Ms. Santos of MSWDO-Lingayen: There is a policy but not sure. They participate in the celebration of Women’s Month and Children’s Month however, they are not sure if such were translated into policies. Atty. Evangelista of the Office of the Mayor: Not also sure if there is a policy however, in practice, it is evident that there is no discrimination; in fact, it is seen that there are more women than men working in the municipal office. Mr. Paragas of the Provincial Legal Office: There is the GAD Code and all municipalities have GAD Code, actually 80% of the municipalities have GAD Code and Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of GAD is also implemented in the Province. Moderator: What does the province do? Mr. Paragas of the Provincial Legal Office: The legislative body is responsible and the legal office reviews the ordinances. Dr. Santos of Pangasinan State University: There are several GAD policies and all are approved by the Board of Regents (BOR) of the university, including Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) however, there are no case reported. In addition there are still plans of the GAD office like “Gatas ng Ina”. Atty. Tugade of PAO: There is no specific policy in there office since everything is centralized but they are aware of the GAD policies. Ms. Santos of LGU-Lingayen: Their office also conducts GAD training. Experience with GAD mainstreaming and GAD budgeting Ms. Santos of MSWDO-Lingayen: They are aware of the 5% GAD Budget Atty. Evangelista of Office of the Mayor: Not aware of the mainstreaming however, the 5% GAD budget is strictly followed. Mr. Paragas of the Provincial Legal Office: GAD Mainstreaming is implemented but GAD budgeting in the municipalities is not specified although they are aware of the 5% GAD budget. Dr. Santos of Pangasinan State University: There is mainstreaming in the university, in fact the 5% GAD Budget is used in Research, Extension and Instruction of the university. Atty. Tugade of PAO: No idea of the 5% GAD Budget since it is centralized and there is no specific activities on GAD related only on legal matters. 6 | Page