THE GAD PLAN AND BUDGET TEMPLATE FOR YEAR 2017

GAD Result
Gender Issue and/or Cause of the Gender Relevant Agency Output Performance GAD Budget
Statement/GAD GAD Activity Source of Budget Responsible Unit/Office
GAD Mandate Issue MFO/PAP Indicators and Target (7)
Objective (5) (8) (9)
(1) (2) (4) (6) (000)
(3)

Client-focused GAD
activities are activities
that seek to address the
gender issues of the
agency’s clients or
contribute in responding
Indicate the major final Specifies the unit or
to the gender issues of
output of the agency that office tasked to
the sector. Organization-
The priority gender can be integrated with The output Indicators are implement a particular
focused activities may
issues identified through Clarifies and spells out gender perspective to quantitative or qualitative The GAD budget is the GAD activity.
seek to: a) create the
the agency’s review of its the result (outcome) that respond to the gender means to measure cost of implementing the
Gender analysis organizational
flagship or regular the agency intends to issues and/or implement achievement of the GAD plan. For more The responsible unit
proceeds from identifying environment for Indicates whether the
programs, analysis of achieve. It may also be the specific GAD results of the proposed realistic budgeting, the shall have direct
the issue (what?) to implementing gender- activities are sourced
sex disaggregated data the intended outcome of mandate/s identified in activity and how they cost of implementing knowledge or
explaining the issue (why responsive policies, from the following:
or relevant information the GAD mandate the Column 1. This ensures contribute to the each activity should be involvement in GAD
the issue?). programs and projects;
that surface the unequal agency intends to that gender perspective realization of the GAD estimated by object of PAPs and shall
b) address the gap in
situation of women and implement . is mainstreamed and objective. expenditure. periodically report the
knowledge, skills and
men sustained in the agency's progress of implementing
attitudes of key
mandates and regular its assigned tasks to the
personnel on gender
programs. agency’s GFPS
mainstreaming; and c)
address the gender
issues of employees in
the workplace, subject to
the mandate of the
organization.
 The objective must be
specific, measurable,
Client-focused GAD
attainable, realistic and
activities are activities
time-bound. In
that seek to address the
addressing a gender
gender issues of the
issue, it is possible that
agency’s clients or
the GAD objective could
contribute in responding
not be realized in one For example, if the
to the gender issues of
planning period. Thus, agency conducts one
the sector. Organization-
the agency may plan GST, it should cost the
focused activities may
related GAD activities to board and lodging (if
seek to: a) create the
achieve the same For one year planning, training is live-in) or food
Gender analysis organizational
objective over several indicators are at the for x number of persons
The gender issue could proceeds from identifying environment for
planning periods until the output level to measure for x number of days,
be client-or organization- the issue (what?) to implementing gender- GAA of the agency;
GAD objective or the direct results of professional fee for
focused. explaining the issue (why responsive policies,
targeted result is implementing the GAD resource persons,
the issue?). programs and projects;
achieved. activities. supplies and materials,
b) address the gap in
travel expenses,
knowledge, skills and
communication costs for
attitudes of key
coordinating the training,
personnel on gender
among others.
mainstreaming; and c)
address the gender
issues of employees in
the workplace, subject to
the mandate of the
organization.
 The target is an
The objective must be
important consideration
specific, measurable,
in budgeting that
attainable, realistic and
specifies what the
time-bound. In
agency’s GAD plan and
addressing a gender The responsible unit
budget intends to
issue, it is possible that shall have direct
achieve within one year
the GAD objective could knowledge or
in relation to the GAD
The gender issue could not be realized in one Priority Development involvement in GAD
result or objective. The
be client-or organization- planning period. Thus, Assistance Fund (PDAF) PAPs and shall
target should be realistic
focused. the agency may plan of legislators; periodically report the
and attainable within the
related GAD activities to progress of implementing
implementation period.
achieve the same its assigned tasks to the
Monitoring and
objective over several agency’s GFPS.
evaluating the GAD plan
planning periods until the
and budget will largely be
GAD objective or
based on attainment of
targeted result is
targets and performance
achieved.
indicators.

It is important to Agencies shall give

establish the cause or priority to client-focused
It is possible that certain
causes of the issue to GAD activities. However,
activities, such as
ensure that the GAD agencies who are in the Complementation with
nomination of women to
program or activity will early stages of gender LGUs and other
third level posts, do not
directly address the mainstreaming shall give government offices;
have direct cost
gender issue leading to premium in capacitating
implications.
its gradual or complete the employees on GAD
elimination concepts and principles
Aside from the priority To be able to impute the
gender issues, the cost of gender
agency may directly cite mainstreaming in a
specific provisions from flagship or regular
GAD-related laws or program of an agency, it
plans (e.g. relevant may assess the program
Official Development
provisions of the R.A. or project using the
Assistance (ODA);
9710 or the Magna Carta Harmonized GAD
of Women) that it needs Guidelines.
to implement

The GAD Focal Point

System (GFPS) shall
prioritize in the agency’s
succeeding GAD plan
and budget (GPB)
recurring gender issues,
results of the
assessment of existing
flagship programs using Corporate Operating
the HGDG and those that Budget (COB); and
have not been addressed
in the previous year’
GPB

Partnership with private

sector, NGOs, and
CSOs, among others.