Gender Forum Dec Documentation

Kababaihan,saTunaynaKaunlaran!
ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance
TowerB,EDSAFunctionHall,RegaliaTowerSuites P.TuazonBoulevard,QuezonCity December12,2009
ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance December12,2009
TableofContents
ExecutiveSummary 3 ForumConcept 7 ForumObjectives 7 ForumFormat 8 OpeningCeremonies 8 WelcomeRemarks 8 OpeningAddressandForumBackground 10 PresentationofBestPractices 11 GenderMainstreaminginDavaoCity 11 MISS:APlatformforGenderResponsiveGovernanceinMalaybalayCity 14 TeknolohiyangMakakalikasan,SusiLabansaKahirapan:TheOrganicandBio DynamicFarmingTechnologyofTrento,AgusandelSur 16 KuartaSaBasura++:HarnessingMultiStakeholdersParticipationin EnvironmentalandResponsiveGovernance 20 OpenForum 23 PolicyRecommendations:AdvocatingGenderinGoodGovernance 26 Openforum 28 MagnaCartaofWomen 30 MovingtheMagnaCartaForward 31 OpenForum 34 WANDUNIFEMGRRBBookLaunchingandVideoPresentation 35 ClosingCeremonies 36 ForumEvaluation 37 Annex1:ForumProgram 39 Annex2:ForumParticipants 40 Annex3a:DavaosGenderMainstreamingProgram 43 Annex3b:MalaybalayIntegratedSurveySystem 47 Annex3c:TeknolohiyangMakakalikasan,SusiLabansaKahirapan:TheOrganicand BioDynamicFarmingTechnologyofTrento,AgusandelSur 50 Annex3d:KuartaSaBasura++HarnessingMultiStakeholdersParticipationin EnvironmentalandResponsiveGovernance 54 Annex3e:GenderinGoodGovernance 58 Annex3f:MagnaCartaofWomen 61 Annex3g:MovingtheMagnaCartaForward 66 _________________________________________________________________________2
Executive Summary
In line with its mission of promoting excellence in local governance through recognition, sharingofinformation,andsupportofeffortsforthewideradoptionofbestpracticesatthe local level, Galing Pook regularly conducts Forums on Strategic Policy Formulations from Best Local Governance Practices to showcase outstanding local governments, and to generateurgent,relevantandappropriateproposalsforpolicyinterventionsforthenational leadershiponthemostimportantdevelopmentthemes. TheKababaihan,saTunaynaKaunlaran!forumisGalingPooksfourthandfinalactivityina series, this time, focusing on women and gender. This is in recognition that the government, especially at the local level, has to pay attention and place the interests of womenandchildreninthemainstreamofgovernance.Thisforumisexpectedtoprovidean importantinputforsectoralconcernstobeincorporatedinlocalgovernance,inparticular, thewomensagendathatwillbetheoutputofthisworkshop.Thisworkshopaimstofirst, look at models of genderresponsive governance, and second, identify policy recommendationsthatwilladvocategenderingoodgovernance.Thenextchallengewillbe pushingthisagendaforpolicyadoptioninthelegislativeandexecutivebranch,especiallyat thelocallevel.
Forumparticipantscomefromthedifferentregions
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This forum is also an opportunity to launch the book and video documentary on gender responsiveandresultsorientedbudgetingprojectofWANDandUNIFEM.Thesematerials documentthewealthofexperiences,notnecessarilybestpracticesyetoftheninepartner LGUs,whichdidtheirbestinunderstandingtheconceptofGRRBandmainstreaminggender inlocalgovernance. Ms. Patricia Melizza Ruivivar of Davao City shared that Davao City has been pioneering gender advocacy since the Martial Law days. The period from 19861996 is called women in development which consisted mainly of grassroots organizing, and eventually paved the way for the enactmentofthecitysWomeninDevelopmentCode in1997.Mainstreamingthegenderagendawasdone during 19972002, and the city sought the institutionalization of gender mainstreaming in 2003 2005. This is also the period of nationwide recognitionforDavaosefforts.Atpresent,DavaoCity isworkingtowardssustainingtheinitiativesandgains, andbenchmarking.Assuch,DavaoCityleadsgender mainstreaming in several areas such as provision of comprehensive support to VAW victims (medical Ms.DinaAnitanservesasthe assistance, free legal assistance), organizing and moderatorforthedaysactivity. engaging various stakeholders (local government units,Muslimpopulation,indigenouswomen,privatesector,media,andincludingmenor theGADFathers),settingupandsustainingmechanismsforgendermainstreamingsuch as local policies (ordinances, executive orders), budgets for gender, LGBT desk, women friendlyjails,tonameafew.OneofthekeylessonstobegainedfromDavaoCityisthat they were able to capitalize on the strong image of the local chief executive to push for gendermainstreaming. The Malaybalay City experience shared by Mayor Florencio Flores showed gender disaggregatedinformationdowntothehouseholdandindividuallevel.Thiscanbeusedasa tooltomakelocalgovernmentsprogramsgenuinelyresponsive,transparentandeffective, especially for women and children. The Malaybalay Integrated Survey System (MISS) manages the information database of its constituents on health and education, disaggregated by barangay, age, sector, and sex. Integrating data on violence against womenisbeingcurrentlyundertaken.Withjustoneclick,rawdataisprocessedintouseful
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informationthatenablethesocialandhumandevelopmentservicestoberesponsivetothe realneedsandcontextoftheconstituents. Economicempowermentthroughsustainablefarmingsystemsispossible,asshownbythe experience shared by Mayor Irenea Hitgano of Trento, Agusan del Sur. Through the programOrganicBiodynamicFarming,womenandfarmerswereabletoreducethecostof agricultural production and increase their income, while also ensuring positive environmental and health impacts. In addition to these benefits, project sustainability is underscoredbythecurrentlocalgovernmentsinitiativetoupscaleitsoperations,linkwith marketsandinstitutions,andpromotetheirexperiencetootherLGUs.Agenderanalysisof theprojectwasrecommended. There is money in trash, this is the lesson imparted by the experience of Barangay Luz, CebuCitypresentedbyMs.TeresaFernandez.TheresidentsinbarangayLuzwereresettled thereafterabigfire.Lackinginsocialservices,thecommunityinitiallymobilizedtohave accesstohealthservices,whichspurredtheKuartasaBasuraprojectthataimedtoimprove thequalityoflifeoftheresidentsthroughabalancedecologyandsustainablecommunity development participated by the different stakeholders. The strategy centers on waste segregationandrecycling,whichhasreapedmorethanP3millioninsavingsgeneratedfora total of 500 families, including employment from livelihood production and provision of communityservices,asidefromlaudablesocialandenvironmentalimpactsgained.Keyto this strategy is the collaboration with private institutions, particularly the Cebu Business Park/Ayala Center for waste collection. Women and children play a key role in the collection,segregationandrecyclingofthewasteintomarketableitems. Ms. Luz LopezRodriguez of UNIFEM recognizes the important contribution of these initiativestoforwardgendermainstreamingatthelocallevel.Sheremarksthatthelinkages between gender and the various development concerns should be wellentrenched, in politics,livelihoodandentrepreneurialdevelopment,environmentalliteracy,andeconomic security.Thesetransformationsshouldbeinthedifferentarenasinthehome,inpolicy making and implementation. Gender disaggregation and analysis should also take into considerationdiversityanalysis,i.e.,sex,age,class,ethnicity,ability,andsexualorientation. Giventheunevenpowerrelation,sheemphasizesthatpowerrelationsshouldmovefrom PowerOvertoTransformativePower(powerwith,powertoandpowerwithin).Concretely, sherecommends: Sharpening of collective power to confront, engage and negotiate exclusionary and delegitimizingactionsofcertaingroups/individuals
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Calibrate responses according to the depth and intensity of exclusion and delegitimization Sustain and scale up actions (e.g. gender analysis of the region, not just at the provinciallevel;updatingofinformationsystembasedontherightsbasedapproach, regular functioning of established systems/mechanisms such as the semestral GAD WatchinDavaoCity) Collect local experiences to highlight local actions and push national agencies to respondaccordingly Promotionofevidencebasedadvocacy Ms. Emmeline Verzosa of the Philippine Commission on Women explained the salient provisions of the Magna Carta of Women. Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a landmark legislative victory for the Filipino women. It enshrines principles of human rights as womens rights and defines discrimination against women and identifies rights. Magna Carta stemmed from CEDAW, but captures all the international documents that the government has signed on women. It institutionalizes the gender budget and gender mainstreamingasastrategyforgenderequality.Furthermore,thelawelevatestheroleof PCWinnationaldecisionmaking. TheImplementingRulesandRegulationsofthelawisbeingdraftedthroughaconsultative process. Atty. Gettie Sandoval presents the areas for further action towards the implementation of the MCW: completion of the rules and regulations to implement RA 9710,capabilitybuilding(especiallyingender,humanrightsandpeace)forimplementersof the law, reorganization of the PCW and the role of the CHR as an authority on gender complaintsandinvestigations,andcontributionofwomensgroupsinitsimplementation. In his concluding remarks, Dr. Dorotan of Galing Pook acknowledged the contributions of women and men in this endeavor. Dr. Dorotan further underscored that doing good governanceisnotonlyaboutthegovernorsandmayors,buttheparticipationofthepeople, especiallythewomen.ThisistheessenceofGalingPookssloganwhichalsoservesasits criteria: innovation, participation, results, sustainability. Innovation is about doing things differently. Ms. Joanne Barriga of FES congratulates WAND for going to the communities whereitmatters.Ms.JuneRodriguezenjoinseveryonetocontinueworkingwithwomen, especially the vulnerable sectors, the farmers, fishers, workers, indigenous women, Moro women,andthecountry.
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Forum Concept
Despitethecontinuingcontroversiesinthegovernment,theeconomicintricaciesthatpose as barriers to economic growth, and the development challenges brought about by the environmental trend forecasted to last for generations, there are LGUs who keep making good,findingandcreatingopportunitieswiththeavailableresourcesattheirdisposal.These are the LGUs that the Galing Pook Foundation searches for and recognizes annually. They providewealthofpracticalinsights,strategiesandinnovativesolutionstoaddressconcerns on gender and development, local economy, health of the people, environmental degradation and declining agricultural conditions largely wrought over time by unsustainablehumanpractices. GalingPookintendstomaketheexamplesfromoutstandinglocalgovernmentsgetthrough to more LGUs and to all communities in the country. The Kababaihan sa Tunay na Kaunlaran!Policy Forum on Gender in Good Governance, one of the Foundations forums onstrategicpolicyformulationsfrombestlocalgovernancepractices,isajointundertaking oftheWomensActionNetworkforDevelopmentandtheGalingPookFoundationthatwill bring together credible LGU executives and managers and CSO leaders who succeeded in promoting an integrative, participatory and action oriented approaches to promote womens rights and their role in genuine development. These champions of good governancebringwiththemimportantlessons,aswellas,policyproposalsforthenational leadership on important development themes most specifically on gender and development.
Forum Objectives
TheKababaihansaTunaynaKaunlaran!Forumaimsto: Bring together credible LGU executives and managers and CSO leaders who are championsofgoodgovernancewiththeirimportantlessonsaswellaspolicyproposals forthenationalleadershipongenderanddevelopment; PresentanddiscussLGUandCSObestpracticesinpromotingwomensrightsandtheir roleingenuinedevelopment,howthesepracticescanbemorebroadlyadoptedbyLGUs andcommunitieswheneverappropriate,andpromotedatthenationallevel;and Exploreandnarrowdownurgentpolicyrecommendationsfromexpertsandlocalchief executives and managers in view of promoting womens rights and gender responsive governance. _________________________________________________________________________7
Forum Format
Theonedayforumwashighlightedbythesharingofexperiencesinmainstreaminggender bythelocalgovernmentsofDavaoCity,MalaybalayCity,MunicipalityofTrentoinAgusan delSur,andBarangayLuzofCebuCity.Anopenforumfollowedthepresentations.Policy recommendationsforadvocatinggenderingoodgovernancewasalsoprovided.Ms.Dina AnitanofPILIPINACDOfacilitatedthedaysactivities. The afternoon session focused on the Magna Carta of Women and the formulation of its ImplementingRulesandRegulations.AbriefdiscussionofissuesfollowedduringtheOpen Forum. The afternoon also provided an inspiration with the launching of the book and video on genderresponsive and resultsoriented budgeting experiences of the WANDUNIFEM partnersinvariousprovincesandlocalities.Theagendafortheforumwascappedwiththe awardingofcertificatesofrecognitiontotheWANDUNIFEMpartnersfortheGRRBprojects aswellasclosingremarksfromtheorganizersoftheforum.
Opening Ceremonies
TheforumwasformallystartedwithanecumenicalprayerledbyMs.MelbourgaCorregidor and Ms. Norkie Mohamad (AMDF). Ms. Melbourga enjoined everyone to sing The More WeGetTogether,whichwassunginEnglishandCebuano. Mr.LorenzoUbaldeofGalingPookrecognizedparticipantsinattendance:SouthMindanao, Central Mindanao, North Mindanao, Eastern and Central Visayas, Western Visayas, North Luzon,SouthLuzon,andtheNationalCapitalRegion.
Welcome Remarks
Mr.Coscolluelaexpressedappreciationforthepresenceoftheparticipants,presentersand sponsorsoftheworkshop,andtheoverwhelmingpresenceofwomen,whichhewouldwant to see more of, in governance. He shared his difficult experience in fielding women candidates.Hementionedthathewasabletoconvinceawomantorunandshewonas MemberoftheProvincialBoardandlaterservedoneterminCongress.Herecognizesthe challenge to have more women in the local governments all over the country; and _________________________________________________________________________8
acknowledgestheinspirationbeingbroughtbyafewbravesoulswhodedicatetheirlives inpublicservicethroughlocalgovernance,withthehopethatwomenspresencewillhave akindofinfluenceontheresponsivenessoflocalgovernancetotheconstituentsespecially womenandchildren. HeintroducedGalingPooksgoaltosearchexamplesof goodgovernance.Hesharedanexampleofabarangay official, who was apprehensive to submit an entry to Galing Pook, and later won an award. Galing Pooks message is that there are many examples of good governance in the country but these are not being recognized, encouraged, nor replicated. By giving recognition, he hopes that other LGUs will be inspired bythegoodexamples. ThisforumisGalingPooksfourthandfinalactivityina series,thistime,focusingonwomenandgender.This isinrecognitionthatthegovernment,especiallyatthe Mr.Coscolluelashareshis locallevel,hastopayattentionandplacetheinterests personalreflectionsin of women and children in the mainstream of governanceandtheneedfor governance. This forum is expected to provide an greaterpeoplesparticipation. important input for sectoral concerns to be incorporated in local governance, in particular, the womens agenda that will be the output of this workshop. Thisworkshopaimstofirst,lookatmodelsofgenderresponsivegovernance,andsecond, identifypolicyrecommendationsthatwilladvocategenderingoodgovernance.Thenext challenge will be pushing this agenda for policy adoption in the legislative and executive branch,especiallyatthelocallevel. As a final note, he leaves as a challenge, for himself as a candidate running for office in 2010, and to the participants, to realize participatory governance, through the various mechanisms of public consultations, governance bodies or local special bodies, and in general,activeinvolvementingovernanceprocesses,becauseonlyasaparticipantcanone influenceitsoutcomes.
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Opening Address and Forum Background

Ms. Florencia Oyen Dorotan, National Chairperson of WAND, shares with pleasure that thisforumisreallyameetingofheartsandmindsamongtheorganizers.Sherecognizedthe individuals present in the forum who have strived to realize the goals of the Gender ResponsiveandResultsOrientedBudgeting(GRRBProject)initiativeofWANDthroughthe supportofUNIFEM. Thisforumisalsoanopportunitytolaunchthebookand video documentary on genderresponsive and results orientedbudgetingprojectofWANDandUNIFEM. The materials document the wealth of experiences, not necessarily best practices yet of the nine partner LGUs, which did their best in understanding the concept of GRRBandmainstreaminggenderinlocalgovernance. Ms. Dorotan notes that, women cannot remain in the sidelines anymore. She recognizes that women indeed arecandid,simplybecausetheycommunicatewhatthey think and feel, and these are important in the context of transformative leadership and governance.Itremainsachallengetobringthewomensagendanotonlyintheelectoral forumsbutmoreimportantly,itsadoptioninthelegislativeandexecutivearena.Onlythen canwomenclaimtobringinthewomensvote.
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PRESENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES
Gender Mainstreaming in Davao City

Ms. Patricia Melizza PatMe Ruivivar opens her presentation by acknowledging that the gender mainstreaming in Davao City is not because of Mayor Duterte but despite Mayor Duterte.Thisisoneoftheimportantlessonsto :244,000Has. be learned from their experience; how Mayor TotalLandArea Barangays :182 Dutertes macho image, was utilized as a force topushgendermainstreaming.DavaoCityhas CongressionalDistricts :3 received various recognition on gender 2007RegisteredVoters :736,000 mainstreaming, namely, Galing Pook Awards TradeSurplus: :over$530M 2004 Top Ten Outstanding Programs in the 2010Budget :P3.799Billion Philippines; GenderResponsive Local LocalRevenue :P1.4Billion Government Unit, Galing Pook Special Citation IRA :P2.4Billion 2004;LocalGovernmentUnitwithBestPractices Loan: :P2.8Billion onGAD,NCRFWPearlAnniversaryAwards2005; DebtServicing :P497.9Million and Outstanding VAWResponsive Local GovernmentUnit,NCRFWSearchFinalist2009. DavaoCityisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld,whichisthreetimeslargerthanMetro Manila.Basicinformationonthecityisfoundintheboxacross. Davao City has been pioneering gender advocacy. Ms. Ruivivar acknowledges the women trailblazers in Davao City, in the various fields in citys development. Davao Citys gender journey has contributed to several milestones in the countrys history. Before there was EDSA1,therewasDavaoCitysWomenAgainstMartialLawinthe1980s.Theperiodfrom 19861996 is called women in development which consisted mainly of grassroots organizing, and eventually paved the way for the enactment of the citys Women in DevelopmentCodein1997.Mainstreamingthegenderagendawasdoneduring19972002, andthecitysoughttheinstitutionalizationofgendermainstreamingin20032005.Thisis also the period of nationwide recognition for Davaos efforts. At present, Davao City is workingtowardssustainingtheinitiativesandgains,andbenchmarking. TheWomenDevelopmentCodeofDavaoCityisacomprehensiveinstrumenttomainstream gender and development (GAD) in program planning, implementation, budget allocation, monitoring and evaluation in Davao City. It is the first of its kind in the Philippines. Even _________________________________________________________________________11
before the passage of national laws like RA 9262 or the AntiVAWC Act in 2004, RA 9208 or the Anti Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, and the Magna Carta of Women, Davao City has already a local ordinance since 1997 and has been implementing comprehensivegenderprogramsatthelocallevel. Davao Citys Gender Mainstreaming Institutional Ms.Patmesharesthe Mechanismsinclude: trailblazinginitiativesofDavao Allocation of 30% of Official Development Cityandtheimportantlessons AssistancefundsforGAD learned. 6% of Davao Citys Annual Development FundforGADmainstreaming CreationoftheIntegratedGenderandDevelopmentDivision(IGDD)undertheCity MayorsOfficetobethecoordinative,regulatoryandmonitoringbodyresponsiblein theimplementationoftheCodewithregularappropriationsandplantillapersonnel Creation of the Davao City Council for Women, a federation of all 182 Barangay Councils for Women (BCW), and a mechanism to elect a womens sectoral representativeintheDavaoCityCouncil(SangguniangPanglungsod);italsoservesas anAdvisoryCounciltoIGDD Creation of the GAD Focal Persons Assembly composed of point persons in the differentdepartmentsandofficesintheLGUandNGAsbasedinDavaoCity Creation of the following multisectoral and multidisciplinary coordinative and advisorybodieschairedbynolessthantheCityMayor: o DavaoCityCouncilonGenderBasedViolence o DavaoCityInterAgencyCouncilAgainstTrafficking o Monitoring Board on Violence in Media (media is now able to police their own ranks) Creation of the Office of the Special Counsel on Violence Against Women (OSC VAW), the first of its kind in the country, composed of five citypaid lawyers who provide legal services to indigent VAW victims and assist in the prosecution of RICAVAWcasesinthecity EstablishmentofonestopshopWomenCrisisCentertocomprehensivelyrespondto VAWvictimsandtheirchildren;thecityemploysfiveattorneystoprovidefreelegal assistancetogenderviolencevictims EstablishmentofWomenandChildrenProtectionUnitattheDavaoMedicalCenter to handle medical emergencies of women victims of rape, incest, trafficking, and domesticviolence,separatefromthehospitalsmorepublicEmergencyRoom _________________________________________________________________________12
TheCitysGenderMainstreamingAdvocacyProgramscoverthevariousareasof: Womensrights Reproductivehealth Climatechange Socialentrepreneurship Transformativejustice Womenssummit DavaoCitysinnovativeprogramsinclude: Childmindingcenter Motherandbabyfriendlyplacesinbothpublicandprivateinstitutions LGBTDeskatthecityhall,afirstinthecountry Womenfriendly jails, where children can visit their mothers in a nontraumatizing environment Mens involvement through the GAD Fathers or mens responsibilities in gender anddevelopment(MRGAD)andEndDomesticViolencecampaign AffirmativeactiononIndigenousWomenLeadershipwhereindigenouswomenserve as deputy mayors in their respective towns, with their own budget and responsibilities(DavaoCityiscomposedof10tribes,Islamizedandlumad) Engaging Islamic communities by setting up madrasas (which integrates gender awareness,diversityandtoleranceintheteachingcurriculum) Transformingbeautycontestsbycelebratingdiversity,showcasingwomenspower andwit(notwomensbodies) WOMYNETcriticalcollaborationbetweenGOsandNGOs AddressinggenderinequalityinthelocaleconomythroughtheMagnegosyoTaDay program Ms. Ruivivar shared that the city provided assistance to a Muslim woman who suffered violencefromherhusband,andwhowasgranteddivorcebytheShariacourt.Thecityis composed of 5% Muslim population. The Muslim laws do not normally grant divorce initiatedbyawoman.
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MISS: A Platform for Gender Responsive Governance in Malaybalay City1

MayorFlorencioBoyFloresacknowledgesthatitishisfirsttimetobespeakingbeforea group composed almost entirely of women. He shares the Malaybalay Integrated Survey System(MISS)asatoolforgenderresponsivegovernance. When the city government of Malaybalay conceptualized the MISS in the last quarter of 2007,itwasintendedtounderstandtherealcontextofthecitysconstituentssothatthe localgovernmentsprogramsaregenuinelyresponsive,transparentandeffective.Thegoal istopromotequalityoflifeandaddressinequitiesespeciallyamongchildrenandwomen. The MISS manages the information database of its constituents, consisting of population distribution per barangay, by age group and by sex including household population and averagenumberofhouseholdsforaparticularbarangay(village). In a digital map shown of Barangay Mapayag, residential structures down to purok level are represented by different colors based on their purok location. GPS or global position points were established. Clicking on the icon representing a residentialstructurewillshowthehouseholdhead andthefamilymembersofthehousehold.Aphoto documentation on the household is embedded in thesystem. Prior to MISS, the local government realized that the city was datarich but informationpoor. With MISS, raw data is processed into useful information, for example, to enable the social and human development services to be responsive to the real needs and context of the constituents. MayorBoyFloresexpressedthat priortoMISS,MalaybalayCitywas Throughthesystem,oneclickgivesinformationon thepopulationwithouthealthinsuranceinagiven datarichbutinformationpoor. survey period, and in another, the number of marriedwomenofreproductiveagenotusingand not interested in using any family planning method and relevant data on other family
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planningpreferences.Thisinformationhelpsthemidwivesandbarangayhealthworkersin providing valuable health education that will guide women in choosing the correct family planningmethod.Inanotherexample,dataonsmoking(bybarangay,ageandsex)andthe reasonsfor smoking,providesinvaluableinputtothehealthprogrammingandbudgeting, especially that the number of female smokers especially those of reproductive age is of primary concern of the LGU given the potential implication of smoking to pregnancy and birthcomplications. Information is also disaggregated according to economic sectors. Such information is valuable not only for the City Health Office but for the City Agriculture Office in evolving programsandallocatingLGUbudgetsthatareresponsivetothedistinctneedsofwomen farmers not only in terms of trainings on appropriate farming technologies but also on provisionofcreditfacilities. Anotherbodyofinformationgatheredisoneducation.MayorFloresshowednotonlythe dataonnonparticipationinschoolbyageandsexinonebarangay,butalsothereasonsfor beingoutofschoolrankedaccordingtofrequencyofresponse.Thedatashowsthatthere aremorefemalestudents(63.59%)inschoolcomparedtothemalestudents(63.75%)for agegroups3to17yearsold.Inthecitedbarangay,thepopulationoffemalestudentsin tertiaryschoolingisonly35%whilemalestudentsisat65%. MISS is an empowering process. It builds the competencies of stakeholders particularly barangay officials and barangay health workers not only in survey tool enhancement, but also in enumeration, data processing and analysis. These women are barangay health workers, many of whom did not finish the elementary level but are able to learn data encodingusinganinhousedevelopedelectronicprocessingsystem.
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Teknolohiyang Maka-kalikasan, Susi Laban sa Kahirapan: The Organic and Bio-Dynamic Farming Technology of Trento, Agusan del Sur
TotalLandArea :244,000Has. MayorIreneaHitganosharesthattheprojectwas Region :Caraga startedinJuly1,2005,intendedtobenefit1,250 Province :AgusandelSur farmers, 1,000 women and 263 preschool and CongressionalDistrict :LoneDistrictof elementarystudents.Thetotalbudgetin2005is AgusandelSur P5 million, 2006, P2.2 million in 2006, P2.7 LandArea :80,982hectares million in 2008, and P2 million in 2009. This AgriculturalArea includes the World Bank Community Based Rice :3,255hectares Resource Management Project support fund in (irrigated) 2005 amounting to P3.3 million. Local Corn :1,849hectares government funding was taken from the Local No.ofBarangays :16 DevelopmentFundandtheGeneralFund. Population :46,247 No.ofHouseholds :9,249 The project was a response to the issues that Ave.HouseholdSize :5 wereidentifiedbothbythelocalfarmersandthe Ave.PopulationDensity :57personsper municipalgovernment: squarekilometer Povertybroughtaboutbyhighproductioncostcoupledwithlowproductivity; Overdependenceonexpensivesyntheticfertilizersandpesticides; Decreasingsoilproductivityasaresultofcontinueduseofsyntheticfertilizers; Healthrisksfromtheuseofcommercialpesticides; Susceptibilityofcropstovariouspestsanddiseases;and, Insufficientpostharvestfacilities. Through the program, the local government sets its sight on achieving the following objectives: Minimizethecostoffarminputs Increaseagriculturalproductivity Increasetheincomeofthefarmers Promotetheuseofhealthandenvironmentfriendlyfarmingtechnology Instillamongthefarmingcommunitiesthevalueofselfreliance _________________________________________________________________________16
To realize these program objectives, the local government methodically implemented the followingstrategies: Organizationofawomensgrouptohelpadvocatetheprogram Diversificationoffarmproducts Productionoforganicfarminputs Networkingwithkeyorganizationsforknowledgesharingandfurtherenhancement Since its inception in 2005, the program has resulted to social, economic, environmental, andevenpoliticalgains.Thesocialimpactsincludepeopleempowerment,specificallythe women,farmersgroups,andtheyouth,aswellassocialinclusionandselfreliance. Withintwoyears,thePinagbuklodLakasKababaihanngTrento(PLAKAT),alocalwomens organization, is now the local governments partner in the production of Trento Organic Products(TOPs)suchasorganicfertilizers(basalandfoliar),organicpesticides,insecticides andherbicides.Itisalsoapartnerintheorganicswinedispersal.Womenhavebeentaking theleadintheimplementationandpromotionoftheprogram.Theorganicfertilizersand pesticides production is organized into 20 clusters and women are the ones primarily involved. The 2,100membership of the organization also provides mortuary assistance to its members. In the event of death of a members kin, each member contributes P10. The organizationhasgivenatotalofPhP3millionassistancetoseniorcitizensandrelativesof PLAKATmembers. Intermsofeconomicimpact,theexperiencehasshownthefollowing: Thebeneficiariesclaimareductionofproductioncostwhichtranslatestoincreasein income for their farming households, the uplift of the socioeconomic condition of farmerrecipients, and the overall agricultural productivity for the Municipality of Trento. There has been an overwhelming increase of the municipalitys Real PropertyTaxCollectionfromPhP5,279,654.11inCY2007toPhP8,079,657.89inCY 2008. The comparative cost and return analysis of organic riceduck farming versus the conventional (synthetic) rice farming technology for a one hectare area (for 2 croppings) shows that there is a substantial difference in the labor, material, harvestingandmillingcosts.Thetotalproductioncostfortheorganicandsynthetic rice faming technologies is PhP29,192.50 and PhP43,734.00, respectively. In the samecroppingcycles,totalincomefromriceproductionandduckeggproductionis _________________________________________________________________________17
PhP138,405.00. Conventional production without duck egg production is PhP68,532.00. A comparison of the production cost for organic and commercial feeds for hog raisingshowsthatthetotalnetincomefororganicfedhogsisPhP12,548.00,while forcommerciallyfedhogsisPhP1,856.00.
In the coming years the Municipality of Trento, through the program,is gearing up for its campaignforrecognitionastheOrganicFarmingCapitalofAgusandelSurandintheentire region of CARAGA as it aims to supply the region with affordable organic farm inputs and products. Meanwhile,thehealthandenvironmentalimpactsinclude: Betterconditionofsoil Preventionofgroundwatercontaminationduetochemicalpesticidesandsynthetic fertilizers Ecologicalbalance,proofofwhichisthereturnoffriendlyinsectsthatfeedonpests, therebyreducingtheneedforpesticides Noriskofpoisoningfromchemicalfarminputs Theprojectwasfacilitatedbypoliticallinkages,throughtheincreasedparticipationoflocal and elected officials to the development of the municipality, as well as strong inter governmentlinkages. Theprojectssustainabilityisunderscoredbythefollowing: Attheonset,theprojectwasconceptualizedbothbythelocalgovernmentandthe local farmers. The local womens group PLAKAT, is actively involved in all processes, from advocacy to the production of organic farm inputs to managing demonstrationfarms.Thesenseofownershipisquiteevident. Havingexperiencedthebenefitsoforganicfarming,itisveryunlikelythatthelocal farmerswouldreverttotheiroldwaysofusingsyntheticfarminputs,whichisthe veryrootoftheirmisery. There now exists a huge market for agricultural products grown via organic technology;therisksassociatedwiththeuseoftoxicfertilizersandpesticideshave been eradicated; the soil has regained its nutrients; the threat to groundwater _________________________________________________________________________18
contamination has been diminished; and income of the farmers has significantly increased. The creation of PLAKAT safeguards the program from the threat of being shelved afterthenextlocalelections,especiallysincesupportingresolutionsfromthecouncil areinplacetorecognizePLAKATandtheorganicfarmingtechnology. The production of organic farm inputs have proven to be profitable for the local womens group, the group that plans for mass production and marketing to surroundingtownsandprovinces. Against the rising costs of commercial fertilizers, pesticides, feeds, and other farm inputs,thereisnootherwayforthelocalagriculturalsectortosurviveandflourish withoutpursuingorganicfarming. WiththeMunicipalitywinningseveralawardsinagriculturaldevelopment,andbeing a pioneer in the field in the CARAGA region, the opportunity for development is endless. The Provincial Government and the League of Municipalities have expressed their support to scale up the program, recognizing its role in combating poverty, protectingtheenvironmentandpublichealth,aswellaspromotinggenuinepeoples participation. Asoneofthepioneersoftheprogram,theMunicipalitywillbemorethanwillingto share its experiences with other municipalities by supporting peertopeer training and seminars such as those conducted by national government agencies like the Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines. Simply put, the program will respond to the biggest challenges of good local governmentpracticeswhicharesustainabilityandreplicability.Wewillnotturnour backsontheprogramthatwehaveworkedonsohardtodevelop,andwewillnot turn our backs on the other LGUs that will need our help. We have established a goodfacilitytoshareourknowledgeandexperiencestothosewhoareinterestedto learnourcraft.
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To conclude her presentation, Mayor Hitgano shared her thoughts on the stages of the financiallifeofanindividual: At 2035 years old, economic gain comes from hard work, for example, a woman worksasateacher Atage3545,shemusthavebuiltup20%ofherassets Atage4560,herassetaccumulationshouldhavereached60% Andat60yearsold,sheshouldberetiringandenjoyingherlife,suchastravelling. To do this, one has to know the difference between needs and wants. Her needs include PhilHealthandSSScontributionsforhersecurityonhersenioryears.
Participation in Environmental and Responsive Governance

Ms. Teresa Fernandez presented the experience in behalf of Hon. Nida C. Cabrera, Chairperson,BarangayLuz,CebuCity. BarangayLuzisaresettledcommunity.In1956,abigfireleftthousandsofpeoplehomeless along Jones Avenue in Cebu City. With PhP100 thousand donation from President Magsaysay,thenMayorSergioOsmenahadseveralbuildingsconstructedalongArchbishop ReyesAvenuetoserveastemporaryhousingandclassroomsforthefirevictims.Thearea, BarrioLuz(afterPres.MagsaysayswifeLuz)grewintoadenselypopulatedbarangay.Land tenureisstillanunresolvedproblem. Thedeliveryofbasicserviceshasbeenaresultofthecommunitysadvocacyandlobbying. Thisincludes: Regularmonthlyweighingtomonitorthehealthofthechildren Feeding program conducted in partnership with various NGOs, private companies, schools AccesstofreeandaffordablemedicinesforchildrenthroughtheBotikasaBarangay It is in this context that the community was able to develop the Kuarta sa Basura project that started in 2002. The project was initiated by then barangay councilor Nida Cabrera. Generally, the program aimed to improve the quality of life of the residents through a _________________________________________________________________________20
Kuarta Sa Basura ++: Harnessing Multi- Stakeholders
balanced ecology and sustainable community development participated by the different stakeholders.Specifically,itaimsto: Develop awareness among the constituents on the issues of environment, waste management and related laws; be responsible for their waste and keep the environmentcleanandhealthy. Enable constituents to earn money through recycling, composting and related activitiesandimprovetheiraccesstoresourcesandqualityoflife; Enable the barangay to reduce by 25% the waste delivered and help extend the lifespanofthecitylandfill;and, For the different stakeholders to assume their own roles in waste management at their own sitios, agencies and organizations at different levels to ensure participatoryeffortinachievingamorebalancedecologyanddevelopment. Thestrategiesemployedare: Massiveawarenessraisingthroughhousetohousevisitation Community associations meetings that include topics on waste segregation, City OrdinanceNo.1361andRepublicAct9003 Policysupporttointegratetheenvironmentandwastemanagementconcernsinthe Barangay Development Plan vision, mission and goals as well as programs and budget.Thefollowingbarangayordinanceswerepassed: o ResolutionNo.1170:ResolutionfortheAdoptionofR.A.9003,knownasthe Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 which provides for an Ecological Solid Waste Management Program in the barangay and enables topromotetheKSBPasoneofthemechanismsinsolidwastereduction o Resolution No. 11 71: Resolution Approving the Adoption of Cebu City Ordinance1361toensureandmaintainpublichealth,promotecleanlinessin theentirebarangaythruthecooperationoftheresidents o Resolution No. 11128: Resolution Approving the Creation of Barangay EcologicalSolidWasteManagementCommitteeandthememberscomposing therein Themechanismsandstructureinvolve Regularizinggarbagecollectionandstrictlawenforcement Eco center that serves as the materials recovery facility, demonstration area for compostingaswellaswellness/cumbutterflygarden Income generation and savings mobilization through weekly wastebuying through the establishment of 16 Bayanihan Centers and linking with the Barangay Luz Multipurpose cooperative for the savings (cash or waste), junk shops and tapping localandforeigncontactsforrecycledproducts. _________________________________________________________________________21
Incentivestostakeholderssuchas:annualsearchforthecleanestsitio;recognition ofindividualsandbayanihancenterswhichhasthehighestnumberofkilosofwaste recycledperyear,andannualsearchformarketableproductsfromwaste;Christmas decorcontest;etc.
Another strategy is linking and setting up social infrastructures for collaboration with and among stakeholders, such as with business establishments like Ayala Center Cebu which provided market for Barangay Luz recyclable products and resulted to Tugkaran, a composting/training center that employs 21 individuals (earning P6,000/month) and another 6 more jobless family members earning PhP1500PhP3000/month. Local and internationalnetworksweretappedtomarketrecycledproducts.NGOsprovidelivelihood trainingfortheconstituents.ImprovementsofproductsfromwasteCITIEDepartment. Thepositiveresultsandimpactinclude: Awareness people have become aware of the issues affecting environment and waste management as well as the benefits to their own families, community and theirsocialrelationships.Almostallresidentssegregateatsource.Manyareinvolved in recycling and composting, and savings generated through waste recycling at differentlevelsandgroups.Withthecleanbarangay,thepeoplefeelandactwith dignity.Morewomenaredoinglivelihoodusingwaste.Morepeopleareinvolvedin composting,usingindividualcompostingbinandcondotypeofcomposting. EconomicimpactAcombinedPhP3millioninsavingsgeneratedforatotalof500 families, including employment from livelihood production and provision of communityservices. EnvironmentalimpactIncompliancewithRA9003,BarangayLuzhasreducedthe waste thrown to the city landfill (now only 28%); the rest are converted into cash throughrecycling(60%)andcomposting(10%).Thebarangayisalsoabletoextend theuseofallocatedfuelforgarbagetruckfrom14daysto30days. PublicPrivate collaboration Barangay Luz is the waste managing partner of the Cebu Business Park/Ayala Center,recycling both wet and dry waste; it was able to generate a donation of one dump truck, a space 2,800 square meter for the Tugkaran,andaccesstooccasionalexhibitofproducts. Barangay Luz became a model barangay for participatory environment managementinthecityaswellasthecountry.Ithasgainedseveralawardsandhas beeninvitedtoshareandtrainotherbarangays,communities,localgovernmentas wellasschoolsandsubdivisionswithinandoutsidethecitywantingtoreplicatethe effort. Cultural impact development of a housing program which was availed of by 26 familieswithanincomeofPhP4,000PhP7,000/month.Theoutofschoolyouthsare _________________________________________________________________________22
also undergoing review classes in preparation for jobqualifying examination. OSY numbering1,000wereemployedinpartnerbusinessestablishments.
Open Forum
Violence against women. Ms. Beth Yang expressed that it is heartening to hear LGUs making dents because in her experience, engaging some LGUs requires a lot of patience. SheinquirediftherehasbeenaresponsefromtheMalaybalayLGUontheissueofVAWC, especiallythatintheresearchtheyconducted,itwasshownthatBukidnonhasoneofthe highestVAWcasesinRegion10.DoestheMalaybalayLGUconsiderVAWasahealthissue also?Hastherebeendatageneratedinthisrespect? MayorFloresrespondedthatdataonVAWCisbeinggeneratedandwillbeincorporatedin theMISS.Currently,theLGUisworkingoutwithpolicestationsonthedataandplansareto be integrated in the survey. The Malaybalay city government has also established a temporary shelter. He expressed that he was inspired by Davaos example on the women inmatesfacilitybecausein Malaybalay the wardens are already raising concerns about the situation of women inmates. Another participant has expressed that Angeles City has looked at Davao Participantsengageinthesharingofexperiencesduringthe City as a model. Given the OpenForum. performance in institutionalizing GAD, whatisthetrendnowinDavao,intermsofallformsofVAWC(reported,triedanddecided); the number of prostituted women (is it increasing or decreasing?); and the number of prostitutedwomenwhohavegoneintoalternativeincome. According to Ms. Ruivivar, the number of reported cases is increasing, which can be attributedtohighlevelofawarenessofthelawandknowingthatthecitygovernmentwill _________________________________________________________________________23
provide support. The problem at this point with the legislative department already responsiveandtheexecutivedepartmentshowingexecutiveactionistheslowresponse fromthejudiciary.Therehavebeenmanyinstanceswhenthecaseisbeingsettledoutof court. As a response, the city governmentmade anagreement with the prosecutors that before an affidavit of desistance is accepted, the perpetrator has to undergo mandatory counseling. One of the respondents filed an appeal to the DOJ on this matter and in response,theDOJreprimandedtheprosecutorforthisaction. Therehasalsobeenareportedincreaseinthenumberofprostitutedwomenincludinggirl children,buttheycomefromneighboringtownsofDavaoCity.However,therehasbeenan increase,too,inthenumberofprostitutedwomengoingintoalternativelivelihoods.One exampleisthattheyarenowmakingkeychains,sothatinsteadofsellingtheirbodies,they are producing instead items which are being sold. Another group is establishing a restaurant because many of them have interest in cooking. But the problem still is the demandsidethathastobeaddressed. MayorFloressharedthatoneRTCjudgesharedthattherewasayoungwomanmarriedtoa tricycle driver, but this husband was very jealous so he slashed the face of his wife. But afterawhile,thewifesignedanaffidavitofdesistance.Andafewdayslater,thephysical abusestartedagain.Thejudgeswereaskingwhattheycandointhiscase. InCebuaswell,asnotedbyMs.Fernandez,therehasbeenanincreaseintheincidenceof violenceagainstwomen.Thebarangayhasconductedarapidappraisalonantitrafficking, in which the city officials affirmed that there are indeed so many cases if the various provisionsinthelawwillbeobserved. Furthermore,shesharedthattheSupremeCourtrecognizesitsownlimitations,evenwitha Trial Court Performance System in place. They acknowledge that the judges are less advancedintheunderstandingoftheantiVAWClawthanthecivilsociety.Thereisaneed formoreregulardiscussions.LihokPilipina,anNGO,iscomingupwithacenterformenso thatwhenthemenarekeptawayfromtheirhousesasaresultofaprotectionorder,they willhaveaplacetostayandbegivenpropercounselingintheprocess. The above discussion raised the need to give attention to the judiciary in the implementationoftheMagnaCartaofWomen. Womenseconomicempowerment.OnthesharingofMayorHitgano,Ms.Yangagreesthat economic empowerment is an important element in the empowerment of women, and would like to be informed if there have been studies in terms of the impact on women _________________________________________________________________________24
brought about by the additional work. While income increased, is there an effect on the genderrelationswithinthefamily? MayorHitganorepliedthatthechoiceoflivelihoodisuptothewomen,iftheywantonlyto go into riceduck project. The organic fertilizers are being done in 20 chapters. The husbandshelpinmakingtheorganicfertilizers.Thisisnotbeingdoneonaweeklongbasis andtheproductiontakesplaceduringtheplantingseason,whichhappenstwiceayear.She addedthatthewomenstillhavetimeforotherreproductiveroles.Onthisnote,Ms.Remy Rikken expressed that the question is not really about women having time for their husbands. Empowerment should also lead to a transformation of agriculture production systemssothatwomensissuesarealsoaddressed(includingmultipleburdenandviolence). She recommends a gender analysis of the Trento experience to surface these issues. Similarly,concretestepsincludingfinancialcounselingtowomenshouldbedone,because alleviationfrompovertyisnotaslinearasthefinancialstagespresented.Itshouldtakeinto considerationthat,intheexamplegiven,teachersareassetlessand,onthecontrary,are heavilyindebted. Genderin media.Ms.WinnieVenturawantedtoknowmorehowmonitoringon violence againstwomeninmediacanbedone.Ms.Ruivivarsharedthatitwaspainstakingtoinvolve media,buttheywereabletogettheparticipationofvariousrepresentativesfromprint,TV, theKBP,etc.TheDavaoCitygovernmentprovidedgendersensitivitytrainingsorGSTsand otherawarenessseminars,whichfacilitatedthedevelopmentofthemediasownguidelines andregulations.Althoughthereisnolegalbasisforbanningcertainadsandbillboards,any applicationgoestothegenderofficeforreview,andtheprivatesectorhasbeenresponsive. Citizensalsoreportiftherearebillboardswhichtheyfeelaredegradingforwomen.How thiswillbesustainedisachallengesincetheincumbentmayorisonhislastterm,butMs. Ruivivar is hoping that the practice/habit gained throughout the years will provide momentumforsustainingthesecitizensactions.
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Policy Recommendations: Advocating Gender in Good Governance

Ms. Luz LopezRodriguez, National Coordinator of UNIFEM Philippines, thanked the presentersfortheinspirationtheybring.Sherecognizesthatthecurrentsituationpresents alotofopportunities,thepassageoftheMagnaCartaofWomenandtheongoingreview ofthePhilippinePlanforGenderResponsiveDevelopment. She raises the following important points for reflection: Numbers alone is not enough to push the womens agenda in politics. The current report that the Philippines is sixth in the world in terms of gender equality is both misleading and partly true, because it relied on a limited set of indicators, and does not automatically translate in the empowerment of women. The irony is thatwhilethecountryhashadtwowomen presidents, there are still many women Ms.LuzLopezRodriguezreminds dying as a result of pregnancy and everyonethatnumbersarenot childbirth. enough. Whatshouldbetakenintoaccountishow empowerment leads to priorities in policies and budgets; how numbers result in qualitative change in consciousness about gender, and how that translates into action. The experience in Malaybalay shows the importance of evidencebased advocacyandgenderanalysis. Genderanalysisshouldnotonlybeaboutsexdisaggregateddata.Itshouldalsotake into account diversities. Discrimination, including gender, can still be filtered into severallayerssex,race,class,ethnicity,ability,sexualorientation.Baselinedata, monitoring indicators and reporting systems should be sex and sector disaggregated. Gender analysis should move into analysis of intersectional discrimination. Intersectional analysis of multiple level/s of discrimination requires a CEDAW plus strategyparticularlyindevisingaffirmativeactionsorwhatCEDAWcallstemporary _________________________________________________________________________26
specialmeasures.TheUNCEDAWCommitteeConcludingCommentspointsprecisely to this when it called attention to the plight of the most disadvantaged groups of women the rural women, urban poor women, indigenous women, and Moro womenwhoareunderrepresentedinpoliticaldecisionmaking. The presentations have also underscored the need to harness womens political powertoforgepartnershipswiththemen.ThesharingonMOVEandMRGAD/GAD Fathers is a potent arena for action, being sensitive to the fact that men too are victims of uneven power relations. They also need support to be engaged as partnersandtogetorganizedaswell. Economic empowerment is not a linear process, but rather, a story with several subplots.Therearecircumstancesthatwomenhavetocontendwithtobeableto accumulateassetsandgainempowerment,whichismissingintheanalysishaving so many children to attend to, rising rice and oil prices, climate change. It is not sufficienttoencapsulateallthesecontextsintosarilingsikapbutinsteadrequires collective support to provide services and spaces for women, i.e., for IP women to have literacy and access to education, for women candidates to be assured of reservedseatsinpoliticalparties,etc.
The linkages between gender and the various development concerns should be well entrenched in politics, livelihoods and entrepreneurial development, environmental literacy,economicsecurity.Thesetransformationsshouldbeinthedifferentarenasinthe home,inpolicymakingandimplementation. Ms.Rodriguezpresentstheschemaformainstreaminggenderingovernance: Gender mainstreaming should stream from Gender and Diversity Analysis (sex and sector disaggregated data, gender issue and equality gap, practical and strategic gender needs); it should be aware of the existence of gender biases and differentiatedrolesandopportunities(e.g.stickyfloorandglassceiling) Gendermainstreamingasanapproachshouldbefoundinthewholeprogramcycle of planning, programming and budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Resultsshouldcontributetotherealizationofhumanrights,asstandardsofpractice and as indicators of outcomes; it is not simply about employment, but decent working standards; not only about housing, but security of tenure; it is not only about granting land titles but the capacity to improve the land and livelihoods derivedfromit. _________________________________________________________________________27
Another analytical tool Ms. Rodriguez shared is the Power Matrix, which emphasizes that powerrelationsshouldmovefromPowerOvertoTransformativePower(powerwith,power to and power within). The mechanisms by which uneven power relations (power over) operatearethroughwhatisvisible(makingandenforcingrules),whatishidden(modesof exclusion and delegitimization), and what is invisible (socialization and control of information).Womenarerarelyinvolvedinpolicymakingandhavelittleinfluenceinother institutionsthatshapepolicies. Sherecommendsthefollowing: Sharpeningofcollectivepowertoconfront,engageandnegotiateexclusionaryand delegitimizingactionsofcertaingroups/individuals; Calibrate responses according to the depth and intensity of exclusion and delegitimization; Sustain and scale up actions (e.g. gender analysis of the region, not just at the provinciallevel;updatingofinformationsystembasedontherightsbasedapproach, regular functioning of established systems/mechanisms such as the semestral GAD WatchinDavaoCity); Collect local experiences to highlight local actions and push national agencies to respondaccordingly; Promote evidencebased advocacy through monitoring and documentation of complianceand/orviolationsofGADpolicesandwomenshumanrightsstandards; and ParticipateintheongoingconsultationsontheImplementingRulesandRegulations for the Magna Carta of Women and the review of the Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development (PPGD) to ensure the links between national and local policies,plansandactions.
Open forum
Violence against women. A participant from Albay inquired where to get support for a womanvictimsheiscurrentlytakingcustodyof.Ms.Rodriguezunderscorestheneedfor preventive actions which are more costeffective such as selfawareness workshops, effectiveparentingandothercreativeinformationdisseminationstrategies.Sherecognizes thelimitationsofthejusticesystemandthegeneralabsenceofenablingfundstosupport legal and counseling support to women victims. She said two cases have been already _________________________________________________________________________28
brought to the UN CEDAW Committee, which aims to make the government respond throughpolicyandotheractions. Gender and climate change. Ms. Joanne of FES inquired how LGUs are being assisted in scalingupitsprogramsinthecontextofclimatechange.Ms.Rodrigueznotesthatthereisa need to link initiatives, such as promotion of reproductive health and antiVAWC actions, encouraging participation in comprehensive land use planning; conduct of gender, environmentalandculturalanalysis.GADplanningandbudgetingshouldnotremaininthe periphery or happen in pocket areas; it should engage the mainstream: forestry, mining, fishing.
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Magna Carta of Women

Ms. Emmeline Verzosa, Executive Director of the Philippine Commission on Women, explains that Magna Carta of Women had several versions and passed through three congresses,untilfinallyithasbeensignedintolaw.Therearesixmajorchapters,butthe substanceoftherightsisfoundintwochapters.Therehavebeenproposalstomergethe two, but the lobbying of the rural women was strong so the chapter on Rights of MarginalizedWomenwasretained. The MCW is a translation of a 30year old treaty.ChapterIstatestheDeclarationof Policy, Principles of Human Rights. As a policy, the law affirms the role of women innationbuilding;ensuresthesubstantive equality of men and women; condemns discrimination; affirms womens rights as human rights; and provides for the intensification of efforts to recognize, respect, protect, fulfill and promote womens rights and freedom, especially marginalized women. Normally, an IRR is Ms.EmmelineVerzosaexplainsthesalient given 3 months to be formulated, but the featuresoftheMagnaCartaofWomen. law extended the period to six months so that broader consultations can take place withthedifferentstakeholders. Chapter II contains the definition of terms. It adopts the CEDAW definition of discrimination. The definition of gender has been removed because the proposal of the Church has made the concept more vague so at the end of the day, it was best not to includeit. The thirdchapter defines the Duties related to the rights of women, inwhich the State is recognizedastheprimarydutybearer. TherightsofwomenareoutlinedinChapterIVandV.Variousprovisionsrelatetotheright toprotectionfromviolenceincludingthosecommittedbythestate.Amongtheprovisions istheincrementalincreaseto50%ofwomenoccupyingwomendesksandunitsproviding services to women victims of genderrelated offenses. Also relevant nowadays is the protectionandsecurityinsituationsofarmedconflictandmilitarization,withthemassacre _________________________________________________________________________30
in Maguindanao and the recent spate of electionrelated violence. A section also states womens right to protection and security in times of disaster, calamities, and other crisis situationsinallphasesofrelief,recovery,rehabilitationandconstructionefforts,including theprotectionfromsexualexploitation. Variousindicatorsonwomensrighttoparticipationandrepresentationarealsoincludedin thelaw,suchas5050genderbalanceespeciallyinthethirdlevelcivilservicewithin5years, andwomenshouldcompriseatleast40%ofthedevelopmentcouncilsandplanningbodies. In the legal front, women should enjoy equal treatment, requiring the review and if necessary,toamendorrepealoflawsthatarediscriminatorytowomenwithinthreeyears from the effectivity of the MCW. This year, only the MCW is passed when there are still other pending laws, the AntiProstitution bill, the Magna Carta of Women in the Informal Sectors,theKasambahayLaw,revisionoftheFamilyCode. The enumeration of rights cover other areas of womens rights, including education, participationinsportsandrecreation,media,militaryandpolice,health,employmentand leave benefits, access to livelihood, credit, capital, technology, and representation in governance. The MCW also empowers the machinery on women (renaming the NCRFW into the PhilippineCommissiononWomen)byprovidingpolicymakingauthorityandnotjustpolicy recommendation. Thelawalsoprovidesforpenaltiesaswellasdevelopmentofincentivestopromotegender mainstreamingasastrategy.
Moving the Magna Carta Forward

MariaCleofeGettieC.Sandovalemphasizedthatthelaw,evenwithouttheImplementing RulesandRegulations(IRR),iseffective.Itcanbeusedtoclaimtherightsembodiedtherein. TheprocessofdraftingtheIRRisorganizedintothematicclusters,theoutputofwhichisthe first draft that will be subject to consultations. The consultations will then produce the seconddrafttobereviewedbyaTechnicalDraftingCommitteeandforwardedtothePCW Board for review and approval as the final document. In as much as the MCW was developedthroughparticipatoryprocesses,thentheIRRshouldalsobe. _________________________________________________________________________31
MagnaCartaofWomen(MCW)isalandmarklegislativevictoryfortheFilipinowomen.It enshrines principles of human rights as womens rights and defines discrimination against women and identifies rights. Magna Carta stemmed from CEDAW, but captures all the internationaldocumentsthatthegovernmenthassignedonwomen.Itinstitutionalizesthe genderbudget,andgendermainstreamingasastrategyforgenderequality.Furthermore, thelawelevatestheroleofPCWinnationaldecisionmaking. Likemostotherwomenslaws,it takes on the average of nine years to be passed. It is thereforeachallengethatinone oftheprovisions,atimeframeof three years was given for the review and revision of other genderdiscriminatorylaws. Thislawservestwopurposes:(1) as a framework for other laws, (e.g. review of other laws), and Atty.GettieSandovalexplainsthattheMCWservesas (2) being a source of rights that aframeworkforotherlawstobereviewedandpassed is already executory, with or andasasourceofrights. withouttheIRR. MovingforwardwiththeMCW,thefollowingareareastoworkon: CompletionoftherulesandregulationstoimplementRA9710thatshouldinclude: o Roles and responsibilities, including areas of coordination, of different units taskedtoimplementthelaw,i.e.,nationalagencies,localgovernmentunits andprivateinstitutions o Proceduresinavailingofrights,benefitsorentitlements o System of monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the various stages of implementation o Timeframeintheaccomplishmentoftargets o Indicationofareasinthelawthatneedfurtheraction Capabilitybuilding(especiallyingender,humanandpeace)fortheimplementersof thelaw ReorganizationofthePCWandtheroleoftheCHRasGenderOmbud Contributionofwomensgroupsintheimplementationofthelaw _________________________________________________________________________32
Thelawhardlymentionsagenciesandbodiesthatshouldimplementit.Therewasaversion inthepastthatidentifiestheseagencies,butitbecamerepetitious.Attheendoftheday, whatisneedediscoordinationandcollaborationamongtheagencies. InpreviousdiscourseonHR,thestateisthesoledutybearer.MCWrecognizesthatprivate institutionsandindividualsarealsodutybearers.WhattheIRRneedstodefineiswhoisthe State.Forexample,inestablishingthewomensdeskinallbarangays,itisnotonlytheLGUs that should be involved, but also the DILG. It is not only about a material desk, but the strengtheningofaunit/aprogram.InformulatingtheIRR,theimplementingactionsforthis particular section entails several actions. But although the IRR cannot exhaust all the details,itshouldprovideageneralguidanceonspecificstepsthatshouldbeundertaken. Issuesthatarebeingraisedinestablishingtheseguidelinesincludeproceduresinavailment of rights, benefits or entitlements. For example on the provision for maternity leaves, framersoftheIRRshouldconsiderifthecoverageincludesallgynecologicaloperations,the stepstoavailofthesebenefits,andsoon. A challenge in implementing the MCW is on balancing respect for customary rights and keepingwiththeminimumstandardsofhumanrights. Therealsohastobe sensitivity to certaincontexts,forexample,theCodeofMuslimandPersonalLawsisaresultofapeace process,butitcontainssomegenderdiscriminatoryprovisions.Intheconsultationwiththe Muslim women, it was agreed that they will be responsible for increasing awareness on genderatthecommunitylevel,andthroughthatprocess,workoutamendmentsfollowing theirculturallyacceptableprocess. Atty.Sandovalalsonotesthattheabsenceofthedefinitionofgenderinthelaw,isaresult ofstalematenegotiationswithsomesectors.TheIRRcannotprovidethisdefinitionbecause anyIRRcannotprovideforwhatisnotcontainedintheoriginallawitderivesitsmandate from. In this context, the challenge is for the development sector to provide that perspectiveincapacitybuilding. OnthereorganizationofNCRFWintoPCW,Atty.SandovalnotesthatitrequiresPCWtobe more systematic and scientific in its process. It needs to analyze whether the old organization has been effective in its mandate and that the culture being brought to the new organization is responsive to the needs of the constituents and the law. It cannot simplybeatranspositionoftheoldstructureandadditionofnewstaffing.
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Open Forum
DuringtheOpenForum,thefollowingissueswereclarified: Thepenaltiesincludedinthelawfollowstheapplicableadministrativeandcriminal remedies.Itwillnotbeconsideredasforumshoppingifbothtypesofcasesarefiled incourt. Theintentonsectiononparticipationandrepresentationistoputmorewomenin decisionmaking in areas that relate to womens concerns. There is no affirmative actionnecessaryifthecaseiswherewomenoutnumberthemen. TheMCWprovidesforadditionalleavebenefitstowomen.Thisonlyappliestothe employedwomenanddoesnotincludetheinformalsector. Thelawdoesnotcovermattersrelatingtodeterminationofpay;however,partof theIRRcanrequirestateagenciestoreviewtheirdiscriminatorypolicies,theinternal bureaucracyandhowitaffectstheirconstituencies,includingdiscriminationinpay. Advocacies can be directed towards specific agencies to include effective Administrative Orders into the IRR. For example, the DARAO on titling for women wasintegratedintheIRRonthisprovision. TheDOHrecentlyissuedapolicythatpreventsdeliverybytrainedbirthattendants (TBAs), as a response to the study that more maternal deaths occur among births attended by them. However, this raised a concern for women because the DOH servicesarelimited,especiallyinfarflungareas.ThespiritoftheMCWprovisionon health is that all women needing health care should be provided with such; any policydeprivingwomenofthatrightshouldgivewaytotheMCW.Itisnotonlythe letterofthelawthatshouldbeconsidered,butthespiritofthelaw. ThecaseofCityofManilasordinancethateffectivelyrejectstheprovisionofhealth caretowomenwhohavebeenknowntouseartificialcontraceptionisbeingtaken upwiththeUNCEDAWCommittee.
There is also an ongoing process formulating a National Action Plan for the protection of womeninarmedconflict/participationinpeaceprocess,inrelationtoUNResolution1325. Similarly,aNationalFrameworkforDisasterMitigationisalsobeingdone.ThePCWshould makesurethattheseplansshouldbeconsistentwiththeMCW,initiatedbyLikhaan. _________________________________________________________________________34
WAND-UNIFEM GRRB Book Launching and Video Presentation

Ms.KarenTanadaintroducedthebookandvideoshownas a celebration of successes from the experience in promoting GRRB as an effective strategy to mainstream gender in LGUs. The documented experiences show the seriousness of partner LGUs in implementing and mainstreaming gender in their programs, and that producesresults. After the video showing and an introduction of the book, Ms. Oyen Dorotan thanked the partners, the LGUs, the WAND sisters and the partner agencies. The following Ms.KarenTanada were given certificates of recognition, and who, in turn, introducedthebookand gave brief messages that expressed their appreciation to videoonGender WANDUNIFEM and their NGO counterparts at the local ResponsiveResults level. OrientedBudgeting. MunicipalMayorAldenAvestruz,Barugo,Leyte MunicipalMayorPabloCuyahon,Hungduan,Ifugao Mr.AllanRonolo,CityPlanningandDevelopmentOfficer,MalaybalayCity Ms.ElizabethYang,NationalCoordinator,PilipinaNational Ms.MarylouCaharian,ViceChairperson,WANDDavaoCity Ms.CeliaFlorandMs.MarieJuneCastro,DAWN,BacolodCity Ms.LaureenDumaguing,ExecutiveDirector,WELFARE,Leyte Ms.PaulineNayra,ExecutiveDirector,RUNGGIYAN,Leyte Mr.JohannedelaRosa,Coordinator,CADENET,NagaCity Ms.DinaAnitan,Coordinator,PILIPINACDO Ms.MarianFerreras,Representative,LIKASSorsogon _________________________________________________________________________35
Closing Ceremonies
Dr.Dorotanexpressedhisappreciationandcongratulatoryremarkstothewomeninpolitics and governance present during the forum. He contradicted the traditional politics dictum thatwhatisneededtowinanelectionarethree3Gsguns,goonsandgold.Instead,he saidthatgoodgovernanceentails5Gsgoodplatform,grassrootssupport,goodwill,guts andgirls.Lookingatthevotingprofile,womenoutnumberthemenwhoactuallygooutto vote. Dr.DorotanmentionedthatGalingPookhasbeenadvocatinggoodgovernance.Doinggood governanceisnotonlyaboutthegovernorsandmayors,buttheparticipationofthepeople. This is the essence of Galing Pooks slogan which also serves as its criteria: innovation, participation, results, sustainability. Innovation is about doing things differently. Results, canbeseenfromGRRB,isnotonlyabouthowmuchbudgetwasallocated,butaboutthe impact,andhowthesearesustained. Ms.JoanneBarrigarepresentedMr.MirkoHerbergofFES.Shesaidshewasimpressedat the commitment of all the participants in the workshop. She shared the life story of Friedrich Ebert, who came from a poor family and later joined the local government and madechangesinthewayitisrun.BeforeEbertdiedpriortoWorldWarI,Mr.Ebertsawthe needforinternationaldialogue,whichisthemissionofFES. Ms.BarrigasharedthatforFES,democracyisnotsweepingorunitaryinform;whatFESis workingtowardsisademocracythatisempowering,inclusiveandparticipatory.Thisisthe reason why FES works with NGOs, governments and academic institutions in working towards democracy. She reiterated that thispolicy forum is one ofthe four that FES and GPF has conducted for this year, beginning with local economic development, health and environment.Sheconcludesthataswedesiretobuildabettercommunity,wealsobearin mindthatthisisreallyworkingforthefutureofourchildren. She congratulates WAND for going to the communities where it matters. This forum has shownthatalthoughtherehavebeenobstacles,itisthecommitmentofsuchorganizations asWANDthatkeepsthegoalatsight. Ms.JuneRodriguezofFSSIishappytogivethefoundationanopportunitytosupportthis forum.FSSIacknowledgestheexemplaryinitiativesofGalingPookandWANDinbringing together local chief executives, NGO managers and civil society leaders who continue to promote and uphold womens rights. She enjoins everyone to continue working with _________________________________________________________________________36
women,especiallythevulnerablesectors,thefarmers,fishers,workers,indigenouswomen, Morowomen,andthecountry. Theforumformallyendedat6:30pm.
Forum Evaluation
AftertheForum,participantswererequestedtofillouttheevaluationformsthatwere includedinthekitsdistributedtothemduringtheregistration.Inthefirstpartofthe evaluation,participantswereaskedtoratespecificcriteriafromarangeof15,with1as thelowestand5asthehighest(seeTablebelow).NotethatemptyaswellasNoOpinion cellsweregivenavalueof0.
Forum Evaluation Results (Average of responses from 47 returned/filled in forms) Information received before the forum Having participated, are you now clear about the objectives of the forum? To what extent were the forum objectives achieved? Given the objectives, how appropriate were the contents of the forum? Given your level of prior learning and knowledge, how appropriate were the forum contents? Were the learning methods used generally appropriate? How would you judge the resource person/facilitators' overall contribution? Did the group of participants, with whom you attended the forum contribute to your learning? Were the materials used during the forum appropriate? Would you say that the forum venue was conducive to learning? Were you satisfied with the meals/snacks served? Would you say that the forum was well organized? Would you consider the secretariat efficient? Are you satisfied with the quality of the forum? How likely is it that you will apply what you have learned? To what degree would your office benefit from your participation in this forum? 3.36 4.06 3.62 3.96 3.77 3.98 4.17 3.68 3.77 3.77 3.53 3.87 3.77 3.98 4.02 4.00
TheoverallratingoftheForumis3.83,basedonasimpleaverageofthesumofresponses toallthecriteria. Theparticipantsfeelthatthemostusefulaspectoftheforumarethesharingofgender mainstreaming/genderingoodgovernancebestpracticesoflocalgovernmentand overwhelminglyontheinputontheMagnaCartaofWomen.Specificallymentionedaswell istheappreciationofMs.LuzLopezRodriguezsynthesisandAtty.Gettysdiscussionof _________________________________________________________________________37
waysforwardontheMCW.OneparticipantnotedthattheleastusefulwastheOrganicBio dynamicFarming. Whatneedstoimprovearethepresentationmethods(useofmorevisualaidsthantext,use largertext,andgivemoreconcreteexamples),theparticipationofotherrepresentatives present,bettertimemanagement(andprovisionoftimeforsharingofcustomarylaws). Difficultiesthatwillbeencounteredwhenapplyingthelearnings: Lackofpoliticalwill;needforpoliticalintervention;traditionalpolitics HowtogetthesupportofourLGUs;cooperationofcouncils;resistance Onlivelihoods,howtolookformarketsandtobuildupcapital Limitedresources/GADbudget Clientsuncertaintytomakedecisions Participantsnotedintheformthattheyarethankfulfortheopportunitytolearn.One commentindicatedthatpresentationswereinspiringalbeitparochial.Anothernoteisthat therewerenotrainingmaterialsdistributedtotheparticipants.
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Annex 1: Forum Program

Time 7:30 8:30 9:00 Activities Registration OpeningCeremonies SharedPrayerandNationalAnthem WelcomeRemarks OpeningAddressandForumBackground ResourcePersons Secretariat Mr.RafaelL.Coscolluela,ChairpersonGalingPook Ms.FlorenciaC.Dorotan,NationalChairpersonWAND Ms.PatriciaMelizzaRuivivar,DavaoCity MayorFlorencioFlores,MalaybalayCity,Bukidnon MayorIreneaHitgano,Trento,AgusandelSur BarangayCaptainNidaCabrera,BarangayLuz,CebuCity Mr.LorenzoUbalde,ProgramOfficerGalingPook Ms.LuzRodriguez,NationalCoordinator UNIFEMPhilippines
PresentationofBestPractices GenderMainstreaminginDavaoCity MISS:APlatformforGenderResponsive 9:00 GovernanceinMalaybalayCity 10:00 OrganicBiodynamicFarminginTrento KwartasaBasura++ofBarangayLuz 10:00 OpenForum PolicyRecommendations:Advocating GenderinGoodGovernance 10:30 SmallGroupDiscussionsandPlenary 11:30 InputandSynthesis 12:00 Lunch Input:TheMagnaCartaofWomen 1:30 SmallGroupDiscussions:WomensAgenda 2:00 Input:MCWIRR 3:00 Synthesis BookLaunchingandVideoPresentation 3:30 Introduction 5:30 VideoPresentationandBookLaunching MessagesfromWANDUNIFEMProject PartnersfromtheLocalGovernmentUnits 5:30 6:00 ClosingCeremonies DistributionofCertificatesofAppreciation ClosingMessages
Ms.EmmelineVersoza,ExecutiveDirectorPhilippine CommissiononWomen Atty.GettieSandoval,ConsultantPCWMCWIRR Ms.KarenTanada,ExecutiveDirector,GastonZ.Ortigas PeaceInstitute Dr.EddieG.Dorotan,ExecutiveDirectorGalingPook Ms.JoanneBarriga,AssistantProgramCoordinator FriedrichEbertStiftung Ms.JuneRodriguez,BoardMemberFSSI
Mr.LorenzoUbalde,GalingPookandMs.DinaAnitan,WAND Moderators
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Annex 2: Forum Participants

NAME SEX ORGANIZATION NorthLuzon Estepa,Ping F PILIPINABaguio Silvestre,Marcelina F INTPMPC JosephineParilla F SouthLuzon:Regions4A,4B,5 Alberto,Maridel F IIRR Banares,JoyO. F CBD DeGuzman,AuroraC F MalayaKa DelaRosa,Johann M NCPC Dorotan,FlorenciaC. F SWND Garinga,Aurea F IDEAS Oliva,Nacia F KABABAE Paghubasan,Celia F LIKAS Valencia,EvelynU. F VisayanForum Vega,Ofelia F BSBI Ventura,RowenaC F WIRE NationalCapitalRegion(NCR) Arban,AgnesKristine F CARRD Ferreras,MarianLM F LIKASProfessionalGroup Francisco,Teresita F WIN Gula,Lourdes F PATAMABA Herrera,RosamarieJ F HealthDevInstitute Magturo,Noel F PINASAMA Mayo,Cecil F WIN Menguria,Andrea F PINASAMA Yang,Elizabeth F PILIPINANCR RegionVI Castro,MarieJuneP. F DAWNFoundation Dino,MaryAnn F BettyBantugBenitezFdn Flor,CeliaR. F DAWNFoundation Locsin,Delia F PaghiliusasaPaghidaetNegros RegionVII/VIII Balmes,Rosario F SamarIslandNGOConsortium Bunda,Rona F VICTO Catindig,Mags F PhilDHRAA Corregidor,Melbourga F NOSIRDEF Dumaguing,Laureen F WELFARE Elardo,Emma F WESADEF POSITION Member Chair Coordinator ExecutiveDirector ProgramDirector President HealthStaff President HealthProjectOfficer BicolRegionalCoordinator President ExecutiveDirector GenderFocalPerson Member Boardmember President AssociateDirector,ExternalAffairs NationalCoordinator ProgramOfficer ExecutiveDirector ExecutiveDirector ExecutiveDirector BOT/ExecutiveDirector TrainingDirector ExecutiveDirector ExecutiveDirector ExecutiveDirector
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ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance December12,2009 NAME SEX ORGANIZATION Fernandez,Tessie F LIHOKPILIPINA Merced,Maruja F BRPA Napoles,Claire F BILPRUNCO Nayra,Paulina F RUNGGIYAN NorthMindanao Actub,Jeanette F KasanyanganMindanaoFoundation Anitan,Dina F PILIPINACDO Baltazar,CeliaSocorro F FORWARD Encarquez,Perigine F TOUCHFoundation Felicio,AnnaPatricia F REACHFoundation Garcia,Gloria F LumbiaWomenSelfHelpAssociation Lao,Yasmin F AMDF Mabaylan,Adelaida F GROUPFoundation Manginsay,Imelda F MUCAARD Mohammad,Norkie F AMDF Vergara,Hermes F MASSSPECC SouthMindanao Agrazamendez,Bella F AVDFI Albar,Piang F AmanatFoundation Caharian,Marylou F PILIPINADavao DelaPaz,Alma F KapwaUpliftmentFoundation Fecundo,Belen F SCFI Iguianon,Rosalina F AHA Nalugon,AnaLea F CSDO Quianzon,Josephine F IPHC Quinanola,Virginia F BABAsFoundation Quintela,Elvira F AFRIM Rivera,Linette F TACDRUP Salcedo,Luzminda F MDC Sandalo,Annie F CODEFoundation Sevilla,Rhea F JBMarbel ResourcePersons Angon,Edmar M BarangayCentro Avestruz,Alden M LGUBarugo Coscolluela,Lito M GalingPookFoundation Cuyahon,Pablo M LGUHungduan Flores,Florencio M LGUMalaybalay,Bukidnon Hitgano,Irenea F LGUTrento,AgusandelSur LopezRodriguez,Luz F CEDAWSEAPUNIFEMPhilippines Rodriguez,June F FSSI
POSITION ExecutiveDirector POSecretary ExecutiveDirector ProjectManager Chairperson BOT ExecutiveDirector GADPointPerson Adviser/PM BOTmember GADFocalPerson OverallCoordinator Member GADPointPerson Genderpointperson Chairperson ExecutiveDirector Chairperson AdministrativeOfficer GenderPointPerson ProgramCoordinator FinanceOfficer ProjectorCoordinator ProjectCoordinator Boardmember ExecutiveDirector ProjectCoordinator Councilor Mayor Chairperson Mayor Mayor Mayor NationalCoordinator BoardMember
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ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance December12,2009 NAME SEX ORGANIZATION Ruivivar,Patricia F LGUDavaoCity Versoza,Emmeline F PCW Taada,KarenN. F GastonZ.OrtigasPeaceInstitute Villaflor,Altgracia F LGUHilongos Barriga,JoanneCarmela F FES Guests Abagao,Evelyn F BarangayCommonwealth,QC Atienza,Emelita F BarangayCommonwealth,QC Bonca,Teresa F AgingPinoy Fantastico,Cecilia F UNDP Francisco,Teresita F WIN Macaya,Corazon F LGUTrento Mansilungan,Yna F PILIPINA Ocampo,Natividad F NAPC Rikken,Remedios F PILIPINA Ronolo,Herculano M LGUMalaybalayCity,Bukidnon Singson,Merly F BarangayCommonwealth,QC Secretariat Dorotan,Eddie M GalingPookFoundation Ubalde,Lorenzo M GalingPookFoundation Guzman,Marie F GalingPookFoundation Adove,Adrian M GalingPookFoundation Montemayor,Monette F GalingPookFoundation Beltran,Christine F GalingPookFoundation Ramos,Edith F GalingPookFoundation Ramos,Ruben M Tanyang,Gaynor F
POSITION ChiefofStaff ExecutiveDirector ExecutiveDirector ViceMayor AssistantProgramOfficer GADFocalPerson BarangayKagawad GRBSpecialist BoardMember Secretary Member Member Member CPDC VAWC/BCPC ExecutiveDirector ProgramOfficer Admin/FinanceOfficer ProgramAssistant ProgramAssistant AdminAssistant Admin/FinanceAssistant Videographer Documenter
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Annex 3a: Davaos Gender Mainstreaming Program
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Annex 3b: Malaybalay Integrated Survey System
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Annex 3c: Teknolohiyang Maka-kalikasan, Susi Laban sa Kahirapan: The Organic and Bio-Dynamic Farming Technology of Trento, Agusan del Sur
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Annex 3d: Kuarta Sa Basura ++ Harnessing MultiStakeholders Participation in Environmental and Responsive Governance
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Annex 3e: Gender in Good Governance
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Annex 3f: Magna Carta of Women
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Annex 3g: Moving the Magna Carta Forward
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Kababaihan,saTunaynaKaunlaran!

Opening Address and Forum Background

PRESENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES

Gender Mainstreaming in Davao City

MISS: A Platform for Gender Responsive Governance in Malaybalay City1

Participation in Environmental and Responsive Governance

Kuarta Sa Basura ++: Harnessing Multi- Stakeholders

Incentivestostakeholderssuchas:annualsearchforthecleanestsitio;recognition ofindividualsandbayanihancenterswhichhasthehighestnumberofkilosofwaste recycledperyear,andannualsearchformarketableproductsfromwaste;Christmas decorcontest;etc.

Policy Recommendations: Advocating Gender in Good Governance

Magna Carta of Women

Moving the Magna Carta Forward

WAND-UNIFEM GRRB Book Launching and Video Presentation

women,especiallythevulnerablesectors,thefarmers,fishers,workers,indigenouswomen, Morowomen,andthecountry. Theforumformallyendedat6:30pm.

Annex 1: Forum Program

Annex 2: Forum Participants

Annex 3a: Davaos Gender Mainstreaming Program

Annex 3b: Malaybalay Integrated Survey System

Annex 3e: Gender in Good Governance

Annex 3f: Magna Carta of Women

Annex 3g: Moving the Magna Carta Forward

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