Commonwealth Act

1. Commonwealth Act No. 647: An Act to Grant Maternity Leave to Married Women Who are in
the Service of the Government or of any of its Instrumentalities

June 14, 1941

2. AN ACT TO GRANT MATERNITY LEAVE TO MARRIED WOMEN WHO ARE IN THE SERVICE OF THE
GOVERNMENT OR OF ANY OF ITS INSTRUMENTALITIES.

3. Commonwealth Act No. 625: An Act Providing the Manner in Which the Option to Elect
Philippine Citizenship Shall be Declared by a Person Whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen

June 7, 1941

The option to elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with subsection (4), Section 1, Article IV, of the
Constitution shall be expressed in a statement to be signed and sworn to by the party concerned before
any officer authorized to administer oaths, and shall be filed with the nearest civil registry. The said
party shall accompany the aforesaid statement with the oath of allegiance to the Constitution and the
Government of the Philippines.

Commonwealth Act No. 613: The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940

August 26, 1940

A Bureau of Immigration [now Commission on Immigration and Deportation] is established under a

Commissioner of Immigration, who shall have two assistants, a First Deputy Commissioner of
Immigration [now Associate Commissioner of Immigration] and a Second Deputy Commissioner of
Immigration [now Associate Commissioner of Immigration]. For administrative purposes, the Bureau of
Immigration [now Commission on Immigration and Deportation] shall be under the supervision and
control of the Department of Labor [now Department of Justice] or of any other executive department
which the President may subsequently determine.

Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law

June 17, 1939

Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION, AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT Sec. 1. Title of Act. –
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Revised Naturalization Law.” Sec. 2. continue reading :
Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law
Executive Orders

 Executive Order No. 275: Creating a Committee for the Special Protection of Children from All
Forms of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, Exploitation, Discrimination and Other Conditions
Prejudicial to their Development

October 25, 2019

Executive Order No. 275: Creating a Committee for the Special Protection of Children from All Forms of
Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, Exploitation, Discrimination and Other Conditions Prejudicial to their
Development WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that the natural and primary right and duty of
parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development continue reading : Executive
Order No. 275: Creating a Committee for the Special Protection of Children from All Forms of Neglect,
Abuse, Cruelty, Exploitation, Discrimination and Other Conditions Prejudicial to their Development

 Executive Order No. 443: Providing for the Adoption of the Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services as the National Delivery Mechanism for the Minimum Basic Needs
Approach

September 24, 1997

WHEREAS, the Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) is one of the nine
flagship programs under the Social Reform Agenda, specifically aimed at empowering the disadvantaged
communities to access services that will address their minimum basic needs;

 Executive Order No. 340:Directing National Government Agencies and Government-Owned

and Controlled Corporations to Provide Day Care Services for their Employees’ Children Under
Five Years of Age

February 25, 1997

All National Government Agencies and Government-Owned and-Controlled Corporations shall provide
day care services to children of their employees under five years ago. These services shall be provided
either within their office facilities or in the areas accessible and/or acceptable to the parents. Such
services shall accommodate children, aged 5 years and below, of employees with no competent
household help.

 Executive Order No. 368: Amending Executive Order 356 dated 12 August 1996 which provides
for the Implementing Guidelines on the Institutional Arrangements to Fasttrack SRA
Localization, to include the National Council on the Role of Filipino Women in the Membership
of the Social Reform Council

September 5, 1996

WHEREAS, Executive Order 356 dated 12 August 1996 provides for the expanded membership of the
Social Reform Council and implementing guidelines on the institutional arrangements to fasttrack SRA
Localization;
  Executive Order No. 329: Designating the National Council of Women of the Philippines as one
of the Lead Monitoring Arm of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Effective
Implementation of the Global Platform for Action and the Philippine Plan for Gender-
Responsive Development in the NGO and Private Sector

May 7, 1996

The affirmation of partnership among the NCRFW/Women’s Focal Points and other women’s networks
with the National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP) as one of the lead implementing and
monitoring arm of NGOs for non-governmental gender and development processes and initiative
nationwide, is hereby approved.

 Executive Order No. 273: Approval and Adoption of Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
Development, 1995-2025

September 8, 1995

Executive Order No. 273: Approval and Adoption of Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
Development, 1995-2025 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14, Article II of the Constitution that provides
“The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality
before the law of women and men,” Executive Order No. 348, series of 1989, continue reading :
Executive Order No. 273: Approval and Adoption of Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive
Development, 1995-2025

 Executive Order No. 268: Amending Executive Order No. 208 (s.1995) “Further defining the
composition, powers and functions of the National Commission on the Role Of Filipino
Women”

August 4, 1995

Executive Order No. 268: Amending Executive Order No. 208 (s.1995) “Further defining the composition,
powers and functions of the National Commission on the Role Of Filipino Women” SECTION 1.    Section
1 of Executive order No. 208 (S. 1995) is hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec1.    Composition of the
Commission. Consistent with P.D. No. 633, and continue reading : Executive Order No. 268: Amending
Executive Order No. 208 (s.1995) “Further defining the composition, powers and functions of the
National Commission on the Role Of Filipino Women”

 Executive Order No. 231: Creating the Presidential Fact-Finding and Policy Advisory
Commission on the Protection of Overseas Filipinos

March 20, 1995

Executive Order No. 231: Creating the Presidential Fact-Finding and Policy Advisory Commission on the
Protection of Overseas Filipinos WHEREAS, recent events have evoked the nation’s serious concern for
and recognition of overseas Filipinos; WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Philippine Government to be
firmly committed to the protection of overseas Filipinos; WHEREAS, certain claims continue reading :
Executive Order No. 231: Creating the Presidential Fact-Finding and Policy Advisory Commission on the
Protection of Overseas Filipinos
  Executive Order No. 208: Further Defining the Composition, Powers and Functions of the
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

October 10, 1994

Executive Order No. 208: Further Defining the Composition, Powers and Functions of the National
Commission on the Role of Filipino Women WHEREAS, Sec. 14 of Art. XIII of the Philippine Constitution
provides for the protection of women by providing such facilities and opportunities that will enhance
their welfare and enable them to realize their full continue reading : Executive Order No. 208: Further
Defining the Composition, Powers and Functions of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino
Women

 Executive Order No. 348: Approval and Adoption of the “Philippine Development Plan for
Women for 1989 to 1992

February 7, 1989

Executive Order No. 348: Approval and Adoption of the “Philippine Development Plan for Women for
1989 to 1992 WHEREAS, Article II, Section 14, of the 1987 Constitution provides that “The State
recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the
law of women and men;” WHEREAS, the Philippine Development continue reading : Executive Order No.
348: Approval and Adoption of the “Philippine Development Plan for Women for 1989 to 1992

 Executive Order No. 292: Administrative Code of 1987

July 25, 1987

Executive Order No. 292: Administrative Code of 1987 INSTITUTING THE: “ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF
1987” WHEREAS, the Administrative Code currently in force was first forged in 1917 when the
relationship between the people and the government was defined by the colonial order then prevailing;
WHEREAS, efforts to achieve an integrative and over-all recodification of its provisions continue
reading : Executive Order No. 292: Administrative Code of 1987

 Executive Order No. 209: The Family Code of the Philippines

July 6, 1987

Executive Order No. 209: The Family Code of the Philippines July 6, 1987 I, CORAZON C. AQUINO,
President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order
and promulgate the Family Code of the Philippines, as follows: TITLE IMARRIAGE Chapter 1. Requisites of
Marriage  Article 1. Marriage continue reading : Executive Order No. 209: The Family Code of the
Philippines

 Executive Order No. 51: National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk
Supplement and Other Related Products

October 10, 1986

Executive Order No. 51: National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplement
and Other Related Products SECTION 1. Title -This Code shall be known and cited as the “National Code
of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplement and Other Related Products.” SECTION 2.
Aim of the Code -The aim of the Code is to continue reading : Executive Order No. 51: National Code of
Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplement and Other Related Products

Joint Circulars

 Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2016-01: Amendments to PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA JMC No.

2013-01: Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta of Women

July 15, 2016

The PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2013-01 titled, “Guidelines on the
Localization of the Magna Carta of Women” was issued on July 18,2013 to prescribe policies and
procedures in mainstreaming gender perspectives in local planning, programming and budgeting; local
legislation; project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation pursuant to Republic Act
No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW).

 Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2014-01: Integration of Women, Peace and Security
Programs, Activities and Projects in Annual GAD Plans and Budgets and GAD Accomplishment
Reports

July 15, 2015

This Joint Memorandum Circular provides specific guidelines to implement the NAPWPS, and provides
additional references in terms of identifying gender issues and gender- responsive PAPs related to
women, peace and security. These gender issues and corresponding PAPs shall be integrated in the
annual GPBs and GAD ARs of concerned agencies and shall not constitute a separate plan.

 Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2014-01: Preparation of FY 2015 GAD Plans and Budgets and
FY 2013 GAD Accomplishment Reports

July 15, 2014

The GPB shall be formulated within the context of the LGU’s mandates. In this regard, LGUs shall
consider relevant provisions of the Local Government Code, the Magna Carta of Women, the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing
Platform for Action (BPfA), the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), other GAD-related laws, and the
Women’s EDGE Plan 2013-2016.

 Joint Memorandum Circular 2013-01: Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta of
Women

January 17, 2013

To prescribe policies and procedures in mainstreaming gender perspectives in local planning,

programming and budgeting; local legislation; project development, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation pursuant to RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW);

 Joint Circular 2012-01: Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual GAD Plans and Budgets and
Accomplishment Reports to Implement the Magna Carta of Women
January 18, 2012

To prescribe guidelines and procedures for the formulation, development, submission, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation including accounting of results of agency annual GAD plans and budgets
(GPBs), and GAD accomplishment reports (AR); and b. To provide the mechanics for the development of
programs, activities and projects (PAPs) to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of women at the socio-
cultural, economic and political spheres.

Memorandum Circulars

 MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day
Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)

November 2, 2021

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End
Violence Against Women (VAW) To All Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices,
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs),
Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of National
Government, Local Government Units and All Others continue reading : MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.
2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women
(VAW)

 Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)

March 22, 2021

Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR) Date 15
March 2021 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of FY continue reading : Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD
Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)

 Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report

January 22, 2021

Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report Date 20
January 2021 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment continue reading : Memorandum Circular No.
2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report

 Memorandum Circular 2020-05: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets

September 15, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-05: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets Date 11 September 2020 To All Heads of Executive Departments,
National Government Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government
Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional
Bodies, Other Government Instrumentalities, and continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-05:
Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and
Budgets

 Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan
and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation

April 27, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and
Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation Date 27 April 2020 To: Heads of Departments,
Bureaus, Offices, and Agencies of the National Government,Including Constitutional Offices, State
Universities and Colleges, and Government-Owned or –Controlled Corporations; Legislative and
Judiciary Branches;Local Water Districts; continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment
and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
Situation

 Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report

January 30, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report Date 30
January 2020 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of the FY 2019 GAD continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission
of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report

 Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the
Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

December 6, 2019

Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming
Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3 Date 6 December 2019 To: The Heads of the Department of
Agriculture, Department of National Defense, Department of Social Welfare and continue reading :
Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming
Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

 Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB)
of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System
(GMMS) Version 3

December 6, 2019

Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot
Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3
Date 6 December 2019 To The Heads of the Department of Agriculture, Department of National
Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Trade continue reading :
Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot
Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

 Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women

August 6, 2019

Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women Date 6 August
2019 To All Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Local Government Units and All Others Concerned Subject 10th Anniversary
Celebration of the continue reading : Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the
Magna Carta of Women

 Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets

August 1, 2019

Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets To All Heads of Executive Departments, National Government
Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government Owned and/or
Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other
Government Instrumentalities, and All Others Concerned Subject continue reading : Memorandum
Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets

Memorandum Circulars
  MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day
Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)

November 2, 2021

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End
Violence Against Women (VAW) To All Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices,
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs),
Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of National
Government, Local Government Units and All Others continue reading : MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.
2021-05: Guide for the 2021 Observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women
(VAW)

 Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)

March 22, 2021

Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR) Date 15
March 2021 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of FY continue reading : Supplemental Guidelines on the Review of the FY 2020 GAD
Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)

 Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report

January 22, 2021

Memorandum Circular No. 2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report Date 20
January 2021 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment continue reading : Memorandum Circular No.
2021-01: Submission of FY 2020 GAD Accomplishment Report

 Memorandum Circular 2020-05: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets

September 15, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-05: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets Date 11 September 2020 To All Heads of Executive Departments,
National Government Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government
Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional
Bodies, Other Government Instrumentalities, and continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-05:
Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and
Budgets

 Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan
and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation
April 27, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and
Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation Date 27 April 2020 To: Heads of Departments,
Bureaus, Offices, and Agencies of the National Government,Including Constitutional Offices, State
Universities and Colleges, and Government-Owned or –Controlled Corporations; Legislative and
Judiciary Branches;Local Water Districts; continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-03: Adjustment
and/or Implementation of the FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget in view of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
Situation

 Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report

January 30, 2020

Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report Date 30
January 2020 To Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and
Colleges, Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Other Instrumentalities of the National Government and All Others Concerned
Subject Submission of the FY 2019 GAD continue reading : Memorandum Circular 2020-01: Submission
of the FY 2019 GAD Accomplishment Report

 Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the
Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

December 6, 2019

Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming
Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3 Date 6 December 2019 To: The Heads of the Department of
Agriculture, Department of National Defense, Department of Social Welfare and continue reading :
Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04: Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming
Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

 Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB)
of Pilot Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System
(GMMS) Version 3

December 6, 2019

Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot
Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3
Date 6 December 2019 To The Heads of the Department of Agriculture, Department of National
Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Trade continue reading :
Encoding and Submission of FY 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) of Pilot
Agencies using the Revised Form and the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS) Version 3

 Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women
August 6, 2019

Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Magna Carta of Women Date 6 August
2019 To All Heads of Executive Departments, Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs), Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches,
Constitutional Bodies, Local Government Units and All Others Concerned Subject 10th Anniversary
Celebration of the continue reading : Memorandum Circular No. 3: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the
Magna Carta of Women

 Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets

August 1, 2019

Memorandum Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and
Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets To All Heads of Executive Departments, National Government
Agencies, Bureaus, Offices, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Government Owned and/or
Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Legislative and Judiciary Branches, Constitutional Bodies, Other
Government Instrumentalities, and All Others Concerned Subject continue reading : Memorandum
Circular 2019-02: Preparation and Online Submission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Gender and Development
(GAD) Plans and Budgets

 Memorandum Circular 2018-05: Preparation and Submission of Fiscal Year 2018 Gender and
Development Accomplishment Report, FY 2020 GAD Plan and Budget, and the GAD Agenda

September 27, 2018

1.1. Pursuant to Section 36 of Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), PCW-NEDA-
DBM JC 2012-01, PCW MC 2018-04, this Memorandum Circular reiterates the call for all government
agencies and instrumentalities to prepare their FY 2018 GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR), FY 2020
GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) and GAD Agenda. 2.1. All line departments, constitutional bodies, judicial
and legislative bodies, attached agencies/bureaus, other executive offices (OEOs), state universities and
colleges (SUCs), the University of the Philippines (UP) System, and government-owned and/or –
controlled corporations (GOCCs) shall submit their GAD ARs to PCW on or before 31 …

 Memorandum Circular 2018-04: Revised Guidelines for the Preparation of the Gender and
Development (GAD) Agenda

September 19, 2018

In accordance with the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and the Philippines’ commitment to achieve
gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), the Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual GAD
Plans and Budgets (GPBs) and GAD Accomplishment Reports (ARs) was issued by the Philippine
Commission on Women, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The guidelines provide the procedures for the
formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of GAD plans and budgets of agencies and
identify the setting of the GAD agenda as one of the steps in formulating the GAD plan.

 Guidelines on the Implementation of the GADtimpala 2018

August 14, 2018

As the national machinery on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), the Philippine
Commission on Women (PCW), formerly the National Commission on the Role of Women (NCRFW) has
been recognizing notable efforts on gender and development. In 2003 and 2008, the PCW implemented
the Gender Justice Awards to highlight the important role that the judiciary plays in addressing Violence
against Women (VAW). Also in 2008, PCW launched the “Search for Outstanding VAW-Responsive Local
Government Units” and conferred the awards in 2009.

 Memorandum Circular No. 2018-02: 2018 National Women’s Month Celebration

February 28, 2018

This Memorandum Circular is issued to provide a general guide for stakeholders on the national
observance of the 2018 National Women’s Month Celebration on March 1-31, 2018…

 Memorandum Circular No. 2018-01: Reiterating the Call and Updating the Schedule for the
Online Submission of FY 2019 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets and FY 2017
GAD Accomplishment Reports

January 15, 2018

This Memorandum Circular is issued to reiterate and update the schedule for the online submission of
FY 2019 Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPB) and FY 2017 GAD Accomplishment
Reports (GAD ARs) to PCW, as provided under PCW Memorandum Circular 2017-03. The deadline of
submission of all FY 2019 GPBs and FY 2017 GAD ARs to PCW shall be on 31 January 2018. Only GPBs
submitted within the deadline shall be reviewed for endorsement by PCW.

 Memorandum Circular 2017-03: Preparation and Online Submission of FY 2019 Gender and
Development Plans and Budgets and FY 2017 GAD Accomplishment Reports and Other
Matters

September 29, 2017

In accordance with Section 36 of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and the guidelines set under Joint
Circular 2012-01 issued by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the PCW calls
on all government agencies and instrumentalities [except local government units (LGUs) and local water
districts (LWDs), which shall follow the guidelines set in the PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum
Circular (JMC) 2013-01, as amended by JMC 2016-01, and PCW Memorandum Circular (MC) 2016-06,
respectively] to prepare and submit their FY 2019 GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) …

 Memorandum Circular No. 2017-114: Guidelines in Monitoring the Functionality of VAW Desk
in Every Barangay

August 30, 2017

The State realizes that equality of men and women entails the abolition of the unequal structures and
practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality. To realize this, the State shall endeavor to
develop plans, policies, programs, measures and mechanisms to address discrimination and inequality in
the economic, political, social, and cultural life of women and men.

 Memorandum Circular 2017-02: Supplemental Guidelines on the Use of the Gender and
Development Budget to Address Gender-Related Concerns and Needs in the Recovery,
Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation of the City of Marawi and Other Affected Localities

July 25, 2017

This Memorandum Circular is issued to further guide government agencies, (especially the member
agencies of the Task Force Bangon Marawi, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC), the National Steering Committee on Women, Peace and Security (NSC-WPS) and the
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), and concerned LGUs) on the use of the
GAD budget for the provision of gender-responsive services and the implementation of programs and
projects to address gender concerns and needs arising from the crisis situation in the City of Marawi.

 Memorandum Circular No. 2016-07: Allowing Married Women to Retain and Use their Maiden
Name in lieu of their Husband’s Surname in accordance to Existing Laws and Pertinent
Jurisprudence

October 12, 2016

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) has received several complaints from private individuals
about the discriminatory policies of several institutions which require a married woman to use her
husband’s surname in accomplishing application forms and other records, and/or refuse to process
legitimate transactions with married women using their maiden name.

 Memorandum Circular No. 2016-06: Extension of the Moratorium on the PCW Review and
Endorsement of Local Water District Annual Gender and Development Plans and Budgets

October 10, 2016

With reference to PCW Memorandum Circular (MC) 2015-03, “Guidelines on the Review and
Endorsement of Water District Annual Gender and Development (GAD) Plans and Budgets (GPBs),”
dated 19 May 2015, the moratorium on the PCW review and endorsement of local water dist

Presidential Decrees

 Presidential Decree No. 1906: An Act Amending the Charter of the Philippine Veterans Bank
and Renaming it the Philippine Military and Veterans Bank

March 1, 1983
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the benefits through such a banking institution which are available to
veterans and their beneficiaries shall also be made to military personnel even before their retirement or
honorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the Philippines;

 Presidential Decree No. 1855: An Act Amending Section Four of the Charter of the Philippine
Veterans Bank

December 26, 1982

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FOUR OF THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK

 Presidential Decree No. 1636: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as
Social Security Law

September 7, 1979

Presidential Decree No. 1636: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social
Security Law WHEREAS, under Article II Section 7 of the Constitution of the Philippines, it is the declared
policy of the State to “establish, maintain and ensure adequate social services in the field of . . . social
security to guarantee continue reading : Presidential Decree No. 1636: Further Amending Republic Act
No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social Security Law

 Presidential Decree No. 1202: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as
Social Security Law

September 27, 1977

Presidential Decree No. 1202: Further Amending Republic Act No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social
Security Law WHEREAS, under Article II, Section 7 of the Constitution of the Philippines, it is the declared
policy of the State to “establish, maintain and ensure adequate social services in the field of . . . social
security to guarantee continue reading : Presidential Decree No. 1202: Further Amending Republic Act
No. 1161 Otherwise Known as Social Security Law

 Presidential Decree No. 1083: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines

February 4, 1977

Presidential Decree No. 1083: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines A DECREE TO ORDAIN
AND PROMULGATE A CODE RECOGNIZING THE SYSTEM OF FILIPINO MUSLIM LAWS, CODIFYING MUSLIM
PERSONAL LAWS, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS,
pursuant to the spirit of the provision of the Constitution of the Philippines that, continue reading :
Presidential Decree No. 1083: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines

 Presidential Decree No. 1043: An Act Authorizing Female Military Members of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines to Marry Upon Completion of Three Years Active Service

October 25, 1976

There is established in the Armed Forces of the Philippines a Women’s Auxiliary Corps which shall
perform non-combat/administrative duties and such other functions and service as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of National Defense. It shall composed of officers and enlisted women, the full
complement of which shall be as determined annually by the Chief of Staff, AFP, subject to the approval
of the Secretary of National Defense; Provided, that the ratio of officers to enlisted women shall be one
officer for every twenty enlisted women; and Provided, further, that the number of officers in each
grade shall be …

 Presidential Decree No. 633: Creating the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

January 7, 1975

Presidential Decree No. 633: Creating the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the United Nations has designated 1975 as International Women’s
Year with its central theme of “Equality, Development and Peace”; WHEREAS, the United Nations will
convene during International Women’s Year an International Conference in which, inter alia, continue
reading : Presidential Decree No. 633: Creating the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

 Presidential Decree No. 603: The Child and Youth Welfare Code

December 10, 1974

Presidential Decree No. 603: The Child and Youth Welfare Code TITLE I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES Article 1. 
Declaration of Policy. – The Child is one of the most important assets of the nation. Every effort should
be exerted to promote his welfare and enhance his opportunities for a useful and happy life. The child is
not continue reading : Presidential Decree No. 603: The Child and Youth Welfare Code

 Presidential Decree No. 442: Labor Code of the Philippines

May 1, 1974

Presidential Decree No. 442: Labor Code of the Philippines A DECREE INSTITUTING A LABOR CODE,
THEREBY REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING LABOR AND SOCIAL LAWS TO AFFORD PROTECTION TO
LABOR, PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND INSURE INDUSTRIAL
PEACE BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE. ARTICLE 1. Name of Decree. – This Decree shall be known as the
continue reading : Presidential Decree No. 442: Labor Code of the Philippines

 Presidential Decree No. 148: Amending Further Certain Sections of Republic Act 679, as
amended, Commonly Known as the Woman and Child Labor Law

March 13, 1973

Presidential Decree No. 148: Amending Further Certain Sections of Republic Act 679, as amended,
Commonly Known as the Woman and Child Labor Law WHEREAS, under Section 9, Article II of the New
Constitution, the State shall among other policies, afford protection to labor, promote full employment
and equality in employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless continue reading : Presidential
Decree No. 148: Amending Further Certain Sections of Republic Act 679, as amended, Commonly Known
as the Woman and Child Labor Law
Republic Acts

 Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act

April 17, 2018

Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro
Manila Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the
twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen AN ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING
INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING continue reading : Republic Act
11313: Safe Spaces Act

 Republic Act 10398: An Act Declaring November Twenty-Five Of Every Year As “National
Consciousness Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women And Children”

March 19, 2013

Heads of government agencies and instrumentalities, government-owned and -controlled corporations,

local government units and employers in the private sector shall, together with their employees,
organize, engage or participate in activities designed to raise public awareness on the problem of
violence, and the elimination of all forms of violence, against women and children.

 Republic Act No. 10361: Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay

January 18, 2013

The State strongly affirms labor as a primary social force and is committed to respect, promote, protect
and realize the fundamental principles and rights at work including, but not limited to, abolition of child
labor, elimination of all forms of forced labor, discrimination in employment and occupation, and
trafficking in persons, especially women and children

 Republic Act 10354: The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012

December 21, 2012

This Act shall be known as “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012″. The
State recognizes and guarantees the human rights of all persons including their right to equality and
nondiscrimination of these rights, the right to sustainable human development, the right to health
which includes reproductive health, the right to education and information, and the right to choose and
make decisions for themselves in accordance with their religious convictions, ethics, cultural beliefs, and
the demands of responsible parenthood.

 Republic Act No. 10174: An Act establishing the people’s survival fund to provide long-term
finance streams to enable the government to effectively address the problem of Climate
Change

August 16, 2012

“SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and the advancement
of the right of the people to a healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In
this light, the State has adopted the Philippine Agenda 21 framework which espouses sustainable
development, to fulfill human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment for
current and future generations.

 Republic Act 10121: Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

May 27, 2010

An act strengthening the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system, providing for the
national disaster risk reduction and management framework and institutionalizing the national disaster
risk reduction and management plan, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes.

 Republic Act 9995: Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009

February 15, 2010

An act defining and penalizing the crime of photo and video voyeurism, prescribing penalties therefor,
and for other purposes.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

 Republic Act 9775: Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009

November 17, 2009

An Act defining the crime of child pornography, prescribing penalties therefor and for other purposes

 Republic Act 9729: Climate Change Act of 2009

October 29, 2009

It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and the advancement of the right of the people to a
healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In this light, the State has adopted
the Philippine Agenda 21 framework which espouses sustainable development, to fulfill human needs
while maintaining the quality of the natural environment for current and future generations.

 Republic Act 9710: Magna Carta of Women

August 14, 2009

The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to
eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of
Filipino women, especially those belonging in the marginalized sectors of the society. It conveys a
framework of rights for women based directly on international law.

 Republic Act 9501: Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

May 23, 2008

An act to promote entrepreneurship by strengthening development and assistance programs to micro,
small and medium scale enterprises, amending for the purpose republic act no. 6977, as amended,
otherwise known as the “Magna Carta For Small Enterprises” and for other purposes

 Republic Act 9262: Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

March 8, 2004

Declaration of Policy.- It is hereby declared that the State values the dignity of women and children and
guarantees full respect for human rights. The State also recognizes the need to protect the family and its
members particularly women and children, from violence and threats to their personal safety and
security.

 Republic Act 9208: Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003

May 26, 2003

An Act to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children,
establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons,
providing penalties for its violations, and for other purposes.

 Republic Act 8980: Early Childhood Care and Development Act

December 5, 2002

It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote the rights of children to survival, development
and special protection with full recognition of the nature of childhood and its special needs; and to
support parents in their roles as primary caregivers and as their children’s first teachers. The State shall
institutionalize a National System for Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) that is
comprehensive, integrative and sustainable, that involves multi-sectoral and inter-agency collaboration
at the national and local levels among government; among service providers, families and communities;
and among the public and private sectors, non-government organizations, professional associations, …

 Republic Act 9178: Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act of 2002

November 13, 2002

Section 1. Short Title – This Act shall be known as the “Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE’s)
Act of 2002.”

 Republic Act 8972: Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000

November 7, 2000

It is the policy of the State to promote the family as the foundation of the nation, strengthen its
solidarity and ensure its total development. Towards this end, it shall develop a comprehensive program
of services for solo parents and their children to be carried out by the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports (DECS), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the National
Housing Authority (NHA), the Department of Labor …
  Republic Act 8760: General Appropriations Act of 2000

February 16, 2000

In consultation with the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), all departments
including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, agencies, state universities and colleges,
government-owned and controlled corporations and other instrumentalities, shall formulate a GAD
Plan, designed to empower women and address gender issues, in accordance with R.A. 7192 and the
Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD), 1995-2025. The cost of implementation of
the GAD Plan shall be at least five percent (5%) of the agency’s total FY 2000 budget appropriations.

 Republic Act 8745: General Appropriations Act of 1999

December 30, 1998

Programs/Projects Related to Gender and Development (GAD) – The National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in consultation
with the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), shall formulate a set of
guidelines for the implementation of programs/projects related to GAD.

 Republic Act 8425: Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act

June 30, 1998

Adopt an area-based, sectoral and focused intervention to poverty alleviation wherein every poor
Filipino family shall be empowered to meet its minimum basic needs of health, food and nutrition, water
and environmental sanitation, income security, shelter and decent housing, peace and order, education
and functional literacy, participation in governance, and family care and psycho-social integrity;

 Republic Act 8424: The Tax Reform Act of 1997

February 25, 1998

An income tax is hereby imposed: (a) On the taxable income defined in Section 31 of this Code, other
than income subject to tax under Subsections (B), (C) and (D) of this Section, derived for each taxable
year from all sources within and without the Philippines be every individual citizen of the Philippines
residing therein;

Others

PCW Advisory on Closure of Office Premises on March 15-16, 2021

Resolution No.1: Ensuring Gender-Responsive Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution and

Humanitarian Action in the Crisis In Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur and the Whole of Mindanao

1987 Philippine Constitution

Act 3753: Law on Registry of Civil Status