CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 2 CONTENTS Part One SUMMARY Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ......................................... 1 - 5 3 II. DEVELOPMENTS ......................................... 6 - 35 3 A. Information updates on the Philippines ........... 6 - 22 3 B. Information updates on the status of women ....... 23 - 27 6 C. Major policy and programme developments .......... 28 - 35 7 REMAINING ISSUES AND OBSTACLES ....................... 36 - 46 9 III. PART TWO PROGRESS REPORT ON EACH ARTICLE OF THE CONVENTION I. Articles 2-4 ......................................... 1 - 42 12 II. Article 5 ............................................ 43 - 55 25 III. Article 6 ............................................ 56 - 93 27 IV. Article 7 ............................................ 94 - 125 34 V. Article 8 ............................................ 126 - 131 39 VI. Article 9 ............................................ 132 40 VII. Article 10 ........................................... 133 - 171 40 VIII. Article 11 ........................................... 172 - 225 46 IX. Article 12 ........................................... 226 - 254 56 X. Article 13 ........................................... 255 - 278 62 XI. Article 14 ........................................... 279 - 310 66 XII. Article 15 ........................................... 311 - 315 72 XIII. Article 16 ........................................... 316 - 327 73 /...

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