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(6) “Migrant workers” refers to Filipinos who are to be engaged, are
engaged or have been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which
they are not legal residents, whether documented or undocumented;
(7) “Indigenous peoples” refers to those who are members of any
indigenous peoples/indigenous cultural communities of the Philippines as
defined under Section 3(h), Chapter II of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise
known as “The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997” (IPRA of 1997);
(8) “Moro” refers to native peoples who historically inhabited
Mindanao, Palawan and Sulu, and who are largely of the Islamic faith;
(9) “Children” refers to children below eighteen (18) years of age or
those eighteen (18) and over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or
protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination
because of a physical or mental disability or condition;
(10) “Senior citizens” refers to those sixty (60) years of age and above;
(11) “Persons with disabilities” refers to those who are suffering from
restriction or different abilities, as a result of a mental, physical or sensory
impairment to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered
normal for a human being; and
(12) “Solo parents” refers to those who fall under the category of a solo
parent defined under Republic Act No. 8972, otherwise known as the “Solo
Parents Welfare Act of 2000”.
(e) “Gender” refers to the socially differentiated roles, characteristics
and expectations attributed by culture to women and men.
(f) “Gender equality” refers to the principle asserting the equality of
men and women and their right to enjoy equal conditions realizing their full
human potentials to contribute to and benefit from the results of development,
and with the State recognizing that all human beings are free and equal in
dignity and rights.
(g) “Gender equity” refers to the policies, instruments, programs,
services and actions that address the disadvantaged position of women in