As the national machinery on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), formerly the National Commission on the Role of Women (NCRFW) has been recognizing notable efforts on gender and development. In 2003 and 2008, the PCW implemented the Gender Justice Awards to highlight the important role that the judiciary plays in addressing Violence against Women (VAW). Also in 2008, PCW launched the “Search for Outstanding VAW-Responsive Local Government Units” and conferred the awards in 2009.

PCW Statement on the ‘pepedederalismo’ video No act, even with noblest intentions, can justify the trivialization and objectification of women’s bodies. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) strongly denounces the acts of a public official condoning the ridicule and mockery of women’s bodies. While the Commission agrees that public officials are expected to exhaust all continue reading : PCW Statement on the ‘pepedederalismo’ video

Republic Act 11148: Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act Seventeenth CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen. AN ACT SCALING UP THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS THROUGH A STRENGTHENED INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR MATERNAL, NEONATAL, CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE continue reading : Republic Act 11148: Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act

ASEAN Socio Cultural Community senior officials vow to intensify gender mainstreaming in the region MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Senior officials from the ten Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States clustered into 12 sectoral bodies of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) presented their proposed actions to intensify gender mainstreaming in the region during continue reading : ASEAN Socio Cultural Community senior officials vow to intensify gender mainstreaming in the region

PH hosts ASEAN Confab to advance gender mainstreaming in the region MAKATI CITY, Philippines – People of the ASEAN may now look forward to more gender-responsive policies and programs in the region as their senior officials embark on a three-day Conference that will deepen their understanding on Gender and Development (GAD). Around 100 delegates from continue reading : PH hosts ASEAN Confab to advance gender mainstreaming in the region

PCW Message on the 120th Celebration of Philippine Independence In commemoration of  the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Independence, the Philippine Commission on Women recommits itself to the spirits of freedom, democracy, equality, justice and solidarity – the very ideals that inspired our brave women and men in the Philippine struggle for Independence against Spanish continue reading : PCW Message on the 120th Celebration of Philippine Independence

PCW, PUP and private sector partners hold forum on menstruation and menopause The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), in partnership with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), DDB Group Philippines and Modess, observed the Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28 through a forum, which aims to debunk myths and misconceptions on menstruation and menopause.  continue reading : PCW, PUP and private sector partners hold forum on menstruation and menopause

Convergence in addressing rural women and girls’ concerns pushed during Feedback Forum on UN Status of Women Convergence in addressing rural women and girls’ concerns pushed during Feedback Forum on UN Status of Women Responding to the call of “leaving no one behind” in the pursuit of gender equality, representatives from government agencies, non-government organizations, continue reading : Convergence in addressing rural women and girls’ concerns pushed during Feedback Forum on UN Status of Women

From Womb to Tomb: Forum on Women’s Health The Philippine Commission on Women, in partnership with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and DDB Group Philippines, is holding a forum entitled “From Womb to Tomb: Forum on Women’s Health” on May 28 at PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila. The forum, which aims to break myths continue reading : From Womb to Tomb: Forum on Women’s Health

5 LGUs retain stature as PCW-recognized Gender and Development Local Learning Hubs The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) has recertified five local government units (LGUs) as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hubs (LLH) in a series of activities held in March and April 2018. Launched in 2015, the certification of LLHs is an initiative continue reading : 5 LGUs retain stature as PCW-recognized Gender and Development Local Learning Hubs

PCW Statement on the Occasion of the 81st Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in the Philippines Eighty-one years after Filipino women won the right to vote in elections, the quest for more women entering politics as candidates and winning seats has yet to be reached. In February 2018, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) noted that although continue reading : PCW Statement on the Occasion of the 81st Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in the Philippines

PCW Statement Concerning Pick-up Artists Academy The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) strongly denounces the acts of an online group that seems to be a breeding ground for male sexual harassers and predators. We received a complaint regarding a business entity named Pick-up Artists Academy (PUA), which allegedly provides services to “boost men’s confidence” by continue reading : PCW Statement Concerning Pick-up Artists Academy

Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaSeventeenth CongressThird Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen AN ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING continue reading : Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act

PCW and DDB’s ‘Menstruation Matters’ bags Anvil gold Another initiative of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and advertising agency DDB Group Philippines has won an award for the advocacy on good menstrual hygiene, its effects on women and girls’ lives, and in building their self-esteem, health, and productivity at work and at school. #MenstruationMatters, continue reading : PCW and DDB’s ‘Menstruation Matters’ bags Anvil gold

PCW Statement for International Women’s Day 2018 The journey of Filipino women towards attaining gender equality and empowerment has been moving forward over the years. Filipinas have emerged as strong, confident and smart individuals who are able to assert their rights and place in society. We now also have male advocates who champion gender equality continue reading : PCW Statement for International Women’s Day 2018

Gov’t agencies, private organizations offer free rides and treats on 2018 International Women’s Day Women and girls are in for a treat this International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018 with this year’s edition of Serbisyo Para Kaya Juana. First initiated in March 2015, Serbisyo Para Kay Juana offers treats, free services, and discounts as continue reading : Gov’t agencies, private organizations offer free rides and treats on 2018 International Women’s Day

This Memorandum Circular is issued to provide a general guide for stakeholders on the national observance of the 2018 National Women’s Month Celebration on March 1-31, 2018…

PCW celebrates 43rd anniversary, pushes for more regional presence The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) welcomed its 43rd year with bigger hopes and greater passion to fulfill its mandate — aiming to reach more women and girls particularly those in the regions. In her message during the post-anniversary celebration held at the Kalayaan Hall in continue reading : PCW celebrates 43rd anniversary, pushes for more regional presence

Call for Nominations for the Sectoral Representatives to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) is the body mandated by law to coordinate and monitor the implementation of Republic Act No. 9208, as amended, with the Department of Justice as the lead agency. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) as a continue reading : Call for Nominations for the Sectoral Representatives to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking

This Memorandum Circular is issued to reiterate and update the schedule for the online submission of FY 2019 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) and FY 2017 GAD Accomplishment Reports (GAD ARs) to PCW, as provided under PCW Memorandum Circular 2017-03. The deadline of submission of all FY 2019 GPBs and FY 2017 GAD ARs to PCW shall be on 31 January 2018. Only GPBs submitted within the deadline shall be reviewed for endorsement by PCW.

MGEC launches revised Gender-Fair Media Guidebook The Media and Gender Equality Committee (MGEC) launched a new guidebook that seeks to eliminate gender stereotyping and promotes gender balance in the participation and representation of women and men across various forms of media and communication. Launched on December 15 at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros, Manila the “Gender-Fair continue reading : MGEC launches revised Gender-Fair Media Guidebook

PCW conducts nationwide stakeholders’ consultations for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Plan 2018-2022 The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is holding a series of nationwide stakeholders’ consultations for the formulation of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Plan 2018-2022. The first of the series was held last December 11 in Pasig City for the continue reading : PCW conducts nationwide stakeholders’ consultations for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Plan 2018-2022

PCW launches ‘experiential museum’ on Violence Against Women In time for this year’s observance of the 18-Day Campaign To End Violence Against Women (VAW), the Philippine Commission on Women, in partnership with other government agencies, launched a three-day interactive museum on November 24, 2017, at the PETA Theatre in Quezon City. The “VAW Experiential Museum” continue reading : PCW launches ‘experiential museum’ on Violence Against Women

PCW, TIP-QC launches mobile app on violence against women Quick information and emergency tools for reporting incidents of violence against women (VAW) are now a fingertip away as the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City (TIP-QC) unveils the VAWfreePH mobile application. Launched during the 2017 18-Day continue reading : PCW, TIP-QC launches mobile app on violence against women

31st ASEAN Summit outcomes: What’s in it for women? Women in ASEAN may now look forward to a better, empowering and thriving future as three documents relative to their roles in the economy, peace and security and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted during the 31st Association of the South East Asian continue reading : 31st ASEAN Summit outcomes: What’s in it for women?

PCW and COA strengthen call for gender mainstreaming during the 2017 GAD Budget Fora Gearing up for the government’s preparation of the FY 2019 Gender and Development (GAD) budget proposal, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Commission on Audit (COA) convened the one-day 2017 GAD Budget Fora on November 9 and November 10, continue reading : PCW and COA strengthen call for gender mainstreaming during the 2017 GAD Budget Fora

GAD Planning and Budgeting Fora for National Government Agencies, Attached Offices, Bureaus, State Universities and Colleges and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is pleased to invite GAD Focal Point System Members and Budget Officers (maximum of two participants per agency) of national government agencies (NGAs), attached agencies, bureaus, state universities continue reading : GAD Planning and Budgeting Fora for National Government Agencies, Attached Offices, Bureaus, State Universities and Colleges and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations

Orange Your Icon for 18 Days Advocacy Initiative What is Orange Your Icon? The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched ORANGE YOUR ICON for 18 Days as one of the major activities during the 2015 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), in solidarity with the United Nations’ UNiTE to End VAW Campaign. Said continue reading : Orange Your Icon for 18 Days Advocacy Initiative

In accordance with Section 36 of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and the guidelines set under Joint Circular 2012-01 issued by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the PCW calls on all government agencies and instrumentalities [except local government units (LGUs) and local water districts (LWDs), which shall follow the guidelines set in the PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2013-01, as amended by JMC 2016-01, and PCW Memorandum Circular (MC) 2016-06, respectively] to prepare and submit their FY 2019 GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) …

The State realizes that equality of men and women entails the abolition of the unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality. To realize this, the State shall endeavor to develop plans, policies, programs, measures and mechanisms to address discrimination and inequality in the economic, political, social, and cultural life of women and men.

Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) Program for ASEAN launched in PH-hosted 2017 Women’s Business Confab The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), and the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communications Technology for Development (APCICT), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry continue reading : Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) Program for ASEAN launched in PH-hosted 2017 Women’s Business Confab

Gov’t, media reps gather to update guidebook towards gender-fair media At least 38 representatives from private-owned and government-run media organizations, as well civil society organizations (CSOs) and educator’s groups that deal with mass media gathered in a co-creation workshop of the media guide to implement Section 16 of Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta continue reading : Gov’t, media reps gather to update guidebook towards gender-fair media

Republic Act No. 10931: Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education ActRepublic Act No. 10931: Seventeenth CongressFirst Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand sixteen. AN ACT PROMOTING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FOR FREE TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEES IN STATE UNIVERSITIES continue reading : Republic Act No. 10931: Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education ActRepublic Act No. 10931:

Profiling of the Sixth Batch of PCW GAD Resource Pool Members The GAD Resource Pool (GR Pool), which is one of the components of the National (GAD) Resource Program (NGRP), is composed of individual GAD practitioners tapped by the PCW to provide Technical Assistance (TA) in GAD Mainstreaming to National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local continue reading : Profiling of the Sixth Batch of PCW GAD Resource Pool Members

This Memorandum Circular is issued to further guide government agencies, (especially the member agencies of the Task Force Bangon Marawi, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the National Steering Committee on Women, Peace and Security (NSC-WPS) and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), and concerned LGUs) on the use of the GAD budget for the provision of gender-responsive services and the implementation of programs and projects to address gender concerns and needs arising from the crisis situation in the City of Marawi.

PCW welcomes Balmes as new Deputy Executive Director The PCW family welcomes Maria Kristine Josefina G. Balmes as its new Deputy Executive Director. A former Councilor of Batangas City, her advocacy includes women and children’s rights, urban poor and environment. Balmes was appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on June 27.

Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women upholds the right of women to protection and security in emergencies and armed conflict situations, and recognizes and supports the role of women in conflict-prevention, management, resolution and peacemaking;

PCW conducts 2nd Assembly of GAD Resource Pool; Use of GAD Budget to Address SOGIE Issues Clarified Ninety-six of the growing number of Gender and Development (GAD) Resource Pool members certified by the Philippine Commission on Women participated in the three-day assembly hosted by the Commission on June 28-30, 2017 at the Hive Hotel and continue reading : PCW conducts 2nd Assembly of GAD Resource Pool; Use of GAD Budget to Address SOGIE Issues Clarified

PCW inks deal with private organizations to help empower women micro entrepreneurs Women-led and women-owned micro enterprises in the Philippines can look forward to better access to vital training and financing needs to expand and level up their existing businesses. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) which is the project holder of Supporting Women’s Economic continue reading : PCW inks deal with private organizations to help empower women micro entrepreneurs

Philippines joins Menstrual Hygiene Day observance for the first time The Philippines has joined other 34 countries around the world in support of the international observance of Menstrual Hygiene Day by holding a forum and conduct of other multimedia campaigns. On May 26, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), in partnership with the Department of continue reading : Philippines joins Menstrual Hygiene Day observance for the first time