WHEREAS, the government is committed to address all forms of violence against women, and to strengthen the Administration’s goal to protect the human rights of women as enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, other laws, the Framework Plan for Women and other policies and programs and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, of which the Philippines is a signatory;

Proclamation No. 227: Providing for the Observance of the Month of March as “Women’s Role in History Month” WHEREAS, the House of Representatives has designated under Resolution No. 20 the month of March, 1988 and every month of March thereafter as “Women’s Role in History Month”; WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 20 highlights the historical contributions continue reading : Proclamation No. 227: Providing for the Observance of the Month of March as “Women’s Role in History Month”

DECLARING OCTOBER 15, 1997, AND OF EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, AS “NATIONAL RURAL WOMEN’S DAY”

WHEREAS, overseas employment continues to be an alternative source of income for over four million overseas Filipino workers;

Proclamation No. 847: Declaring the Fourth Sunday of September as Family Thanksgiving Day WHEREAS, Presidential Proclamation No. 60 declares every last week of September as Family Week to focus on the importance of strengthening and promoting unity, solidarity and stability of the Filipino family as the basic unit of Filipino society and for whose well-being continue reading : Proclamation No. 847: Declaring the Fourth Sunday of September as Family Thanksgiving Day