acceptcmce of u)omen ss co-equals in all aspects of Filipino life, hktory and culture.' 7. To ensure the inclusion, recognition and participation of the women from the Bangsamoro and the Indigenous Communities, the Commission earnestly encourages the Committee to add the following as Section z.rr; uEnsttre the recognition, inclusion and participation of the u)omen from the Bangsctmoro snd the indigenous communities bg including a seatfor o representattuefrom each in the Aduisory Consultatiue Committee." 8. The Commission on Human Rights earnestly advises that the National managed, Filipino Women's Museum be monitored and evaluated by a Board and an Advisory and Consultative Committee which shall operate under the coordinative management with representation from several commissions, namely, the National Commission of Culture and the Arts, the National Historical Commission, the Philippine Commission on Women, the Commission on Human Rights and all other national agencies which may have involvement in such activities. g. Fully cognizant that funding is a vital component for any entity to function, the Commission strongly insists that the Philippine Commission on Women be given the power to acquire, procure and negotiate for the acquisition or procurement of "artifacts", "materials" or "resources" for the museum. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, to handle the aspect of culture and the arts. The Philippine Commission on Women, which has particular focus on women, must be allocated the necessary funding to manage and administer it to ensure that women's concerns and perspectives are properly put forward and that the museum is sustainably maintained and operated. The Commission on Human Rights, being the Gender Ombud will help in oversight and fulfill its mandate as mentioned above. We staunchly advocate that the Women's Museum Board and Advisory and Consultative Committee create cooperative liaisons with existing women's groups and organizations and work with audiences, staff, and programs for a thorough and proper monitoring and evaluation of content from a gender perspective, and whose membership must exemplif,, and exhibit gender parity and representation at all times. We further recommend that the museum's board and advisory and consultative committee monitor the stories, exhibits, content and programs from a gender perspective to guarantee equal gender representation across the cultural sector. We urge the clear expression of the Board and Advisory Committee of the museum to proactively address the intersections between gender, race, age, ethnicity, region, religion, sexuality, occupation and class for policies that could identifr possible gender gaps and inequalities, and eliminate these factors by: K r.r Institutionalizing a consultation process that ensures a diversity of women, both groups and individuals, K, f* \.x\l \\ N