Gender Sensitive Code of Conduct for Candidates and Political Parties"

1.Sexist remarks, jokes, songs, that disrespect, insult, degrade women, the LGBT
community, persons with disability, senior citizens, indigenous people, and other
marginalized groups.
- Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710)Recognition and preservation of
cultural identity and integrity provided that these cultural systems and practices are not
discriminatory to women; Protection of women senior citizens.
- Republic Act 11313 or the "Safe Streets and Public Spaces Act" seeks to prevent
gender-based sexual harassment from occurring in streets, public places, online
workplaces, and educational and training institutions.
- According to the law, these crimes are “committed through any unwanted and uninvited
sexual actions or remarks against any person regardless of the motive for committing
such action or remarks.”
- unwanted invitations are misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, and sexist slurs,
persistent unwanted comments on one's appearance

2. Kissing or touching of women supporters as well as other sexual advances, welcome

or unwelcome.
- Article 5 INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION, PUNISHMENT
AND ERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN "CONVENTION OF BELEM
DO PARA"
- Every woman is entitled to the free and full exercise of her civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights, and may rely on the full protection of those rights as embodied
in regional and international instruments on human rights. The States Parties recognize
that violence against women prevents and nullifies the exercise of these rights.
a. The right to have her life respected;
b. The right to have her physical, mental and moral integrity respected;
- Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995; Any person who directs or induces another to
commit any act of sexual harassment as herein defined, or who cooperates in the
commission thereof by another without which it would not have been committed, shall
also be held liable under this Act.

3. Hiring women to perform sexually suggestive dances such as twerking in campaign

rallies.
- Republic Act 11313 or the "Safe Streets and Public Spaces Act" seeks to prevent
gender-based sexual harassment from occurring in streets, public places, online
workplaces, and educational and training institutions.
- Article 3 of the Convention of Belemdo Para: Every woman has the right to be free
from violence in both the public and private spheres.
- Article 4 (e.) The rights to have the inherent dignity of her person respected and her
family protected;
- Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
4.Campaign paraphernalia such as leaflets, posters, or tarpaulins containing any
sexually suggestive content or message.
- Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710): Non-discriminatory and non-
derogatory portrayal of women in media and film to raise the consciousness of the
general public in recognizing the dignity of women and the role and contribution of
women in family, community, and the society through the strategic use of mass media;

Explanation
- These acts are clearly violation to women’s rights and to their human rights and
are punishable by law that it should not be tolerated. The state should promote
awareness and observance of the right of women to be free from violence, and the
right of women to have their human rights respected and protected and that every
person especially public servants to refrain from engaging in any act or practice
of violence against women and to ensure that their authorities, officials,
personnel, agents, and institutions act in conformity with this obligation.