CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 65 (a) To adopt and maintain macroeconomic policies, including those aspects of structural adjustment programmes and development strategies that address the needs and efforts of women to overcome poverty within the framework of sustainable development; (b) To strengthen access of women to training, economic resources (including land, credit, science and technology, vocational training, information, communication and markets), employment and promotion opportunities. 271. Concerned agencies of government, such as trade and industry, education, science and technology, are expected to translate these policy imperatives into concrete programmes and projects. Other relevant laws 272. Other laws passed to uplift the economic and social life of women are the following: (a) Republic Act 7882 provides assistance to women engaged in micro and cottage business enterprises. The passage of this law allows women to expand their businesses and become more competitive; (b) Republic Act 7655 increases the minimum wage for domestic helpers; (c) Republic Act 7322 increases maternity benefits of women workers. 273. Other pending bills related to the concerns of this article are: (a) Senate Bill No. 429, the Solo Parent Act, recognizes the growing number of solo parents, the majority of whom are women, who are left behind by their partners for overseas contract work; (b) House Bill No. 876, Act Establishing a Community Women's Support Center in Every Depressed Barangay in the Country and Appropriate Funds for the Purpose; (c) Senate Bill No. 1114, Act Affording Protection to Working Women, Strengthening their Rights to Employment Opportunities in both Private and Public Sectors and Strengthening the Prohibition of Discrimination Against Women with respect to their Employment; (d) House Bill No. 12430, Act Increasing Maternity Leave Benefits of Women Employees in the Public and Private Sector. Programme/project developments 274. With the assistance of the Government of Japan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has undertaken productivity skills capability-building for disadvantaged women in the areas of food preservation and processing, sewing craft, toy craft, ceramics and pottery and rattan craft. As of 1993, the programme was able to train 53,570 women beneficiaries. Of the total number, 39,113 were absorbed in the labour market while the rest became self-employed, /...