Session 3. GAD Policy Imperatives

LWUA Track 1
Capacity Development
for Local Water Districts
SESSION 3 . PART 1 .
GAD POLICY IMPERATIVES
Lorelie S. Astrera
3 June 2021
National GAD Resource Program

Philippine Commission on Women
LWUA Track 1 Capacity Development for Local Water Dis tricts
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Key Laws and Policies Governing the
Local Water Districts in the Philippines
RA 9275:
Local Water Philippine Clean Philippine
Utilities Water Development Plan
Administration Act of 2004 (PDP) 2017-2022
Law
Sustainable
Philippine Development
Water Supply Goals 2030
and Sanitation
Master Plan
2018-2040
? POP QUIZ 1
Please set-up the poll
questions.
Which should There are
be included 7 ‘sets’
in the list of of
key laws
and policies
Popgoverning
Quiz. SetLocal Water of
2 consists Districts?
4
questions, while others only
• PD 1067: ‘Water Code of the Philippines’
(correcthave just one question each.
answer)
• RA 1067: ‘Philippine Water Act’
• PD 1076: ‘Waternote
Please Codethat
of the Philippines’
Quiz 7 is a
• RA 1076:multiple
‘Philippine Waterquestion,
choice Act’
requiring multiple answers.. All
others, single choice.
Many thanks!
what can’t you
live without?
? POP QUIZ 2a
How many days can a person survive without water
intake?
• 2-3 days
• 7-8 days
• 10-11 days
? POP QUIZ 2b
What is the average distance women in Africa and Asia

walk to collect water ?
• 800 meters
• 2 kilometers
• 4.6 kilometers
• 6 kilometers
? POP QUIZ 2c
As of 2015, how many Filipinos have
access to basic water services?
• 77%
• 88%
• 91%
• 96%
? POP QUIZ 2d
In what year did the United Nations
declare Water and Sanitation as a Right?
• 1948
• 1979
• 1995
• 2010
• 2015
Key Laws and Policies Relevant
to Water Governance in the Philippines
PD 1067:
Water Code of
RA 9275: the Philippines
Local Water Philippine Clean Philippine
Utilities Water Development Plan
Administration Act of 2004 (PDP) 2017-2022
Law
Sustainable
Local Government Philippine Development
Code Water Supply Goals 2030
and Sanitation
Mandanas Master Plan
Ruling 2018-2040
DRRM
DRRM Framework
National Climate Climate and Plan
Change Action Plan Change Act Act 2010
2020-2030
2011-2028 2010
Why are laws
important?
• Laws help societies
maintain order.
• Laws maintain a certain
standard of behavior in
society in the interests of
the common good.
• Laws set standards,
enforceable rules and
protections regarding
many things, like taxes,
employment, insurance
and other important areas.
• Laws protect individual
Philippine Commission on Women rights and liberties.
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LWUA Track 1
Capacity Development
for Local Water Districts
SESSION 3 . PART 1 .
GAD POLICY IMPERATIVES
Lorelie S. Astrera
3 June 2021

National GADonResource
Philippine Commission Women Program
GAD LAWS
WIIFM?
WIIFY?
WIIFU?
GAD laws are for
me, you, us!
• As a worker, business
manager, personnel,
employee of a LWD (a social
service provider, an
employer, a GOCC)
• As civil servants
• As a development agent
• As a person, with gender
roles-- mother, father,
homemaker, breadwinner,
sister, lolo, etc.
• As a social agent-- as a
gender socializer!
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Session Objectives Flow of Discussion
Upon completion of this session, the
participants will be able to: Introduction:
1. Enumerate some of the key policy I. • Recap of Previous
frameworks and mandates Sessions
supporting women’s empowerment • Why Laws Matter
and gender equality, in general, and
gender mainstreaming in particular,
globally and in the Philippines;
II. GAD Policy Imperatives:
2. describe the principles and key • International Policy
provisions of the said policy Frameworks
frameworks and mandates; and • National Laws and
3. appreciate the crucial roles they Mandates
play in the implementation of • National Plans
these laws—as individuals and
Local Water Districts—in the light
of our over-all national Wrap-up and Q&A
development goals. III.
Getting Started:
GENDER EQUALITY
and
NON-DISCRIMINATION
INTERNATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS
II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality
“All human beings are born free

and equal in dignity and rights…”
CEDAW
UN Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women
“International Bill of Rights of Women”
The only human rights treaty which

affirms the reproductive rights of
women and targets culture and
tradition as influential forces
shaping gender roles and family
relations.

UN CEDAW –
With explicit reference to safe drinking water and sanitation
• Obliges States parties to take all appropriate measures to

eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order
to ensure that they participate in and benefit from rural
development and, in particular to ensure to women the right:
… (h) To enjoy adequate living conditions, particularly in
relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply,
transport and communications.
• Obliges State parties to take all appropriate measures to ensure
adequate living conditions in relation to water and sanitation,
which are critical for the prevention of diseases and the
promotion of good health care.
NATIONAL LAWS AND MANDATES
1987 Philippine Constitution

Article II, Section 11. The State values the
dignity of every human person and guarantees
full respect for human rights.
Article II, Section 14. The State recognizes the
role of women in nation-building and shall
ensure the fundamental equality before the law
of women and men.
equality de jure:
equality ‘in law’
FORMAL EQUALITY
Are all human beings
free and equal
in dignity and rights?
equality de facto:
equality in ‘fact’
SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY
Achieving substantive equality requires
adoption of laws and implementation of
programs that promote equal opportunities
and equal outcomes for women and men; and
if necessary, the implementation of special
measures to address the specific needs of
disadvantaged individuals.
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action or BPfA,
agreed during the 4th World Conference on women in 1995,
is a comprehensive blueprint of commitments supporting
the full development of women and their equality with men
in key areas of concern.
? POP QUIZ 4
How many areas of concern were
identified in the BPfA?
•8
• 10
• 12
• 17
BPfA 12 Areas of Concern

Women and Poverty Women in power &
decision-making
Women and Education Institutional
and Training Mechanisms
Women and Health Human Rights of
Women
Violence Against
Women Women and Media
Women and Armed Women and the
Conflict Environment
Women and the
Economy The girl-child
BPfA: Women and • involving women

actively in
the Environment environmental decision-
making at all levels
• integrating their
concerns and
perspectives in policies
and programmes, and
• establishing ways to
assess the impact of
development and
environmental policies
on women.
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Beijing Platform for Action

Gender Mainstreaming was
explicitly endorsed as a strategy to
ensure that a gender perspective
is reflected in all policies and
programmes at the national,
regional, and international levels,
so that, before policy decisions are
taken, an analysis is made on the
effects to women and men.


? POP QUIZ 5
Which of the following is not true about the SDGs?
• The SDGs are a legally binding international treaty

that all nations are required to follow.
• The SDGs promote the health, education, well-being
and self-actualization of people of all ages.
• The SDGs promote the development of sustainable
and climate-resilient cities, infrastructures and
industries.
• They SDGs promote innovation.
SDG 5: Achieve
gender equality and
empower all women
and
Covers all reforms that will, girls
among others:
• end all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere
• eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public
and private spheres
• recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision
of public services, infrastructure and the promotion of shared
responsibility within the household and the family
• ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities
for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and
public life
• give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to
ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial
services
SDG 6: Ensure availability

and sustainable management
of water and sanitation for all
• achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking
water, and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, for all
• improving water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and
minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials
• substantially increasing water-use efficiency across all sectors
• Implementation of integrated water resources management, including
protection and restoration of water-related ecosystems, including
mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

1987 Philippine Constitution

Article II, Section 11. The State values the
dignity of every human person and guarantees
full respect for human rights.
Article II, Section 14. The State recognizes the
role of women in nation-building and shall
ensure the fundamental equality before the law
of women and men.

• RA 7192 Women in Nation-Building Act of 1991

• RA 7877 Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
• RA 8353 Anti-Rape Act of 1997
• RA 8505 Rape Victims Assistance Act of 1998
• RA 8972 Solo Parents Act of 2000
• RA 9208 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003
• RA 9262 Anti-Violence against Women and Their
Children Act of 2004
• RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women of 2009

• RA 10028 Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of

2009
• RA 10354 Reproductive Health Law of 2012
• RA 11210 Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2019
• RA 11313 Safe Spaces Act of 2019
• Annual General Appropriations Act on Programs and
Projects Related to Gender and Development (from
1995 to latest GAA)

The Magna Carta of Women

a comprehensive law that
seeks to eliminate
discrimination against women
by recognizing, protecting,
fulfilling and promoting the
rights of Filipino women,
especially those in the
marginalized sectors.

? POP QUIZ 6
The RA 9710, otherwise known as the
Magna Carta for Women, was signed into
law on August 14, 2009. True or False?
• True
• False
RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women
Chapters IV & V: Rights and Empowerment (for women in general, and marginalized women)
Rights of Women Affected by Disasters,

Calamities, and Other Crisis Situations
Timely, adequate and culturally-appropriate provision of relief
goods and services such as food, water, sanitary packs, livelihood…
including their active involvement in decision-making processes
Right to Food Security and Productive Resources

Equal rights of marginalized women to the enjoyment, use, and
management of land, water, and other natural resources within
their communities or ancestral domains
Right to Housing
Housing programs for women that are localized, simple, accessible,
with potable water, and electricity, secure… including consultation
of women in community planning and development, especially in
matters pertaining to land use and relocation.

Chapters IV & V: Rights and Empowerment (for women in general, and marginalized women)
Rights of Women Affected by Disasters,

Calamities, and Other Crisis Situations
Timely, adequate and culturally-appropriate provision of relief
goods and services such as food, water, sanitary packs, livelihood…
including their active involvement in decision-making processes
Right to Food Security and Productive Resources

Equal rights of marginalized women to the enjoyment, use, and
management of land, water, and other natural resources within
their communities or ancestral domains
Right to Housing
Housing programs for women that are localized, simple, accessible,
with potable water, and electricity, secure… including consultation
of women in community planning and development, especially in
matters pertaining to land use and relocation.

Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms
Planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation for GAD

All agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other
government instrumentalities shall formulate their annual GAD
Plans, Programs and Budgets within the context of their mandates.
Creation and/or Strengthening of GAD Focal Point System

Establish or strengthen their GFP System or a similar GAD
mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within
the agency or LGU.
Generation and Maintenance of GAD Database

Develop and maintain a GAD database containing GAD information
to include gender statistics and age- and sex-disaggregated data that
have been systematically produced/gathered, regularly updated to
serve as inputs or bases for planning, programing, and policy
formulation

Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms
GAD Ombud
The Commission on Human Rights acts as the GAD Ombud, which
monitors the compliance and investigates the violations of public
and private institutions in line with the implementation of MCW.
GAD Funds Audit

The Commission on Audit conducts an annual audit on the use of
the GAD budget for the purpose of determining its judicious use
and the efficiency, and effectiveness of interventions in addressing
gender issues towards the realization of the objectives of the
country’s commitments, plans, and policies on women
empowerment, gender equality, and GAD.

✓ MC 2011-01-Guidelines for the

Creation, Strengthening and
Institutionalization of the GAD Focal
Point System)
✓ PCW-NEDA-DBM JMC 2012-01:
Guidelines for the Preparation of
the GAD Plans and Budgets and
Accomplishment Reports to
Implement the MCW
✓ COA Circular 2014-001: Revised
Guidelines in the Audit of Gender and
Development (GAD) Funds and
Activities in Government Agencies

✓ PCW MC 2018-04: Revised

Guidelines for the
Preparation of the GAD
Agenda
✓ COA MC 2018-009:
Checklist of Common Audit
Observations in the Audit
of Gender and
Development (GAD) Funds;
and Determination of
Gender Issues and
Mandates of all
Government Agencies
• Civil Service Commission’s Memorandum

Circulars and Rules
✓ No. 19, s. 1994: Policy on Sexual
Harassment in the Workplace
✓ No. 30, s. 1995: Implementing Rules and
Regulations on R.A. 7877 (Anti-Sexual
Harassment Act)
✓ No. 17, s. 2001: Administrative Disciplinary Rules on Sexual
Harassment in the Civil Service

• Civil Service Commission’s Memorandum

Circulars and Rules
✓ No. 03, s. 1996: Encouraging Government
Agencies to Attend the International
Women's Day Celebration
✓ No. 8, s. 1999: Policy on Equal
Representation of Women and Men in Third Level Positions
in Government
✓ No. 12, s. 2005: Use of Non-Sexist Language in all Official
Documents, Communications, and Issuances
✓ No. 1000432, s. 2010: Availment of Special Leave Benefits
for Women under RA 9710
✓ No. 2100064 s. 2021: Amended Rules on Administrative
Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS)
NATIONAL PLANS

NATIONAL PLANS
Philippine Plan for Gender-

Responsive Development
1995-2025
The PPGD lays out development goals and
strategies that will make gender equity
inherent in public programs and policies. This
30-year perspective plan ensures that
women-friendly policies can take root and
flourish despite the barriers posed by
traditional attitudes and stereotyping.

NATIONAL PLANS

NATIONAL PLANS
Gender Equality and Women’s

Empowerment (GEWE) Plan 2019-2025
Provisions relevant to Water:
• Women-headed households have increased
access to water, electricity and shelter
• Increased number of women with housing units
registered in their name; housing and shelter
programs, particularly for poor communities, are
safe and responsive to women’s practical gender
needs for income, access to health and birthing
clinics, water, electricity market… (Chapter 6:
Over-all Strategic Outcomes)

? POP QUIZ 7
Access to Safe Water figures in which
chapters of the PPGD?
• Chapters 4- Health, Nutrition and Family

Planning
• Chapter 5- Urban Development
• Chapter 11- Agriculture and Fisheries
• Chapter 13- Environment and Natural
Resources
NATIONAL PLANS
Philippine Development Plan

2017-2022
• The is the first medium-term plan
pursuing the Ambisyon Natin 2040, the
Filipino people’s collective vision of a
MATATAG, MAGINHAWA, AT PANATAG NA
BUHAY PARA SA LAHAT

? POP QUIZ 8
The governance framework of the
Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 is
said to be anchored on culture-sensitive
perspective, gender-sensitive paradigm,
and human rights-based approach. True or
False?
• True
• False
supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality
The Yogyakarta Principles

• an authoritative statement of the principles
of international human rights of all
persons, regardless of SOGIESC.
• Espoused by many experts including UN
independent experts, members of UN
treaty bodies, judges, activists, and
academics from across the globe.
• Although not yet a treaty binding state
commitments, the Yogyakarta Principles
has been referred to in international and
many national courts, as guidance on how
to apply international human rights
standards to LGBTI persons.
WRAP-UP and Q&A

III
GAD is about development for all!
A more equal status for men and
women is an essential condition for
attaining a sustainable, people-
centered, inclusive development.
GAD calls for a rethinking

of development content
and process!
Gender and Development

is about social justice
and human rights.
It is also about
being effective in
the performance of
institutional
mandates!

“Saving our planet, lifting people out

of poverty, advancing economic
growth… these are one and the same
fight. We must connect the dots
between climate change, water
scarcity, energy shortages, global
health, food security and women’s
empowerment. Solutions to one
problem must be solutions for all.” —
Ban Ki-moon

Understanding the basic principles of,

and the nature of rights given and
obligations placed on each of us by
GAD POLICY IMPERATIVES,
should help us become more effective
development agents, and more
responsible members of society.

Do you have any questions?

Thank you for your attention!


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LWUA Track 1

National GAD Resource Program

What is the average distance women in Africa and Asia

National GAD Resource Program

Image Credit: https://blog.indiantrails.com/bid/307987/travel-planning-in-eight-easy-steps

“All human beings are born free

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

The only human rights treaty which

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

• Obliges States parties to take all appropriate measures to

1987 Philippine Constitution

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

BPfA 12 Areas of Concern

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

BPfA: Women and • involving women

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

Beijing Platform for Action

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

National GAD Resource Program

• The SDGs are a legally binding international treaty

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

SDG 6: Ensure availability

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

1987 Philippine Constitution

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

• RA 7192 Women in Nation-Building Act of 1991

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

• RA 10028 Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

The Magna Carta of Women

National GAD Resource Program

Rights of Women Affected by Disasters,

Right to Food Security and Productive Resources

National GAD Resource Program

Rights of Women Affected by Disasters,

Right to Food Security and Productive Resources

National GAD Resource Program

Planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation for GAD

Creation and/or Strengthening of GAD Focal Point System

Generation and Maintenance of GAD Database

RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women

GAD Funds Audit

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

✓ MC 2011-01-Guidelines for the

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

✓ PCW MC 2018-04: Revised

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

• Civil Service Commission’s Memorandum

National GAD Resource Program

II supporting women’s empowerment and gender equality

• Civil Service Commission’s Memorandum

National GAD Resource Program

Philippine Plan for Gender-

National GAD Resource Program

National GAD Resource Program