R. A.

No 9710

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE

MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN

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 DECLARATION OF POLICY
 Affirms the role of women in nation
building
 Ensures the substantive equality among
men & women’s rights as human rights
 Affirms women’s rights as human rights
 Condemns discrimination against
women in keeping with CEDAW and other
international instruments consistent with
Philippine laws

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 WOMEN IN THE MILITARY (Sec.15)
 Women employed in the military, both
in the major and technical services, who
are performing combat and/or non-combat
functions, providing security to the State,
and protecting the people from various
forms of threats.
 Includes women trainees in all military
training institutions.

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 Implementing Rules & Regulations
 Revising or abolishing policies and
practices that:
 Restrict women from availing of both
combat and noncombat training that are
open to men
 From taking on functions other than
administrative tasks (engaging in combat,
security-related, or field operations

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  Same promotional privileges and
opportunities to men & women – pay
increases, additional remunerations and
benefits, and awards.
 Equal consideration to men and women in
the area or field of assignment.
 Non-discrimination in appointments to any
key position.
 Entitled to leave benefits (maternity leave,
etc.)
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  Physical fitness tests administered on
women uniformed personnel in the
military shall be based on standards, set by
the respective agencies taking into
consideration women’s physical and
biological built.
 Physical fitness tests for women
uniformed personnel in the military shall
be conducted by female doctors,
practioners or tactical officers.

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  Same capacity as men to act in and
enter into contracts, including marriage.
 Qualified military personnel (enlisted or
officer) shall not be denied promotion to
the highest position in the military.
 Open all military and similar services,
occupations, registrations, special
enlistments, and trainings to women.

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  Decent billet facilities and quartering
separate from men regardless of the
location or type of assignment.
 Establishment of child-care facility, child-
minding room or breastfeeding room for
women in the military as well as for women
civilian employees.
 Provision of well-fitting personal
protective equipment and other operational
equipment that shall ensure their safety
while in the performance of their duties.
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  Establish or strengthen the Women’s
Desks, and Committee Decorum and
Investigation in all military units and
training institutions that shall take charge
of cases affecting women in the military
and civilian employees.
 Revised policies on uniforms to allow
women to wear pants and appropriately
low-heeled shoes in the conduct of
operational duties and performance of
administrative functions.
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  Increase the quota to 20% for female
admission into all officer-candidate and
non-officer schools and institutions in the
military

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 END OF PRESENTATION
THANK YOU.

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