2000 to be allocated to implementing the gender development plan. 3) Republic Act No. 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women, seeks to eliminate discrimination against women through recognition of women's human rights. It mandates all government entities adopt gender mainstreaming strategies.

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Gad Unit 3 Laws

The document discusses three key Philippine laws related to gender and development: 1) Executive Order No. 273 establishes the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development from 1995-2025. It directs government agencies to incorporate gender and development concerns into their planning, programming, and budgeting. 2) The General Appropriations Act requires at least 5% of agency budgets for Fiscal Year 2000 to be allocated to implementing the gender development plan. 3) Republic Act No. 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women, seeks to eliminate discrimination against women through recognition of women's human rights. It mandates all government entities adopt gender mainstreaming strategies.

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Unit 3

Pertinent Laws of Gender


and Development in the
Philippines
Laws to be discussed
Executive Order No. 273 – Approving and
Adopting the Philippine Plan for Gender-
Responsive Development (PPGD) 1995-
2025
Republic Act No. 8760 – General
Appropriations Act (GAA) On
Programs/Projects Related to Gender and
Development (GAD)
Republic Act No. 9710 – An Act Providing
for the Magna Carta of Women
Executive Order No. 273 – Approving and Adopting the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
Development (PPGD) 1995-2025

ABOUT THE LAW...

Issued on September 9, 1995


Signed by President Fidel V. Ramos
PPGD 1995-2025
A 30 year perspective plan
Outlines diff. policies & others that the
government must adopt in terms of women's
participation in the national development.
Executive Order No. 273
Directs different aspects to;
1.1 To take appropriate steps to ensure the full implementation of the
policies and others that are outlined in the plan;

1.2 To institutionalize Gender and Development efforts in government by


incorporating GAD concerns, in their planning, programming and budgeting
processes.

Specifically to;
1. Include/incorporate GAD concerns in the specific aspects like in the
formulation, assessment, updating of their annual agency plans.
2. Incorporate and reflect GAD concerns in the specific aspects like in their agency
performance commitments contracts indicating key result areas for GAD.
Executive Order
No. 273 –
Approving and
Adopting
the Philippine
Plan for
Gender-Responsive
Development (PPGD)
1995-2025
Republic Act No. 8760 – General GAD is a development
perspective and process that
Appropriations Act (GAA) On are participatory and
empowering, equitable,
Programs/Projects Related to sustainable, free from violence,
respectful of human rights,
Gender and Development (GAD) supportive of self-
determination and
actualization of human
potentials.
The cost of
implementation of the
GAD Plan shall be at least
five percent (5%) of the
agency’s total FY 2000
budget appropriations.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (GAA),
UPON ITS EFFECTIVITY, SHALL BE
CONSIDERED THE ALLOTMENT
AUTHORIZING AGENCIES TO OBLIGATE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ITS PROVISIONS,
EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING:

(a) Appropriations that by (b) Lump-sum (c) Those requiring a


virtue of law, general or appropriations in the Special Budget
special provisions, and agency budget and under the general
rules and regulations special purpose funds and special
have conditions or that have no details provisions in this
requirements before necessary for release; Act
release;
Republic Act No. 9710 – An Act Providing
for the Magna Carta of Women
Magna Carta of Women Republic Act 9710 is a
Comprehensive Women's Human Rights law that seeks
to eliminate discrimination against women by
Recognizing, Protecting, Fulfilling and Promoting the
Rights of Filipino Women, especially those in the
Marginalized Sector.
Section 36: Gender Mainstreaming as a Strategy
for Implementing the Magna Carta of Women
“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 36-B: Creation and/or Strengthening
of the GAD Focal Points (GFP)
“All concerned government agencies and instrumentalities mentioned
above shall establish or strengthen their GAD Focal Point System
(GFPS) or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender
mainstreaming within the agency.”
In addition to Joint Circular 99-4 issued by the National Economic
and Development Authority (NEDA), the DBM and NCRFW,
additional sets of guidelines, as deemed necessary, shall be
formulated, for the implementation of GAD-related
programs/projects/activities.
END OF
UNIT 3

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