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Kababaihan,saTunaynaKaunlaran!ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance

TowerB,EDSAFunctionHall,RegaliaTowerSuites

P.TuazonBoulevard,QuezonCity

December12,2009


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Kababaihan,saTunaynaKaunlaran!

ForumonGenderinGoodGovernance

December12,2009

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TableofContentsExecutiveSummary 3

ForumConcept 7

ForumObjectives 7

ForumFormat 8

OpeningCeremonies 8

WelcomeRemarks 8

OpeningAddressandForumBackground 10

Presentationof

Best

Practices

11

GenderMainstreaminginDavaoCity 11

MISS:APlatformforGenderResponsiveGovernanceinMalaybalayCity 14

TeknolohiyangMakakalikasan,SusiLabansaKahirapan:TheOrganicandBio

DynamicFarmingTechnologyofTrento,AgusandelSur 16

KuartaSaBasura++:HarnessingMulti StakeholdersParticipationin

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:

Davaos

Gender

Mainstreaming

Program

43

Annex3b:MalaybalayIntegratedSurveySystem 47

Annex3c:TeknolohiyangMakakalikasan,SusiLabansaKahirapan:TheOrganicand

BioDynamicFarmingTechnologyofTrento,AgusandelSur 50

Annex3d:KuartaSaBasura++HarnessingMulti StakeholdersParticipationin

EnvironmentalandResponsiveGovernance 54

Annex3e:GenderinGoodGovernance 58

Annex3f:MagnaCartaofWomen 61

Annex3g:MovingtheMagnaCartaForward 66


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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,

sa

Tunay

na

Kaunlaran!

forum

is

Galing

Pooks

fourth

and

final

activity

in

a

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

important inputforsectoralconcernstobe incorporated in localgovernance, 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,

and

benchmarking.

As

such,

Davao

City

leads

gender

mainstreaming in several areas such as provision of

comprehensive support to VAW victims (medical

assistance, free legal assistance), organizing and

engaging various stakeholders (local government

units,Muslimpopulation, indigenouswomen,privatesector,media,and includingmenor

theGADFathers),settingupandsustainingmechanismsforgendermainstreamingsuch

as local policies (ordinances, executive orders), budgets for gender, LGBT desk, women

friendlyjails,tonamea few. Oneofthekey lessonstobegained fromDavaoCity isthat

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

Ms.DinaAnitanservesasthe

moderatorforthedaysactivity.


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informationthatenablethesocialandhumandevelopmentservicestoberesponsivetothe

realneedsandcontextoftheconstituents.

Economicempowermentthroughsustainablefarmingsystems ispossible,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

marketsand

institutions,

and

promote

their

experience

to

other

LGUs.

A

gender

analysis

of

theprojectwasrecommended.

There is money in trash, this is the lesson imparted by the experience of Barangay Luz,

CebuCitypresentedbyMs.TeresaFernandez. TheresidentsinbarangayLuzwereresettled

thereafterabig fire. Lacking insocialservices, thecommunity initiallymobilizedtohave

accesstohealthservices,whichspurredtheKuartasaBasuraprojectthataimedtoimprove

thequalityof lifeoftheresidentsthroughabalancedecologyandsustainablecommunity

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,asidefrom laudablesocialandenvironmental impactsgained. 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. Thesetransformationsshouldbe inthedifferentarenas inthehome, inpolicy

making and implementation. Gender disaggregation and analysis should also take into

considerationdiversityanalysis,i.e.,sex,age,class,ethnicity,ability,andsexualorientation.

Given theunevenpowerrelation,sheemphasizesthatpowerrelationsshouldmove from

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

provincial level;updatingof informationsystembasedontherightsbasedapproach,

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 CartaofWomen (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.

TheImplementing

Rules

and

Regulations

of

the

law

is

being

drafted

through

aconsultative

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,

especially

the

women.

This

is

the

essence

of

Galing

Pooks

slogan

which

also

serves

as

its

criteria: innovation, participation, results, sustainability. Innovation is about doing things

differently. Ms. Joanne Barriga of FES congratulates WAND for going to the communities

where itmatters. 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 theLGUs that theGalingPookFoundationsearches forandrecognizesannually.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!PolicyForumon Gender inGoodGovernance,oneof theFoundations 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

championsofgoodgovernancewiththeir important lessonsaswellaspolicyproposals

forthenationalleadershipongenderanddevelopment;

PresentanddiscussLGUandCSObestpractices inpromotingwomensrightsandtheir

roleingenuinedevelopment,howthesepracticescanbemorebroadlyadoptedbyLGUs

andcommunitieswheneverappropriate,andpromotedatthenationallevel;and

Exploreandnarrowdownurgentpolicyrecommendationsfromexpertsand localchief

executives and managers in view of promoting womens rights and gender responsive

governance.


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Forum Format

Theonedayforumwashighlightedbythesharingofexperiencesinmainstreaminggender

bythe localgovernmentsofDavaoCity,MalaybalayCity,MunicipalityofTrento inAgusan

delSur,andBarangayLuzofCebuCity. Anopenforumfollowedthepresentations. Policy

recommendationsforadvocatinggender ingoodgovernancewasalsoprovided. Ms.Dina

AnitanofPILIPINACDOfacilitatedthedaysactivities.

The afternoon session focused on the Magna Carta of Women and the formulation of its

ImplementingRules

and

Regulations.

A

brief

discussion

of

issues

followed

during

the

Open

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.NorkieMohamad (AMDF). Ms.Melbourgaenjoined everyone tosingThe 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. Hementioned thathewasable toconvinceawomantorunandshewonas

MemberoftheProvincialBoardandlaterservedoneterm inCongress. Herecognizesthe

challenge to have more women in the local governments all over the country; and


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acknowledgesthe inspirationbeingbroughtbyafewbravesoulswhodedicatetheir lives

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

goodgovernance in the country but these are not being

recognized, encouraged, nor replicated. By giving

recognition, hehopes thatother LGUswillbe inspired

bythegoodexamples.

ThisforumisGalingPooksfourthandfinalactivityina

series,thistime,focusingonwomenandgender. This

isinrecognitionthatthegovernment,especiallyatthe

local level,hastopayattentionandplacetheinterests

of

women

and

children

in

the

mainstream

of

governance. This forum is expected to provide an

important input for sectoral concerns to be

incorporated in local governance, in particular, the

womens agenda that will be the output of this

workshop.

Thisworkshopaimsto first, lookatmodelsofgenderresponsivegovernance,andsecond,

identifypolicyrecommendationsthatwilladvocategender ingoodgovernance. 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.

Mr.Coscolluelashareshis

personalreflectionsin

governanceand

the

need

for

greaterpeoplesparticipation.


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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.

Thisforum

is

also

an

opportunity

to

launch

the

book

and

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,simplybecausetheycommunicatewhat they

think and feel, and these are important in the context of transformative leadership and

governance. Itremainsachallengetobringthewomensagendanotonly intheelectoral

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

gendermainstreaming inDavaoCityisnotbecauseofMayorDutertebutdespiteMayor

Duterte.Thisisoneoftheimportantlessonsto

be learned from their experience; how Mayor

Dutertes macho image, was utilized as a force

topushgendermainstreaming. DavaoCityhas

received various recognition on gender

mainstreaming, namely, Galing Pook Awards

2004 Top Ten Outstanding Programs in the

Philippines; GenderResponsive Local

Government Unit, Galing Pook Special Citation

2004;LocalGovernmentUnitwithBestPractices

onGAD,NCRFWPearlAnniversaryAwards2005;

and Outstanding VAWResponsive LocalGovernmentUnit,NCRFWSearchFinalist2009.

DavaoCity isoneofthe largestcities intheworld,which isthreetimes largerthanMetro

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,

andthecitysoughtthe institutionalizationofgendermainstreaming in20032005. This is

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,

monitoringandevaluation in DavaoCity. It is the firstof itskind in thePhilippines. Even

TotalLandArea :244,000Has.

Barangays :182

CongressionalDistricts :3

2007RegisteredVoters :736,000

TradeSurplus: :over$530M

2010Budget :P3.799Billion

LocalRevenue :P1.4Billion

IRA :P2.4Billion

Loan: :P2.8Billion

Debt

Servicing

:

P497.9

Million


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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

comprehensivegenderprogramsat thelocallevel.

Davao Citys Gender Mainstreaming Institutional

Mechanismsinclude:

Allocation

of30% of Official DevelopmentAssistancefundsforGAD

6% of Davao Citys Annual DevelopmentFundforGADmainstreaming

CreationoftheIntegratedGenderandDevelopmentDivision(IGDD)undertheCityMayorsOfficetobethecoordinative,regulatoryandmonitoringbodyresponsiblein

theimplementationoftheCodewithregularappropriationsandplantillapersonnel

Creation of theDavaoCity Council forWomen, a federation of all 182 BarangayCouncils for Women (BCW), and a mechanism to elect a womens sectoral

representativeintheDavaoCityCouncil(SangguniangPanglungsod);italsoservesas

anAdvisory

Council

to

IGDD

Creation of the GAD Focal Persons Assembly composed of point persons in thedifferentdepartmentsandofficesintheLGUandNGAsbasedinDavaoCity

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),

thefirst

of

its

kind

in

the

country,

composed

of

five

city

paid

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

Ms.Patmesharesthe

trailblazinginitiatives

of

Davao

Cityandtheimportantlessons

learned.


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TheCitysGenderMainstreamingAdvocacyProgramscoverthevariousareasof:

Womensrights

Reproductivehealth

Climatechange

Socialentrepreneurship

Transformativejustice

Womenssummit

DavaoCitysinnovativeprogramsinclude:

Childminding

center

Motherandbabyfriendlyplacesinbothpublicandprivateinstitutions

LGBTDeskatthecityhall,afirstinthecountry

Womenfriendlyjails, 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

upmadrasas

(which

integrates

gender

awareness,diversityandtoleranceintheteachingcurriculum)

Transformingbeautycontestsbycelebratingdiversity,showcasingwomenspower

andwit(notwomensbodies)

WOMYNET criticalcollaborationbetweenGOsandNGOs

AddressinggenderinequalityinthelocaleconomythroughtheMagnegosyoTaDay

program

Ms. Ruivivar shared that the city provided assistance to a Muslim woman who suffered

violencefromherhusband,andwhowasgranteddivorcebytheShariacourt. Thecity is

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 inMalaybalay City1

MayorFlorencioBoyFloresacknowledgesthat it ishisfirsttimetobespeakingbeforea

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, itwas intendedtounderstandtherealcontextofthecitysconstituentssothatthe

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

puroklocation.

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.

Throughthesystem,oneclickgivesinformationon

thepopulationwithouthealth insurance inagiven

survey period, and in another, the number of

marriedwomenofreproductiveagenotusingand

not interested in using any family planning method and relevant data on other family

1MalaybalayCityisoneofthenineLGUsitesofWANDUNIFEMGRRBproject.

MayorBoyFloresexpressedthat

priortoMISS,MalaybalayCitywas

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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

reasons forsmoking,provides invaluable input tothehealthprogrammingandbudgeting,

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

valuablenot

only

for

the

City

Health

Office

but

for

the

City

Agriculture

Office

in

evolving

programsandallocatingLGUbudgetsthatareresponsivetothedistinctneedsof women

farmers not only in terms of trainings on appropriate farming technologies but also on

provisionofcreditfacilities.

Anotherbodyof informationgathered isoneducation. MayorFloresshowednotonlythe

dataonnonparticipationinschoolbyageandsexinonebarangay,butalsothereasonsfor

beingoutofschoolrankedaccordingtofrequencyofresponse.Thedatashowsthatthere

aremore femalestudents (63.59%) inschoolcomparedtothemalestudents (63.75%) for

agegroups3to17yearsold. Inthecitedbarangay,thepopulationof femalestudents in

tertiary

schooling

is

only

35%

while

male

students

is

at

65%.

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-kalik asan, Susi Laban sa Kahirapan : TheOrganic and Bio-Dynam ic Farming Technology of Trento,Agusan del Sur

MayorIreneaHitganosharesthattheprojectwas

startedinJuly1,2005,intendedtobenefit1,250

farmers, 1,000 women and 263 preschool and

elementarystudents. Thetotalbudgetin2005is

P5 million, 2006, P2.2 million in 2006, P2.7

million in 2008, and P2 million in 2009. This

includes the World Bank Community Based

Resource Management Project support fund in

2005 amounting to P3.3 million. Local

government funding was taken from the Local

DevelopmentFundandtheGeneralFund.

The project was a response to the issues that

wereidentifiedbothbythelocalfarmersandthe

municipalgovernment:

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

TotalLandArea :244,000Has.

Region :Caraga

Province :AgusandelSur

CongressionalDistrict :LoneDistrictof

Agusan

del

Sur

LandArea :80,982hectares

AgriculturalArea

Rice :3,255hectares

(irrigated)

Corn :1,849hectares

No.ofBarangays :16

Population :46,247

No.ofHouseholds :9,249

Ave.HouseholdSize :5

Ave.

Population

Density

:

57

persons

per

squarekilometer


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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. Thesocial impacts includepeopleempowerment,specificallythe

women,farmers

groups,

and

the

youth,

as

well

as

social

inclusion

and

self

reliance.

Withintwoyears,thePinagbuklodLakasKababaihanngTrento (PLAKAT),a localwomens

organization, is now the local governments partner in the production of Trento Organic

Products(TOPs)suchasorganicfertilizers(basalandfoliar),organicpesticides,insecticides

andherbicides. Itisalsoapartnerintheorganicswinedispersal. Womenhavebeentaking

the lead inthe implementationandpromotionoftheprogram. 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 farminghouseholds, the uplift of the socioeconomicconditionof

farmerrecipients, and the overall agricultural productivity for the Municipality of

Trento.

There

has

been

an

overwhelming

increase

of

the

municipalitys

RealPropertyTaxCollectionfromPhP5,279,654.11inCY2007toPhP8,079,657.89inCY

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


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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

raisingshowsthatthetotalnet incomefororganicfedhogs isPhP12,548.00,while

forcommerciallyfedhogsisPhP1,856.00.

In thecomingyears theMunicipalityofTrento, through theprogram, isgearingup for its

campaignforrecognitionastheOrganic FarmingCapitalofAgusandelSurandintheentire

regionof

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,theprojectwasconceptualizedbothbythe localgovernmentandthe

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.

The

sense

of

ownership

is

quite

evident.

Havingexperiencedthebenefitsoforganicfarming, it isveryunlikelythatthe local

farmerswouldrevertto theiroldwaysofusingsynthetic farm inputs,which is the

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


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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

surroundingtowns

and

provinces.

Against the rising costs of commercial fertilizers, pesticides, feeds, and other farm

inputs,there isnootherwayforthe localagriculturalsectortosurviveandflourish

withoutpursuingorganicfarming.

WiththeMunicipalitywinningseveralawardsinagriculturaldevelopment,andbeing

a pioneer in the field in the CARAGA region, the opportunity for development is

endless.

The

ProvincialGovernment

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.

Todo

this,

one

has

to

know

the

difference

between

needs

and

wants.

Her

needs

include

PhilHealthandSSScontributionsforhersecurityonhersenioryears.

Kuarta Sa Basura ++:Harnessing Multi- StakeholdersParticipation 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 thiscontext that thecommunitywasable todevelop theKuartasaBasuraproject

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


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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,

Forthe

different

stakeholders

to

assume

their

own

roles

in

waste

management

at

their own sitios, agencies and organizations at different levels to ensure

participatoryeffortin achievingamorebalancedecologyanddevelopment.

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.

Thefollowing

barangay

ordinances

were

passed:

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

localandforeigncontacts forrecycledproducts.


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Incentivestostakeholderssuchas:annualsearchforthecleanestsitio;recognition

ofindividualsandbayanihancenterswhichhasthehighestnumberofkilosofwaste

recycledperyear,and annualsearchformarketableproductsfromwaste;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

morejobless

family

members

earning

PhP1500

PhP3000/month.

Local

and

internationalnetworksweretappedtomarketrecycledproducts.NGOsprovide livelihood

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.

Morewomen

are

doing

livelihood

using

waste.

More

people

are

involved

in

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

CebuBusiness

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

been invitedtoshareandtrainotherbarangays,communities, localgovernmentas

wellasschoolsandsubdivisionswithinandoutsidethecitywantingtoreplicatethe

effort.

Cultural impact development of a housing program which was availed of by 26

familieswithanincomeofPhP4,000PhP7,000/month. Theoutofschoolyouthsare


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also undergoing review classes in preparation forjobqualifying 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,

especiallythat

in

the

research

they

conducted,

it

was

shown

that

Bukidnon

has

one

of

the

highestVAWcases inRegion10.DoestheMalaybalayLGUconsiderVAWasahealth issue

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

DavaoCityas a model. Given the

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

attributedtohighlevelofawarenessofthe lawandknowingthatthecitygovernmentwill

Participantsengage

in

the

sharing

of

experiences

during

the

OpenForum.


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provide support. The problem at this point with the legislative department already

responsiveandtheexecutivedepartmentshowingexecutiveaction istheslowresponse

fromthejudiciary. Therehavebeenmany instanceswhenthecase isbeingsettledoutof

court. Asaresponse, thecitygovernmentmadeanagreementwith theprosecutors 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,but

they

come

from

neighboring

towns

of

Davao

City.

However,

there

has

been

an

increase,too, inthenumberofprostitutedwomengoing intoalternative livelihoods. 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 veryjealous so he slashed the face of his wife. But

afterawhile,thewifesignedanaffidavitofdesistance.Andafewdays later,thephysical

abuse

started

again.

The

judges

were

asking

what

they

can

do

in

this

case.

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


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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

shouldalso

lead

to

a

transformation

of

agriculture

productionsystemssothatwomensissuesarealsoaddressed(includingmultipleburdenandviolence).

She recommends a gender analysis of the Trento experience to surface these issues.

Similarly,concretesteps includingfinancialcounselingtowomenshouldbedone,because

alleviationfrompovertyisnotaslinearasthefinancialstagespresented. Itshouldtakeinto

consideration that, intheexamplegiven, teachersareassetlessand,on thecontrary,are

heavilyindebted.

Gender inmedia. Ms.WinnieVenturawanted toknowmorehowmonitoringonviolenceagainstwomeninmediacanbedone. Ms.Ruivivarsharedthatitwaspainstakingtoinvolve

media,

but

they

were

able

to

get

the

participation

of

various

representatives

from

print,

TV,

theKBP,etc. TheDavaoCitygovernmentprovidedgendersensitivitytrainingsorGSTsand

otherawarenessseminars,whichfacilitatedthedevelopmentofthemediasownguidelines

andregulations. Althoughthereisnolegalbasisforbanningcertainadsandbillboards,any

applicationgoestothegenderofficeforreview,andtheprivatesectorhasbeenresponsive.

Citizensalsoreport iftherearebillboardswhichtheyfeelaredegrading forwomen. How

thiswillbesustainedisachallengesincethe incumbentmayorisonhis lastterm,butMs.

Ruivivar is hoping that the practice/habit gained throughout the years will provide

momentumforsustainingthesecitizensactions.


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Policy Recommendations: Advocating Gender in GoodGovernance

Ms. Luz LopezRodriguez, National Coordinator of UNIFEM Philippines, thanked the

presentersfortheinspirationtheybring. Sherecognizesthatthecurrentsituationpresents

a lotofopportunities,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

dying as a result of pregnancy and

childbirth.

Whatshouldbetaken intoaccount ishow

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

advocacyand

gender

analysis.

Genderanalysisshouldnotonlybeaboutsexdisaggregateddata. Itshouldalsotake

into account diversities. Discrimination, including gender, can still be filtered into

several layerssex,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

strategyparticularly indevisingaffirmativeactionsorwhatCEDAWcallstemporary

Ms.LuzLopezRodriguezreminds

everyonethatnumbersarenot

enough.


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specialmeasures.TheUNCEDAWCommitteeConcludingCommentspointsprecisely

to thiswhen itcalledattention to theplightof themostdisadvantagedgroupsof

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

partnersand

to

get

organized

as

well.

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

collectivesupport toprovideservicesandspaces forwomen, i.e., for IPwomen 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 fromGenderandDiversity 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)

Gendermainstreamingasanapproachshouldbefound inthewholeprogramcycle

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

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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.

Sherecommends

the

following:

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, notjust 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 againstwomen. A participant from Albay inquired where to get support for a

womanvictimshe iscurrently takingcustodyof. Ms.Rodriguezunderscorestheneed for

preventive actions which are more costeffective such as selfawareness workshops,

effectiveparentingandothercreativeinformationdisseminationstrategies. Sherecognizes

the limitationsofthejusticesystemandthegeneralabsenceofenablingfundstosupport

legal and counseling support to women victims. She said two cases have been already


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brought to the UN CEDAW Committee, which aims to make the government respond

throughpolicyandotheractions.

Genderand 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,untilfinally ithasbeensigned into law. Therearesixmajorchapters,butthe

substanceoftherights is found intwochapters.Therehavebeenproposalstomergethe

two, but the lobbying of the rural women was strong so the chapter on Rights of

MarginalizedWomenwasretained.

TheMCW

is

atranslation

of

a30

year

old

treaty. Chapter IstatestheDeclarationof

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

given 3 months to be formulated, but the

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 thirdchapterdefines theDutiesrelated to therightsofwomen, inwhich theState is

recognizedastheprimarydutybearer.

TherightsofwomenareoutlinedinChapterIVandV. Variousprovisionsrelatetotheright

toprotectionfromviolenceincludingthosecommittedbythestate. Amongtheprovisions

isthe incremental increaseto50%ofwomenoccupyingwomendesksandunitsproviding

services to women victims of genderrelated offenses. Also relevant nowadays is the

protectionandsecurityinsituationsofarmedconflictandmilitarization,withthemassacre

Ms.EmmelineVerzosaexplainsthesalient

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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

situations inallphasesofrelief,recovery,rehabilitationandconstructionefforts, including

theprotectionfromsexualexploitation.

Variousindicatorsonwomensrighttoparticipationandrepresentationarealsoincludedin

thelaw,suchas5050genderbalanceespeciallyinthethirdlevelcivilservicewithin5years,

andwomenshouldcompriseatleast40%ofthedevelopmentcouncilsandplanningbodies.

In

the

legal

front,

women

should

enjoy

equal

treatment,

requiring

the

review

and

ifnecessary,toamendorrepealoflawsthatarediscriminatorytowomenwithinthreeyears

from the effectivity of the MCW. This year, only the MCW is passed when there are still

other pending laws, theAntiProstitution bill, the Magna Carta of Women in the Informal

Sectors,theKasambahayLaw,revisionoftheFamilyCode.

The enumeration of rights cover other areas of womens rights, including education,

participation insportsandrecreation,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.Sandovalemphasizedthatthe law,evenwithoutthe Implementing

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.


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MagnaCartaofWomen(MCW) isa landmark legislativevictoryfortheFilipinowomen. It

enshrinesprinciples ofhumanrights aswomens rightsand 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

isthereforeachallengethatinone

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

(2)

being

a

source

of

rights

that

is already executory, with or

withouttheIRR.

MovingforwardwiththeMCW,thefollowingareareastoworkon:

CompletionoftherulesandregulationstoimplementRA9710thatshouldinclude:

o Rolesandresponsibilities, includingareasofcoordination,ofdifferentunits

taskedto implementthe law, 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

Atty.GettieSandovalexplainsthattheMCWservesas

aframeworkforotherlawstobereviewedandpassed

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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

thedetails,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. Therealsohas tobesensitivity to

certain

contexts,

for

example,

the

Code

of

Muslim

and

Personal

Laws

is

a

result

of

a

peace

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

any IRRcannotprovideforwhat isnotcontained intheoriginal law itderives itsmandate

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:

Thepenalties included inthe lawfollowstheapplicableadministrativeandcriminal

remedies. Itwillnotbeconsideredasforumshoppingifbothtypesofcasesarefiled

incourt.

Theintent

on

section

on

participation

and

representation

is

to

put

more

women

in

decisionmaking inareas thatrelate to womens concerns. There is noaffirmative

actionnecessaryifthecaseiswherewomenoutnumberthemen.

TheMCWprovidesforadditional leavebenefitstowomen.Thisonlyappliestothe

employedwomenanddoesnotincludetheinformalsector.

The lawdoesnotcovermattersrelating todeterminationofpay;however,partof

theIRRcanrequirestateagenciestoreviewtheirdiscriminatorypolicies,theinternal

bureaucracyandhowitaffectstheirconstituencies,includingdiscriminationinpay.

Advocacies

can

be

directed

towards

specific

agencies

to

include

effective

AdministrativeOrders into the IRR.Forexample, theDARAOon titling forwomen

wasintegratedintheIRRonthisprovision.

TheDOHrecently issuedapolicythatpreventsdeliverybytrainedbirthattendants

(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

letterof

the

law

that

should

be

considered,

but

the

spirit

of

the

law.

ThecaseofCityofManilasordinancethateffectivelyrejectstheprovisionofhealth

caretowomenwhohavebeenknowntouseartificialcontraception isbeingtaken

upwiththeUNCEDAWCommittee.

There is also an ongoing process formulating a National Action Plan for the protection of

womeninarmedconflict/participationinpeaceprocess,inrelationtoUNResolution1325.

Similarly,aNationalFrameworkforDisasterMitigationisalsobeingdone. ThePCWshould

makesurethattheseplansshouldbeconsistentwiththeMCW,initiatedbyLikhaan.


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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 andan introductionof the book,

Ms. Oyen Dorotan thanked the partners, the LGUs, the

WAND sisters and the partner agencies. The following

were given certificates of recognition, and who, in turn,

gave brief messages that expressed their appreciation to

WANDUNIFEM and their NGO counterparts at the local

level.

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.Dina

Anitan,

Coordinator,

PILIPINA

CDO

Ms.MarianFerreras,Representative,LIKASSorsogon

Ms.KarenTanada

introducedthebookand

videoonGender

ResponsiveResults

Oriented

Budgeting.


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Closing Ceremonies

Dr.Dorotanexpressedhisappreciationandcongratulatoryremarkstothewomeninpolitics

and governance present during the forum. He contradicted the traditional politics dictum

thatwhat isneededtowinanelectionarethree3Gsguns,goonsandgold. Instead,he

saidthatgoodgovernanceentails5Gs goodplatform,grassrootssupport,goodwill,guts

andgirls. Lookingatthevotingprofile,womenoutnumberthemenwhoactuallygooutto

vote.

Dr.Dorotan

mentioned

that

Galing

Pook

has

been

advocating

good

governance.

Doing

good

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. Shesaidshewas impressedat

the commitment of all the participants in the workshop. She shared the life story of

Friedrich Ebert, who came from a poor family and laterjoined the local government and

madechanges

in

the

way

it

is

run.

Before

Ebert

died

prior

to

World

War

I,Mr.

Ebert

saw

the

needforinternationaldialogue,whichisthemissionofFES.

Ms.BarrigasharedthatforFES,democracy isnotsweepingorunitary inform;whatFESis

workingtowardsisademocracythatisempowering,inclusiveandparticipatory. Thisisthe

reason why FES works with NGOs, governments and academic institutions in working

towardsdemocracy. Shereiterated that thispolicy forum isoneof the four thatFESand

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.JuneRodriguezofFSSI ishappytogivethe foundationanopportunitytosupportthis

forum. FSSIacknowledgestheexemplary initiativesofGalingPookandWAND inbringing

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


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women,especiallythevulnerablesectors,thefarmers,fishers,workers,indigenouswomen,

Morowomen,andthecountry.

Theforumformallyendedat6:30pm.

Forum Evaluation

Afterthe

Forum,

participants

were

requested

to

fill

out

the

evaluation

forms

that

were

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 3.36

Having participated, are you now clear about the objectives of the forum? 4.06

To what extent were the forum objectives achieved? 3.62

Given the objectives, how appropriate were the contents of the forum? 3.96

Given your level of prior learning and knowledge, how appropriate were the forumcontents?

3.77

Were the learning methods used generally appropriate? 3.98

How would you judge the resource person/facilitators' overall contribution? 4.17

Did the group of participants, with whom you attended the forum contribute to yourlearning?

3.68

Were the materials used during the forum appropriate? 3.77

Would you say that the forum venue was conducive to learning? 3.77

Were you satisfied with the meals/snacks served? 3.53

Would you say that the forum was well organized? 3.87

Would you consider the secretariat efficient? 3.77

Are you satisfied with the quality of the forum? 3.98

How likely is it that you will apply what you have learned? 4.02To what degree would your office benefit from your participation in this forum? 4.00

TheoverallratingoftheForumis3.83,basedonasimpleaverageofthesumofresponses

toallthecriteria.

Theparticipantsfeelthatthemostusefulaspectoftheforumarethesharingofgender

mainstreaming/genderingoodgovernancebestpracticesoflocalgovernmentand

overwhelminglyontheinputontheMagnaCartaofWomen. Specificallymentionedaswell

istheappreciationofMs.LuzLopezRodriguezsynthesisandAtty.Gettysdiscussionof


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waysforwardontheMCW. OneparticipantnotedthattheleastusefulwastheOrganicBio

dynamicFarming.

Whatneedstoimprovearethepresentationmethods(useofmorevisualaidsthantext,use

largertext,andgivemoreconcreteexamples),theparticipationofotherrepresentatives

present,bettertimemanagement(andprovisionoftimeforsharingofcustomarylaws).

Difficultiesthatwillbeencounteredwhenapplyingthelearnings:

Lackofpoliticalwill;needforpoliticalintervention;traditionalpolitics

Howto

get

the

support

of

our

LGUs;

cooperation

of

councils;

resistance

Onlivelihoods,howtolookformarketsandtobuildupcapital

Limitedresources/GADbudget

Clientsuncertaintytomakedecisions

Participantsnotedintheformthattheyarethankfulfortheopportunitytolearn. One

commentindicatedthatpresentationswereinspiringalbeitparochial. Anothernoteisthat

therewerenotrainingmaterialsdistributedtotheparticipants.


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Annex 1: Forum P rogram

Time Activities ResourcePersons7:30 Registration Secretariat

8:30

9:00

OpeningCeremonies

SharedPrayerandNationalAnthem

Welcome Remarks

OpeningAddressandForumBackground

Mr.RafaelL.Coscolluela,Chairperson GalingPookMs.FlorenciaC.Dorotan,NationalChairperson WAND

9:00

10:00

PresentationofBestPractices

GenderMainstreaminginDavaoCity

MISS:APlatformforGenderResponsive

GovernanceinMalaybalayCity

OrganicBi

Gender Forum Dec Documentation

Documents

Transcript of Gender Forum Dec Documentation