1); (2) the 1987 Philippine Constitution; and, (3) the 2007 Yogyakarta Principles. The Gender
Ombud Guidelines provides for (1) mainstreaming of Gender Ombud functions in CHR’s
Promotion, Protection, and Policy mandates; (2) monitoring matrix on MCW women
empowerment provisions; (3) Barangay VAW Desk Monitoring Tool; (4) Protocols 1 (Women), 2
(Children), 3 (SOGIESC); (4) Institutionalized Regional WHR Reports.
In compliance with the mandates for strengthening NHRI and Gender Ombud, the following
results, most of which are reported in http://hrobservatory.com/, were detailed.
Conduct of National Inquiry on RH (2016);
Situationer reports including module development on regional WHR, rural women, girl
children, LGBTI, Indigenous women, women with disabilities;
Institutionalized legal assistance through legal aid caravans;
Institutionalized dialogues through the community-based dialogue (CBD) mechanism
Strengthened strategic communications;
Enhanced policy issuances; and,
GAD strengthening in terms of audit and training.
Programs under GEWHRC for 2019
National and regional projects and activities which are currently conducted and in the pipeline
for 2019 were cited in each of the programs under the GEWHRC based on strategic objectives:
Program 1. Enhancing Gender Ombud Reporting
Situation of Older women, Especially older women in detention (All Regions, 3 NCR Pilots)
Situation of Urban Poor Women (Central)
FGDs on Situation of LGBTI Children (All Regions, with CRC)
Situation of Women and Girls in Armed Conflict Areas (CARAGA, Region XII, Region IX, CRC)
Situation of Women in Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Region IV, Region VII, Region XII)
Forum on Women, Peace and Security (Region X, CARAGA, Region XII)
Forum on Community Health Service Providers
Quilt: Situation of Women in Detention
Program 2. Gender Based Violence Observatory
Mapping of Legal Referral Mechanisms through FGDs in 3 municipalities or cities (All Regions)
Summit Against Gender Based Violence (November 25)
Program 3. Mainstreaming Gender Ombud Functions
Convening and Capacity Building of CHR’s Gender Focal Points System (All Regions)
Development of GAD Mainstreaming Guidelines (PMO and GEWHRC with GFPS TWG)
Continuing Regional GAD Trainings (11 Regions from the Gender Audit) – HRDD and GEWHRC
Consultations with Visitorial Office for the Development of Monitoring Tool based on Bangkok
Guidelines
Piloting of tool (All Regions)
Program 4. Enhancing Partnerships for WHR
Celebratory Events on WHR and LGBTI (All Regions)
Enhancing Partnerships for Reproductive Justice: UNFPA RH Inquiry on WWDs
Receipt of Submissions on acts of discrimination (All Regions)
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