CEDAW/C/PHI/4
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(5)
Cabinet Cluster, Series of 1994, formalizing NCRFW representation in
observer status in the Cabinet Cluster C (Human Resource Development
Cluster) regular meetings. Cabinet Cluster C is one of the seven
clusters of executive agencies that meet once a week to discuss
priority issues concerning the sector and which feeds recommendations
for the action of the Cabinet.
(6)
Department of Budget and Management, Series of 1994, prescribing the
guidelines for the inclusion of a budget for women/gender and
development programmes, projects and activities in the 1996 budget
call.
(7)
Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Series of 1994, prescribing
concrete action planning and implementation for the enhancement of the
image of women in the media.
(8)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Series of 1994,
calling for the enhancement of women's participation in environmental
management and ecology programmes and projects of government.
(9)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Series of 1994,
enjoining the Department to adopt gender-responsive policies and to
implement programmes considering the emerging typologies of families,
particularly single-parent and women-headed families.
(10)
Livelihood Implementing Agencies, Series of 1993, enhancing access of
small and medium-scale women entrepreneurs to livelihood programmes.
(11)
Department of Labor and Employment, Series of 1993, protecting women
overseas contract workers by prioritizing the assignment of women
attached to countries where the majority of such workers are women.
(12)
Philippine National Police and NCRFW, Series of 1993, establishing
women's desks in police stations in priority areas. There are
currently 300 trained policemen staffing women's desks all over the
country.
Presidential memoranda, circulars and resolutions
5.
While the above policy pronouncements can be taken to be indicative of the
strong political will to address particular concerns of women in various
sectors, much remains to be done in terms of concrete implementation and followthrough. A current challenge for NCRFW as the national machinery for women is
to evolve a comprehensive monitoring scheme coupled with appropriate technical
assistance to agencies so that implementation of these policies is
institutionalized.
(a) Memorandum Order No. 282, Series of 1995, directs various government
training institutions to incorporate in their respective curricula gender and
development concerns and programmes.
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