PHILIPPINES’ 9TH CEDAW REPORT PREPARATION

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CEDAW

CONVENTION, CY 2015 to 2019

Instruction: Please provide updates on the gender-related accomplishments, measures and

initiatives of your agency agency/institution pursuant to the country’s obligation to CEDAW. Consider
the following in providing data/updates:

A. Provide statistical data from 2015-2019.

B. Provide analysis of the results, whether favorable or not. What factors contributed to the
results? What policies or programs of the government must have contributed to the
accomplishments (if result is favorable)? What factors must have contributed to non-favorable
results?
C. Identify difficulties and Challenges
D. Identify measures to be undertaken to address difficulties/challenges

Areas of Concern/Indicators Data/Information

Proportion of received and documented
complaints on derogatory portrayal of
women in media and film resolved fairly
Number of self- regulatory bodies groups
and associations in media and film
industries that integrated Gender Equality
principles in their Code of Ethics/ internal
guidelines (MCW Sec 1)
Proportion of government and private
media entities complying with gender-fair
guides and standards to protect women
against discrimination in media and film 1
(MGEC)
Number of media professionals and Public
Information Officers, including media
owners and managers in public and
private networks, schools of journalism
and communication, and award-giving
bodies on mass media oriented on
[gender-fair media guides (MGEC)
Number of TV programs, films, movie and
TV publicity materials, television
commercials and advertisements2
promoting positive images of women and
girls
List down and describe the gender-related
policies (circulars, department orders, List of policies issued. Kindly add rows as necessary.
administrative orders, etc.) issued by the Policies Descriptions
agency from 2015 to 2019. a.
b.
a.
What are the gender responsive
programs, projects or initiatives being
implemented by the agency intended to
shift mindsets and eliminate discrimination
of women in media and films.
1
This is a proposed reformulation of the following MGEC indicator: “Number of media entities adopting the guides formulated to protect
women against discrimination in media and film (Tier 2, MGEC)”.

2
Both online and offline.
 What were the notable results of the
implementation of these laws, policies and
PAPs on women? Attach evidence, stories
of best practices, if available.

Instruction: Kindly provide information/response to the concluding observations and

recommendations of CEDAW on the Philippine’s 7 th and 8th Report that are relevant to your
agency/institution. Kindly also identify the difficulties or challenges on the implementation of such
recommendations, and the actions points to be taken to address difficulties or challenges.

Areas of Concern Recommendations Response/Updates

((23) Persisting stereotypes
about the roles and
responsibilities of women and
men in the family and in
society and at derogatory
statements and behaviors
about women made by high-
level political figures as well
as public acquiescence to
such.
(24.b) Encourage media to portray
positive images of women and the
equal status of women and men in
public and private life, and avoid
gender stereotype on media
coverage of gender-based violence
against women.
(MGEC and members)