PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025-02: Accomplishment and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) Profile Form
| Date | 03 February 2025 |
| To: | All Heads of Executive Departments, National Line Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, and Other Government Instrumentalities |
| Subject: | Accomplishment and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) Profile Form |
1.0 Background and Rationale
1.1 Pursuant to Section 36 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR), all agencies are mandated to adopt gender mainstreaming as a strategy to promote women’s human rights and eliminate gender discrimination in their policies, programs, processes, procedures, systems and structures.
1.2 Section 36.C. of RA 9710 or MCW and its IRR further provides that all agencies shall establish or strengthen their GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within their respective agencies.
1.3 PCW issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2011-01 or the “Guidelines for the Creation, Establishment and Strengthening of the GFPS” to prescribe the structure and composition as well as the roles and functions of the composite groups of the GFPS, particularly, the Executive Committee (ExeCom), the Technical Working Group (TWG) and the Secretariat. It also prescribes the rules and regulations in the establishment, strengthening, and reconstitution of the GFPS.
1. 4 As provided in Section 6 of PCW MC No. 2011-01, PCW shall monitor and oversee the implementation of the said policy as well as develop a directory and database of the GFPS of government agencies, which includes line departments, attached agencies, SUCs, and GOCCs, among others. Data gathered will also serve as a basis or input for possible future amendments or enhancement of the existing policy issuances and related guidelines on the GFPS.
1.5 In line with the 50th Founding Anniversary of the PCW and the 16th year of the enactment into law of RA 9710, the results of the update for this year will serve as input in the design of the National GFPS Convention, which will be held in August 2025, as well as data in reporting the progress or accomplishments on gender mainstreaming to international obligations and national commitments.
2.0 Submission of the Online FY 2024 GFPS Profile Form
2.1 All line departments, constitutional bodies, judicial and legislative bodies, attached agencies/bureaus, other executive offices (OEOs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), and government-owned and/or –controlled corporations (GOCCs) shall accomplish the online FY 2024 GFPS Profile Form.
2.2 The FY 2024 GFPS Profile Form is accessible through https://bit.ly/2024GFPSProfileForm. Agencies may refer to the guide provided in Annex A of this Circular in accomplishing the GFPS Profile Form. The deadline for the submission of the accomplished FY 2024 GFPS Profile Form alongside the required attachments is on 31 March 2025.
2. 3 The submissions of regional offices must be consolidated into their respective agency-wide submissions. In the case of the Department of Health (DOH)-retained hospitals, submissions should be integrated into the consolidated submission of the DOH Central Office. The submission of regional campuses of SUCs, the Philippine Science High School, and public schools under the Department of Education, should also be integrated into their respective agency-wide submission. This shall also apply to GOCCs with different branches/offices.
2.4 Local government units (LGUs), and local water districts (LWDs) are NOT covered in this MC.
3.0 GFPS Functionality Assessment Tool for National Government Agencies
3.1 Agencies are highly encouraged to administer the GFPS Functionality Assessment Tool for NGAs to periodically assess the level of functionality of their GFPS. The tool will help document good practices on gender mainstreaming, determine the areas for improvement of the GFPS, and design appropriate interventions to address the identified gaps and issues. The result of the assessment provides the baseline information on the level of functionality among the GFPS of the agencies.
3.2 Other specific guidelines for administering the GFPS Functionality Assessment Tool for NGAs are provided under PCW MC No. 2022-02 or the “Use of the Gender Focal Point System (GFPS) Functionality Assessment Tool.”
3.3 The tool is downloadable from the PCW Digital Library through this link https://bit.ly/GFAsTforNGAs.
4.0 For clarification and further concerns and/or queries, please contact our Technical Services and Regional Coordination Division (TSRCD) at telephone nos. 8735-8917, 8736-1654 local 110, or via email at gadtraining@pcw.gov.ph CC kavlee@pcw.gov.ph.
5.0 For guidance and appropriate action.
ERMELITA V. VALDEAVILLA
Chairperson
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1 The GFPS Functionality Assessment Tool (GFAsT) for NGAs is intended for all GFPS members of NGAs, SUCs, GOCCs, and local water districts. A separate GFAsT was developed for LGUs.