Army Vision: By 2028, @ world-class Army that is a source of national pride HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE ARMY Fort Andres Bonifacio, Metro Manila {AAG PD : 28 MAR 2014 SUBJECT: PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming Program 2014 TO: All Concerned 1. REFERENCES: a. Approved PA Annual GAD Plan and Budget FY 2014. b. IGRR of RA 9710 othenwise known as the Magna Carta of Women. ©. Approved SDF ata MAR 49 20M subject: same as above 2. RATIONALE: Pursuant to the IGRR of RA 9710, all government agencies, offices, bureaus, instrumentalites, SUCs, GOCCs, and LGUs shall adopt gender mainstreaming as a strategy to promote gender equality and eliminate gender discrimination in ther systems, structures, policies, programs processes, and procedures. They shall formulate their annual GAD plans, programs ad budgets within the context of their mandates At least 5% of the total agency budget appropriations shall correspond to activities supporting GAD plans & programs and shall ensure that their agency annual operations plan and budget are gender responsive. To ensure compliance with this requirement, the agencies shall undergo Capacity-bulding activities on, among others, gender sensitivity, gender analysis, gender responsive planning, and of tools such as the Harmonized GAD Guidelines (HCG) 3. PURPOSE: The PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming Program aims to continue Gender and Development advocacy in the Philippine Army unti it is fully institutionalized within the organization’s system. 4. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the PA-Wide Gender mainstreaming Program is to enhance the knowledge and awareness of PA troops on GAD concepts and strengthen the gender identities, conflict situations and social relations in the context of human rights and gender-lens perspective and for GAD Focal Persons in MSUs and Offices to be able to mainstream gender within their respective units. Army Core Purpose: Serving the people, Securing the landArmy Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army that is a source of national pride use of GMEF and HGDG | 23.25 July 7010 Tool, the level of gender | 4-6 August SID awareness and a5 49 7iD/ competence ofits a SOCOM) personnel and the | September AAR Presence and absence of | 2IDIARES. enabling mechanisms. to | 22-24 October com ‘support gender | 28-30 October 6D | =_ 5-7 November Lae Post 12-14 Units/51& November BDE 19-21 ASCOMA November SR Gender and This activity aims to DevelopmentiNa | provide field unit personnel tional Action a working knowledge | 3” Qtr to 4” PA.Wide PlanonWomen, | needed to understand | Qtr cy 2014 Sonne! | PAAWide Peace and GAD and NAP WPS. eee Security + Orientation : | at This Activity aims at assessing previous GAD Gender actives and tobe able fo | 12-15 August Responsive formulate the GAD Plan Planning & Planning and | and Budget for FY 2016. -— Budget snd | Antipolo | Budgeting and | Each unit and office shall GAD Officers | oly HGDG formulate their GAD APB 5 Workshop consistent with | 20-22 August mainstreaming _gender within the organization. feet Its main purpose is to | polish the basic knowledge oe gained by the patticipants cers, Taig FAD | end to create a plan on Outeber | Selected NGOs | TRADOC, how to infuse GAD in PA _ and CEs training units. 6. CONCEPT OF THE PROGRAM: The year-round program will include a series of orientations, trainings, ‘seminars and workshops on GAD, NAP, Responsive Planning and Budgeting and Gender Mainstreaming to be Participated to by PA Personnel and conducted by the PA GFPS within HPA and in PAMSUs and Offices. |t will be conducted PA-wide, up to the battalion level. Participants for the Orientations must necessarily comprise a representation of personnel from each and every unit of the MSU/Office conducting the said orientation. Participants for traininghworkshop activities will be officers in key positions and designated GAD officers from the different HPA offices/units and PA Major Service Units across the country. ‘Army Core Purpose: Serving the people, Securing the landArmy Vision: By 2028, a world-class Army thet is a source of national pride 5. PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES: AcTIVITY | SHORT DESCRIPTION | TimLINE | | PARTI J Venue This briefing is designed to 7'Batch: HPA | provide top level officials Chiefs of of the command with Key | 95 ac Offices and gender aspects with the er Post Unit end-in-view of initiating Commanders mainstreaming gender in and members Senior Leader's _| the Philippine Army. ofPA GAD HPA GAD ForumPA Ser | Conte Executive dda rence Briefing popes Room Deputies, HPA Staff and Post Units, Executive 99 April | officers, HPA Staff & Post i Units a Gender and Conflict Luzon-based Sensitivity Training is the units first step towards any 4 gender mainstreaming (Deputy efforts. AS such, an Commander, important training for the| 22-25 April | Pers, intel, personnel in planning, Budget, Opn, | policy-making budgeting ‘CMO, GAD Gender/Conflict | and mainstreaming works, Offr, DPM, Sensitivity and | hence, this training must DSJA, Deputy | HPA Gender Analysis | be in place. Along with Bde Comdr & Trainingand — | GCST which gives | Bn Ex-0) as | Workshop emphasis on women in attendees | conflict areas, the participants will also be trained on the use of the Harmonized Gap] °6-09May | Visayas-based Meat Guidelines Tool - a tool units used to evaluate programs that determines gender- Mindanao- responsiveness,” 26-29May | based units | 02ve0 This aims to capacitate PAGAD FPS — | members of the PA GAD pacrronnd Gender FPS to equip them with| 95 ang og a Mainstreaming | necessary competencies Ma 7 reigns Executive and skills to initiate and Y teers ofc. | Antipolo Course sustain gender 1 eee City {esse mainstreaming in the PA. |. This Activity will focus | 28-30 May [31D et eare"*" | evaluating and assessing 11-13 June | Division GAD | 4ID/62EB Inspection of | PA Units’ gender Focal Point DE GAD mainstreaming works, |" 18-20 June ‘System and 11D Implementation This will cover the units’ /~39 dune to 4 Division 3ID/ (21 Units) level of gender Jul personnel S3EBDE mainstreaming through the | 76-18 July | 8D] Army Core Purpose: Serving the people, Securing the landArmy Vision: By 2026, a world-class Army that is @ source of national pride 7. ‘TASKS: a. OG1, PA. - Responsible for the implementation of the PA Gender Mainstreaming Program. - Invite resource speakers to facilitate the programmed activities. - Monitor the implementation of the program, PA-wide, - Prepare training kits for the trainings to be conducted. b. 064, PA, - Provide appropriate vehicle and POL to transport the participants to and from the designated training venue and schedule. ©. OSAGS. - Prepare a Memorandum for the mandatory attendance of the concerned participants in the Senior Leader's Forum d. Commanders of PA Major Subordinate Units. - Send the specified participants to attend PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming activities on the scheduled date of each activity. Conduct GAD/NAP Awareness and Orientation in brigade and battalion levels to increase the level of awareness of personnel on GAD and NAP. Document the implementation of the activity and submit After Activity Reports and results of survey. €. Post Unit Commanders/HPA Chiefs of Offices. - Send participants to attend the PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming Program Activities on the scheduled dates of activities, 8. FUND SUPPORT: Fund support for the PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming Program 2014 will be sourced from the PA-wide Gender and Development (GAD) Funds for FY 2014. 9. COORDINATING INSTRUCTION: Collaboration and coordination among tasked units with LGUs and NGOs for the implementation of GAD and NAP-related concerns within respective AORS is highly encouraged. 10. For guidance and strict compliance. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL IRIBERRI: LUIS VINCENT A TACDEI Colonel, GSC ( Army Adjutant ‘Army Core Purpose: Serving the people, Securing the lant