CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1 Corrective measures taken as a result of the outcome of Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) and continuous monitoring and assessment of its impact 4.3 Continuous monitoring and assessment of PPGD’s implementation show that issues such as poverty continue to affect women. Other emerging issues have been monitored such as cybercrimes climate change and disasters, leading to the formulation of short-term plans (e.g. Women’s EDGE Plan 2013-2016 1 and annual Gender and Development [GAD] Plans and Budgets) as well as tools and mechanisms addressing such concerns. C. Temporary special measures 5. Temporary special measures to accelerate substantive equality of women with men in all areas covered by the Convention 5.1 SB 1449 mandates that 50% of representatives nominated among the members of a registered political party or organization must be women; 40% of the five nominees officially submitted by a party to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) must be women; and the final five representatives of each party must be composed of at least two women. 5.2 House Bill (HB) 3877 requires political parties to craft and implement a women and GAD agenda; integrate women in the leadership of their party and its internal policymaking structures; and nominate women as official candidates to elective positions. 5.3 HB 1674 allots 1/3 of the appointive positions in government to qualified women; allows women in the armed forces combat and security-related assignments; creates an all-female unit in the PNP for crimes committed against women; and, reserves for qualified women a third of scholarships and trainings in government. 5.4. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has a scholarship program that support women to enrol in traditionally male dominated courses while the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has a similar program for women’s enrolment in non-traditional vocational-technical courses. D. Gender stereotypes 6. Strategy to address social and cultural patterns that lead to patriarchal attitudes and gender stereotyping 6.1 Education, advocacy and training remain as the State ’s main strategy to eliminate gender stereotyping. The Department of Education (Dep -Ed) and the CHED reviewed their curricula and developed policies and instructional materials to eliminate sexism in school and to capacitate teachers along this end. TESDA integrated gender sensitive modules in their vocational-technical courses. 6.2 Multimedia is utilized in advocacy and information campaigns targeting the public and private sectors, including schools and communities. __________________ 1 6/33 Women’s EDGE Plan is a time-slice plan of the PPGD. 16-06662