CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 37 Government recruited an additional 50 women police officers assigned to women police sections and other offices of the police force. Two women police commissioned officers were designated as provincial directors while four women police commissioned officers and three women police non-commissioned officers were designated as Chief of Police. This policy change is meant to ensure a more gender-sensitive handling of violence against women-related cases, as well as to enhance participation of women in peacekeeping. 111. The Department of Justice improved its hiring procedures to give women equal opportunity to be appointed as prosecutors. 112. The Armed Forces of the Philippines, under the Department of National Defense, revised its rules and regulations to conform with the requirements of Republic Act 7192. It supported a bill on the integration of Women Auxiliary Corps members into major services. The Philippine Military Academy has opened up its gates to female cadets. 113. The Home Insurance and Guarantee Corporation revised its by-laws to include provisions requiring women representation in its Board of Directors to a ratio of 60 males: 40 females. 114. In the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration (OWWA), more women officers have been assigned to frontline units. Institutional developments 115. The NCRFW Department of Labour and Employment and CSC formed the InterAgency Committee on Sexual Harassment to undertake training and information dissemination on sexual harassment and its prevention. Similarly, the genderequality managers, composed of male managers and directors, were organized to create a productive and fulfilling work environment in government wherein all officials and employees, both women and men, are treated with full respect and dignity as human beings. These mechanisms were established in response to the growing problem of sexual harassment. 116. The Committee on Women and Family Relations in the Senate and its equivalent committee in the House of Representatives serve as mechanisms to ensure that women's concerns are given attention in Congress. 117. In the House of Representatives, women legislators banded together into a caucus called the Philippine Organization of Women Elected Representatives, Inc. (POWER). It aims to serve as a venue for the discussion of issues affecting women, to formulate laws as needed, and to support bills that promote women's welfare. 118. At the local level, the Provincial Women's Commission (PKKB), based in Bulacan, a province in Central Luzon, is pioneering in integrating women and gender concerns at this level. The following are the thrusts and objectives of PKKB: /...