Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation Date 27 April 2020 To: Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Offices, and Agencies of the National Government,Including Constitutional Offices, State Universities and Colleges, and Government-Owned or –Controlled Corporations; Legislative and Judiciary Branches;Local Water Districts; continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation

Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report Date 30 January 2020 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned Subject Submission of the FY 2019 GAD continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report

Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3 Date 6 December 2019 To: The Heads of the Department of Agriculture, Department of National Defense, Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3 Date 6 December 2019 To The Heads of the Department of Agriculture, Department of National Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Trade continue reading : Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women Date 6 August 2019 To All Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Local Government Units and All Others Concerned Subject 10th Anniversary Celebration of the continue reading : Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women

Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets 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 continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets

1.1. Pursuant to Section 36 of Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), PCW-NEDA-DBM JC 2012-01, PCW MC 2018-04, this Memorandum Circular reiterates the call for all government agencies and instrumentalities to prepare their FY 2018 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR), FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) and GAD Agenda. 2.1. All line departments, constitutional bodies, judicial and legislative bodies, attached agencies/bureaus, other executive offices (OEOs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), the University of the Philippines (UP) System, and government-owned and/or –controlled corporations (GOCCs) shall submit their GAD ARs to PCW on or before 31 …

In accordance with the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and the Philippines’ commitment to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), the Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual GAD Plans and Budgets (GPBs) and GAD Accomplishment Reports (ARs) was issued by the Philippine Commission on Women, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The guidelines provide the procedures for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of GAD plans and budgets of agencies and identify the setting of the GAD agenda as one of the steps in formulating the GAD plan.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) has received several complaints from private individuals about the discriminatory policies of several institutions which require a married woman to use her husband’s surname in accomplishing application forms and other records, and/or refuse to process legitimate transactions with married women using their maiden name.

With reference to PCW Memorandum Circular (MC) 2015-03, “Guidelines on the Review and Endorsement of Water District Annual Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPBs),” dated 19 May 2015, the moratorium on the PCW review and endorsement of local water district (LWD) GPBs is, hereby, extended.

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 for the early preparation and submission of their FY 2018 GPB and FY 2016 GAD AR.

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) reminds heads of agencies to establish and strengthen their GAD Focal Point System based on the Magna Carta of Women and PCW Circular No. 2011-01. The GFPS is an interacting and interdependent group of people in all government agencies tasked to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency. The GFPS is expected to advocate, guide, coordinate, and monitor the development, implementation, review and updating of their GAD plans and GAD-related programs, activities and projects (PAPs).

Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) of 2009, mandates “all government departments, including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, local government units, and other government instrumentalities (to) 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.”

This Joint Memorandum Circular is being issued by PCW and NEDA for the following: 2.1 Prescribe guidelines and procedures for the establishment, strengthening, and institutionalization of a Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) under the RDC; and 2.2 Provide the composition, structure and functions of the RGADC to accelerate gender mainstreaming at the regional and local levels.