Laws and Policies on Women
Commonwealth Acts
Commonwealth Act No. 647: An Act to Grant Maternity Leave to Married Women Who are in the Service of the ...
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Commonwealth Act No. 625: An Act Providing the Manner in Which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship Shall be Declared ...
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Commonwealth Act No. 613: The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 Section 1. This Act shall be known as “The Philippine ...
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Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION, AND ...
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Executive Orders
Executive Order No. 167: Strengthening the Philippine Commission on Women, Further Amending Executive Order No. 208 (S. 1994), as Amended, ...
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Executive Order No. 275: Creating a Committee for the Special Protection of Children from All Forms of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, ...
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Executive Order No. 12, s. 2017: Attaining and Sustaining “Zero Unmet Need for Modern Family Planning” Through the Strict Implementation ...
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Executive Order No. 443: Providing for the Adoption of the Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services as the National ...
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Joint Memorandum Circulars
PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2016-01: Amendments to PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA JMC No. 2013-01: Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta ...
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PCW-OPAP Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2014-01: Integration of Women, Peace and Security Programs, Activities and Projects in Annual GAD Plans ...
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PCW-DILG Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2014-01: Preparation of FY 2015 GAD Plans and Budgets and FY 2013 GAD Accomplishment Reports ...
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PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular 2013-01: Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta of Women To All Provincial Governors, City/Municipal ...
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PCW Memorandum Circulars
PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2023-01: Guide for the 2023 National Women’s Month Celebration ToHeads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, ...
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PCW Memorandum Circular 2022-06: Guidelines on the Implementation of the GADtimpala (Gender and Development Transformation & Institutionalization through Mainstreaming of ...
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PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2022-07: Submission of FY 2022 GAD Accomplishment Report Date05 December 2022ToAll Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, ...
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PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2022-05: Accomplishment and Submission of Online GAD Focal Point System Profile Form for CY 2022 GFPS ...
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PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2022-04: Guide for the 2022 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) ...
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Proclamations
Proclamation No. 1172: Declaring November 25 to December 12 of Every Year as the “18 Day Campaign to End Violence ...
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Proclamation No. 744: Declaring the Last Monday of March of Every Year as Women with Disabilities Day WHEREAS, the total ...
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Proclamation No. 227: Providing for the Observance of the Month of March as “Women’s Role in History Month” WHEREAS, the ...
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Proclamation No. 1105: Declaring October 15, 1997, and of Every Year Thereafter, as “National Rural Women’s Day“ WHEREAS, as a ...
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Proclamation No. 976: Declaring the Period of January 1997 as Anti-Migrant Trafficking Year WHEREAS, overseas employment continues to be an ...
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Presidential Decrees
Presidential Decree No. 1906: An Act Amending the Charter of the Philippine Veterans Bank and Renaming it the Philippine Military ...
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Presidential Decree No. 1855: An Act Amending Section Four of the Charter of the Philippine Veterans Bank WHEREAS, the Philippine ...
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Presidential Decree No. 1636: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social Security Law WHEREAS, under Article II ...
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Presidential Decree No. 1202: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social Security Law WHEREAS, under Article II, ...
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Presidential Decree No. 1083: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines A DECREE TO ORDAIN AND PROMULGATE A CODE ...
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Republic Acts
Republic Act 11862: Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2022 S. No. 2449H. No. 10658 Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of ...
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Republic Act No. 11861: Republic Act No. 11861: Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ...
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Republic Act 11930: Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children Act and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse of Exploitation Materials Act Republic ...
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Republic Act 11648: An Act Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Increasing the Age for ...
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Republic Act 11596: An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof S. No. 11373H ...
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Others
PCW Advisory on Closure of Office Premises on March 15-16, 2021 We would like to inform our stakeholders that the ...
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DILG Memorandum Circular: 2017-114: Guidelines in Monitoring the Functionality of VAW Desk in Every Barangay 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 The State ...
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Resolution No.1: Ensuring Gender-Responsive Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Action in the Crisis In Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur ...
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Memorandum Circular No. 48, s. 2013: Adoption of the Gender Equality Guidelines in the Development of Media Policies and Implementing ...
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DILG Memorandum Circular 2012-61: Guidelines in the establishment and management of a referral system on VAW at the local government ...
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