5 (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

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