CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 38 (a) To conduct a regular review and evaluation of the extent to which women are integrated into all aspects of life - social, economic, political and cultural - at all levels on the basis of equal opportunities with men; (b) To formulate programmes, projects and activities to develop and enhance the potential and capabilities of women and formulate and adopt measures to institutionalize this integration to attain sustainability; (c) To recommend measures, strategies and plan of action to the barangay, municipal and provincial units involving women's issues and concerns. 119. The Sama-samang Inisyatiba sa Pagbabago ng Batas at Lipunan (SIBOL), a coalition of 13 women's networks for politics, has a transformative gender perspective. It has committed itself to the advancement of a legislative agenda for women and to raising the level of public debate on women's issues from the women's point of view. 120. The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP), a regional organization based in the Philippines, is advancing women's political participation by creating a critical mass of competent, effective and committed women politicians holding elective and appointive posts. Programme/project developments 121. NCRFW led in conducting gender sensitivity training for women and men in the bureaucracy. It has held awareness-raising activities for most of the line agencies at national and subnational levels. 122. CSC, the Department of Labour and Employment and NCRFW sponsor a yearly Women in Government Congress to tackle issues that affect women personnel in the bureaucracy. In the 1995 Congress, about 500 women came together to discuss women's participation in the Government's decision-making processes and to come up with strategies to enhance women's positions in the bureaucracy. 123. There are several non-governmental organizations which aim specifically at advancing women's participation in politics and in government. In its special programme for women, the Center for Legislative Development provides critical intervention to legislative staff, legislators and non-government organizations through: (a) Training, documentation and research services on legislative processes; (b) The conduct of gender sensitivity training for elected women local officials and legislators; (c) Regular dialogues with other non-governmental organizations on legislative advocacy for women. 124. Another non-governmental organization, the Women's Legal Bureau, conducts legal training for elected officials (local and national levels) and advocacy campaigns for women in politics. Other non-governmental organizations with /...