From Gold to Growth: PCW Message on its 51st Founding Anniversary Fifty-one years ago, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) was established with a transformative mandate: to position women at the heart of national development by harnessing their full potential as leaders and active contributors to positive change. Through the years, the Commission has made continue reading : From Gold to Growth: PCW Message on its 51st Founding Anniversary

Scaling Impact: PCW Convenes LGUs, Calls for Unified Action on Care Economy CARING FOR THOSE WHO CARE.  PCW and LGU officials convene to share insights, strategies, and commitments for advancing the care economy in their communities. Championing the advancement of the care economy at the local level, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) convenes local continue reading : Scaling Impact: PCW Convenes LGUs, Calls for Unified Action on Care Economy

PCW Announces the Shortlisted LGUs for GAD Local Learning Hub (LLH) Batch 4 The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is pleased to announce the shortlisted Local Government Units (LGUs) for Batch 4 of the Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub (LLH) Certification Program. The GAD LLH serves as the official GADTimpala (Gender and Development continue reading : PCW Announces the Shortlisted LGUs for GAD Local Learning Hub (LLH) Batch 4

Policy Forum and NAP-EVAW Launch Highlight Whole-of-Nation and Whole-of-Society Approach STOP VAW NOW. Officials, partners, and advocates come together during the launch of the NAP-EVAW to strengthen the nation’s collective stand against violence. “May this gathering strengthen the resolve of those who labor to end all forms of violence against women, whether through policy, service continue reading : Policy Forum and NAP-EVAW Launch Highlight Whole-of-Nation and Whole-of-Society Approach

Passion for Excellence: PCW Recommended for ISO 9001:2015 Recertification The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) has successfully undergone its ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit on December 2, 2025, conducted by SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc. The PCW has been immediately recommended for recertification, a clear recognition of the agency’s commitment to quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement in continue reading : Passion for Excellence: PCW Recommended for ISO 9001:2015 Recertification

Philippine Government Institutionalizes Gender-Responsive Standards for Women Deprived of Liberty PCW Chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla, BJMP Chief Jail Director Ruel S. Rivera, and BUCOR Director General Gen. Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. sign the landmark Joint Memorandum Circular, institutionalizing gender-responsive detention and promoting the empowerment of women deprived of liberty. In a landmark move to continue reading : Philippine Government Institutionalizes Gender-Responsive Standards for Women Deprived of Liberty

PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025-09: Submission of FY 2025 Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment Report (AR) To All Heads of Executive Departments, National Government Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other Government Instrumentalities, and All Others Concerned Subject Submission of FY 2025 continue reading : PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025-09: Submission of FY 2025 Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment Report (AR)

PCW Advances Women’s Legislative Agenda to Senate Philippine Commission on Women formally turns over the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) to the Senate, marking a key step in advancing gender-responsive legislation. With a vision to ensure that upcoming laws and policies reflect the lived realities and respond to the needs of all Filipino women, the continue reading : PCW Advances Women’s Legislative Agenda to Senate

PCW Launches Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda at the House of Representatives Ensuring women’s agenda is presented to the very spaces where national laws take shape, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) officially endorsed the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) for the 20th and 21st Congresses, to the House of Representatives on November 26, 2025. A continue reading : PCW Launches Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda at the House of Representatives

Ensuring Access to Information for Women: PCW Wins at 2025 FOI Awards The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) conferred the Freedom of Information Champion 2nd Runner Up Award to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in the Agencies/Bureaus/Commissions/Councils category during the 2025 FOI Awards held on November 28, 2025, in Muntinlupa City. PCW Chairperson Ermelita Valdeavilla continue reading : Ensuring Access to Information for Women: PCW Wins at 2025 FOI Awards

Strengthening Gender-Responsive Climate Action: PCW-CCC Partnership Recognized During Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week PCW Chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla receives a recognition from CCC Vice Chairperson and Executive Director Robert E.A. Borje during the 18th Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week, affirming the PCW’s commitment to gender-responsive and inclusive climate action. A significant continue reading : Strengthening Gender-Responsive Climate Action: PCW-CCC Partnership Recognized During Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week

Young People Embrace Being the Future and the Now of Ending VAW Youth participants passed on the #VAWfreePH banner to the Philippine Commission on Women with their signature marks, symbolizing their commitment to end VAW in their generation. Over 300 young people joined the call to stop Violence against Women (VAW), look beyond silence, and continue reading : Young People Embrace Being the Future and the Now of Ending VAW

PCW and CCC Forge Stronger Alliance for Gender-Just Climate Action The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) renewed their partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)  to advance gender equality in climate governance. In photo (L-R): CCC Commissioner and GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) Chairperson Atty. Rachel Anne Herrera, CCC continue reading : PCW and CCC Forge Stronger Alliance for Gender-Just Climate Action

Raising the Stakes: PCW, UNFPA, QC LGU, and SM Cares Illuminate Landmarks to Rally Against VAW “Twenty-one years, and still, every hour, five women die at the hands of their own family members. So let us be clear: we have not gathered here today to celebrate our gains. We have gathered here to confront an continue reading : Raising the Stakes: PCW, UNFPA, QC LGU, and SM Cares Illuminate Landmarks to Rally Against VAW

Reclaiming Our Spirit and Redefining Our Destiny for a VAW-free Philippines Philippine Commission on Women’s Statement on the 2025 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (November 25 to December 12) and the International Day for the Elimination of VAW (November 25) To our fellow Filipinos, leaders, and champions of justice—today, we continue reading : Reclaiming Our Spirit and Redefining Our Destiny for a VAW-free Philippines

At 50 years, PH Commission on Women Conducts Dialogue for Institutional Strengthening The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is leading a herstoric shift in institutional empowerment, a direction it recently solidified through a consultative dialogue on the proposed PCW Strengthening Bill. Participated in by 60 representatives from the Executive and Legislative branches of government, the continue reading : At 50 years, PH Commission on Women Conducts Dialogue for Institutional Strengthening

Bridging the Digital Divide: Policymakers Unite for Gender-Responsive ICT Key officials and personnel from national government agencies and GOCCs convene to take part in the Gender-Responsive ICT Training for Policymakers and Regulators with GSMA. With millions of individuals, especially women, still excluded from the digital world, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) spearheaded the ‘Gender-Responsive continue reading : Bridging the Digital Divide: Policymakers Unite for Gender-Responsive ICT

ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting Strengthens Policies, Builds Capacities, and Advances Inclusive Development ASEAN Member States, members of the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Steering Committee (AGMSC), and experts from ASEAN partners convened for the ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting On November 14–15, 2025, in Bohol, Philippines, officials from the ministries of women, finance, and planning of continue reading : ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting Strengthens Policies, Builds Capacities, and Advances Inclusive Development

ASEAN Leaders Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Protection of Women and Children Representatives from ASEAN Member States gathered on November 11, 2025, for the 12th consultation meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW). The meeting continue reading : ASEAN Leaders Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Protection of Women and Children

Shaping the Future: ACW Plus Three Strengthens Gender Equality Commitments ACW Chair, ASEAN Member States, and DSG of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), together with the Head of Delegation of Japan, during the 17th ACW+3 Meeting Women have shaped the destiny of nations across East and Southeast Asia. From leaders and innovators to peacemakers continue reading : Shaping the Future: ACW Plus Three Strengthens Gender Equality Commitments

PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025-09: Submission of FY 2025 Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment Report (AR) To All Heads of Executive Departments, National Government Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other Government Instrumentalities, and All Others Concerned Subject Submission of FY 2025 continue reading : PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025-09: Submission of FY 2025 Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment Report (AR)

PCW Advances Women’s Legislative Agenda to Senate Philippine Commission on Women formally turns over the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) to the Senate, marking a key step in advancing gender-responsive legislation. With a vision to ensure that upcoming laws and policies reflect the lived realities and respond to the needs of all Filipino women, the continue reading : PCW Advances Women’s Legislative Agenda to Senate

PCW Launches Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda at the House of Representatives Ensuring women’s agenda is presented to the very spaces where national laws take shape, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) officially endorsed the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) for the 20th and 21st Congresses, to the House of Representatives on November 26, 2025. A continue reading : PCW Launches Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda at the House of Representatives

Ensuring Access to Information for Women: PCW Wins at 2025 FOI Awards The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) conferred the Freedom of Information Champion 2nd Runner Up Award to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in the Agencies/Bureaus/Commissions/Councils category during the 2025 FOI Awards held on November 28, 2025, in Muntinlupa City. PCW Chairperson Ermelita Valdeavilla continue reading : Ensuring Access to Information for Women: PCW Wins at 2025 FOI Awards

Strengthening Gender-Responsive Climate Action: PCW-CCC Partnership Recognized During Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week PCW Chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla receives a recognition from CCC Vice Chairperson and Executive Director Robert E.A. Borje during the 18th Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week, affirming the PCW’s commitment to gender-responsive and inclusive climate action. A significant continue reading : Strengthening Gender-Responsive Climate Action: PCW-CCC Partnership Recognized During Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week

Young People Embrace Being the Future and the Now of Ending VAW Youth participants passed on the #VAWfreePH banner to the Philippine Commission on Women with their signature marks, symbolizing their commitment to end VAW in their generation. Over 300 young people joined the call to stop Violence against Women (VAW), look beyond silence, and continue reading : Young People Embrace Being the Future and the Now of Ending VAW

PCW and CCC Forge Stronger Alliance for Gender-Just Climate Action The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) renewed their partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)  to advance gender equality in climate governance. In photo (L-R): CCC Commissioner and GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) Chairperson Atty. Rachel Anne Herrera, CCC continue reading : PCW and CCC Forge Stronger Alliance for Gender-Just Climate Action

Raising the Stakes: PCW, UNFPA, QC LGU, and SM Cares Illuminate Landmarks to Rally Against VAW “Twenty-one years, and still, every hour, five women die at the hands of their own family members. So let us be clear: we have not gathered here today to celebrate our gains. We have gathered here to confront an continue reading : Raising the Stakes: PCW, UNFPA, QC LGU, and SM Cares Illuminate Landmarks to Rally Against VAW

Reclaiming Our Spirit and Redefining Our Destiny for a VAW-free Philippines Philippine Commission on Women’s Statement on the 2025 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (November 25 to December 12) and the International Day for the Elimination of VAW (November 25) To our fellow Filipinos, leaders, and champions of justice—today, we continue reading : Reclaiming Our Spirit and Redefining Our Destiny for a VAW-free Philippines

At 50 years, PH Commission on Women Conducts Dialogue for Institutional Strengthening The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is leading a herstoric shift in institutional empowerment, a direction it recently solidified through a consultative dialogue on the proposed PCW Strengthening Bill. Participated in by 60 representatives from the Executive and Legislative branches of government, the continue reading : At 50 years, PH Commission on Women Conducts Dialogue for Institutional Strengthening

Bridging the Digital Divide: Policymakers Unite for Gender-Responsive ICT Key officials and personnel from national government agencies and GOCCs convene to take part in the Gender-Responsive ICT Training for Policymakers and Regulators with GSMA. With millions of individuals, especially women, still excluded from the digital world, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) spearheaded the ‘Gender-Responsive continue reading : Bridging the Digital Divide: Policymakers Unite for Gender-Responsive ICT

ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting Strengthens Policies, Builds Capacities, and Advances Inclusive Development ASEAN Member States, members of the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Steering Committee (AGMSC), and experts from ASEAN partners convened for the ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting On November 14–15, 2025, in Bohol, Philippines, officials from the ministries of women, finance, and planning of continue reading : ASEAN Conference on Gender-Responsive Budgeting Strengthens Policies, Builds Capacities, and Advances Inclusive Development

ASEAN Leaders Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Protection of Women and Children Representatives from ASEAN Member States gathered on November 11, 2025, for the 12th consultation meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW). The meeting continue reading : ASEAN Leaders Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Protection of Women and Children

Shaping the Future: ACW Plus Three Strengthens Gender Equality Commitments ACW Chair, ASEAN Member States, and DSG of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), together with the Head of Delegation of Japan, during the 17th ACW+3 Meeting Women have shaped the destiny of nations across East and Southeast Asia. From leaders and innovators to peacemakers continue reading : Shaping the Future: ACW Plus Three Strengthens Gender Equality Commitments

5th AGMSC Meeting Highlights ASEAN’s Ongoing Commitment to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Gender mainstreaming, first introduced at the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, remains a cornerstone of ASEAN’s commitment to gender equality. As a guiding principle for policy and program development, ASEAN developed and adopted the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic continue reading : 5th AGMSC Meeting Highlights ASEAN’s Ongoing Commitment to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Philippines Assumes Chairship of the ASEAN Committee on Women; Member States and Development Partners Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality in the Region In affirmation of ASEAN’s continuing pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment, the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) was convened on November 10, 2025, and hosted by the Philippines continue reading : Philippines Assumes Chairship of the ASEAN Committee on Women; Member States and Development Partners Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality in the Region

PH Hosts ASEAN Meetings on Advancing the Rights of Women and Children The Philippines, through the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), is hosting high-level ASEAN meetings on gender equality and women’s rights in the Province of Bohol from November 10 to 15, 2025. The six-day event will feature back-to-back meetings of the ASEAN Committee on continue reading : PH Hosts ASEAN Meetings on Advancing the Rights of Women and Children

PCW Statement on the UAAP’s Decision to Equalize Pay of Women and Men Referees The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) welcomes the University Athletic Association of the Philippines’ (UAAP) decision to standardize the pay for referees across both men’s and women’s basketball divisions. This is the right and lawful action expected under the  Philippine laws continue reading : PCW Statement on the UAAP’s Decision to Equalize Pay of Women and Men Referees

Reaffirming, Rekindling, Reinforcing: PCW and Women’s Organizations Renew Partnership through Ugnayan para sa Kababaihan Philippine Commission on Women, NGOs, and CSOs gathered for the first Ugnayan para sa Kababaihan sa Hilagang Luzon. Paving the path for meaningful partnership and collaboration, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) brought together leaders of non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil continue reading : Reaffirming, Rekindling, Reinforcing: PCW and Women’s Organizations Renew Partnership through Ugnayan para sa Kababaihan

Care Economy Takes Center Stage as Core Pillar of Women, Peace, and Security Agenda The Philippines has opened a vital new chapter in its efforts to build resilient and inclusive peace, declaring that “caring for people is not separate from caring for peace.” This message of hope and action was highlighted on the second day continue reading : Care Economy Takes Center Stage as Core Pillar of Women, Peace, and Security Agenda