A. Proposed/Recommended/Draft Policy In consideration in the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) signed as an international treaty in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly, particularly on Articles 15 and 16 on women’s rights to equality in marriage and family life along with the right to equality before the law; Emphasizing the provisions on marriage and family in the 1987 Philippine Constitution, especially on Article XV: The Family, Sections 1-4, as well as pertinent and appropriate provisions in Article III: The Bill of Rights; Leaning on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in all of its Articles; Reaffirming the provisions on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including young women or girls below the age of eighteen, as stipulated on Part I, Article 1; Bringing to the fore the provisions of Republic Act Number 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women Law or AVAW Law; Highlighting the United Nations Women’s Declaration of VAW being a shadow pandemic, This Advisory is thus released for an increased advocacy campaign through suggested activities: I. Passive Campaign 1. Government offices/agencies/non-government/ educational institutions/local government units post reminders in their offices on (1) respect for women in homes, institutions and other private and public spaces; (2) on penalities for violators of R.A. 9242; (3) on victims’ legal resort/recourse as a response to acts of violence ore ven attempts of offenders; (4) on reminders on erring husbands or common-law husbands; 2. Government offices/agencies/non-government/ educational institutions/local government units sponsor Anti-VAW messages through their respective media partners; 3. Government offices/agencies/non-government/ educational institutions/local government units wear advocacy shirts on Anti-VAW with or without messages from VAW survivors on dedicated days in a month; 97