CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 28 and programmes. problem. However, much more needs to be done given the magnitude of the Policy developments 57. The Department of Tourism has issued statements to the effect that the promotion of tourism should not be undertaken at the expense of women and children, indigenous cultures, and the environment. A shift in Philippine tourism policy from sex tourism (before 1986) to the "Fiesta Islands" campaign in the 1990s focuses on Philippine culture and traditions, domestic tourism and people-to-people encounters. 58. The Department has also made specific pronouncements that promotional materials of private entities in the industry should be checked to determine whether these have a negative impact on the image of women. It has also recommended stronger inter-agency coordination to help mobilize other pivotal groups in the drive against prostitution. It has called for the improvement of networking and information systems with other law enforcement agencies on the strict implementation of the ban against organized "sex tours". It has proposed to allied business establishments not registered with the Department that they report gender-specific data on tourism programme participant-beneficiaries and domestic tourists. 59. The Philippine Plan for Gender-responsive Development, 1995-2025, the Government's blueprint for integrating women's concerns into the development process, has devoted one chapter to prostitution and another to violence against women. The chapter on industry, trade and tourism likewise incorporates concerns regarding prostitution. 60. The following bills have been filed in Congress to address traffic in women and other related problems: (a) House Bill No. 2037, which considers criminal the exploitation of women through pornography; (b) House Bill No. 3461 (Traffic in Women Bill), creates a Human Rights Code that includes articles against traffic in women and protection against wife-beating; (c) House Bill No. 4228, or the Anti-rape Bill, which seeks to check the current sensationalism in media coverage of rape cases. Under the Bill, all investigations, procedures and trial of rape cases should be held behind closed doors, unless the complainant opts for an open trial. The Bill also provides for a P100,000.00 fine for undue publicity of a rape case; (d) House Bill No. 5142 (Anti-pornography Bill) amends article 201 of the Revised Penal Code to delineate pornography as a particular crime and provides a higher penalty therefor; (e) House Bill No. 6804 (Anti-prostitution) imposes various penalties for those found to be guilty of promoting prostitution; /...

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