Localizing Pertinent

Provisions
of the
Magna Carta of Women
The Policy :

PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA
Joint Memorandum Circular 2013-01

“Guidelines on the Localization of the

Magna Carta of Women”

Salient features
 JMC is addressed to:
• All Provincial Governors
• City/Municipal Mayors and Punong Barangays
• Members of the Local Sanggunian
• DILG Regional Directors (Local Government and
Interior Sectors)
• ARMM Governor
• DILG-ARMM Regional Secretary
• and All Others Concerned
1.0 PURPOSE
 local planning
 programming and
budgeting
 local legislation
 project
development,
implementation,
monitoring and
evaluation
 1.0 PURPOSE
To align efforts of local government units (LGUs) and the
National Government on Gender and Development (GAD)
and its commitments to international declarations;
 1.0 PURPOSE

To strengthen LGU-LGU and LGU-

National Government Agency
(NGA)
 1.0 PURPOSE

To specify the oversight roles of the Department of

the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and
the National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA) in the localization of the MCW.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Recognize the
fundamental
equality of
women and men
before the law
as provided for in
the 1987 Philippine
Constitution;
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Pursue
 Women
empowerment
 Gender equality

Adopt
Gender Mainstreaming
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Promote the general

welfare, provide basic
services and facilities and
implement programs,
projects and activities (PPAs)
as provided for by Sections
16 and 17 of the LGC, the
Philippine Plan for Gender-
Responsive Development
(PPGD) [1995 – 2025], the
Philippine Development Plan
(PDP) and other succeeding
term plans; and
 GENERAL GUIDELINES
• 3.1 Local officials and employees shall be
responsible in promoting and ensuring that
gender and development is mainstreamed in local
policy-making, planning, programming,
budgeting, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation.
 LGUs shall ensure that their GAD Focal Point
System (GFPS) or similar GAD mechanisms are in
place, fully-functional
 the members have the capacity and influence to
promote gender mainstreaming pursuant to
Section 37 of the MCW Implementing Rules and
Regulations (MCW IRR).
 GENERAL GUIDELINES
• 3.2 LGUs shall deepen their knowledge and
build their competencies on :
 GAD-related laws and international
commitments
 gender mainstreaming
 gender analysis
 gender-responsive planning and
budgeting
 and GAD-related tools among others;
 GENERAL GUIDELINES

3.3 LGUs shall ensure active

participation of local
committees/councils in partnership
with national/regional government
agencies, academe, private sector and
civil society organizations (CSOs)
operating at the local level for effective
gender mainstreaming;
 GENERAL GUIDELINES

3.4 LGUs to establish and/or

strengthen M&E systems to
assess the effectiveness and
efficiency of their gender
mainstreaming efforts;
 GENERAL GUIDELINES

3.5 In compliance with Full

Disclosure Policy, LGUs shall
post in conspicuous places,
websites or print media their
progress in gender
mainstreaming including the
utilization of the GAD budget.
 3.0 GENERAL GUIDELINES

3.6 Oversight agencies such as the

DILG, PCW, DBM, and NEDA
shall provide technical assistance
to LGUs on matters related to
gender mainstreaming.
4.0 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS TO
IMPLEMENT THE MAGNA CARTA
OF WOMEN

4.1 To pursue gender

mainstreaming as a strategy
to implement the MCW,
LGUs shall ensure that the
following mechanisms and
processes are in place:
Creation and/or strengthening of
the LGU GAD Focal Point System
(GFPS)
 Establishment and maintenance
of GAD database
 Gender and development (GAD)
planning and budgeting
Mainstreaming gender perspectives
in local development plans
Formulation/enhancement and
implementation of the LGU GAD
Code
 Monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of the Magna Carta
of Women
The GAD Focal Point System
 Why is There a Need to
Create or Strengthen an
LGU GAD Focal Point System?
Simply, to enable LGUs
• to accelerate gender
mainstreaming within their
localities.
The Local Chief Executive/s (LCEs) shall sign

appropriate issuances to institutionalize the

ESTABLISHMENT, RECONSTITUTION and/or
STRENGTHENING of the GFPS in their respective
LGUs.
 So, what are the sub-structures
that will be established to
constitute the LGU GAD Focal
Point System?

 GFPS Executive Committee

 GFPS Technical Working Group
 Secretariat
Who compose the GFPS Executive Committee?
Committee

Composition of the GFPS Executive Committee :

• Local Chief Executive as the Chair
• Members :
 LGU Department Heads
 Chair of the Sanggunian Committee on Women,
Children and Family,
 Chair, Committee on Appropriations
 Representatives from the
- PNP’s Women’s Desk
- Indigenous Peoples (Ips)
- Women’s Organization
- Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
- Private sector
- Academe, and
- recognized and/or accredited NGOs as well as women
associations
Who compose the GFPS Executive Committee?
Committee

 President of the Liga ng mga Barangay (for cities and

municipalities )
 Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) Federation President (for cities and
municipalities)
President of the Mayors’ League (for provinces)

Note: Minimum requirements

Composition of the GFPS Executive Committee :

Additional Members:

In the case of CITIES and MUNICIPALITIES,

MUNICIPALITIES
• the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay
Bar and the
• Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) Federation President
Pres
may be invited as members of the GFPS.

The LCE may also designate an alternate Chair and Vice-

Chair for the GFPS.
GFPS
What compose the GFPS Technical Working Group?

The GFPS Technical Working Group (TWG) shall be composed of, but
not limited to
• key staff from the various LGU offices/departments or committees
represented in the GFPS Executive Committee,
•representative from the LCE’s office,
•members from the private sector, academe and civil society
organizations as appropriate.

The GFPS TWG Chair shall be elected from among the GFPS
TWG members.
members The designation of the GFPS TWG Chair shall be
made official through the issuance of a Memorandum duly signed by
the LCE and endorsed by his or her immediate supervisor or concerned
LGU Department Head. The GFPS TWG Chair may designate a
secretariat to assist the TWG in its functions.
Where feasible, the LGU may also establish a GAD
Office or unit under the Office of the LCE that will
support and coordinate all GAD-related PPAs and
concerns of the LGU GFPS.

The LCE may also appoint or designate the LGU

personnel to manage the GAD office and/or unit .
The Barangay GAD Focal Point System
The Punong Barangay - Chair
Chair of the Sangguniang Barangay Committee on Women,
Children and Family - Co-Chair

Members:
•Sangguniang Barangay Committee on Appropriations
•SK Chairperson
•Barangay Health Worker
•Barangay Treasurer
•Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk Officer
•Barangay Nutrition Scholar
•Tanod Executive Officer
•Day Care Worker
Other Members:
•Lupong Tagapamayapa member
•Women’s organizations existing at the barangay level
•Barangay Human Rights Action Officer, where existent
•Members of the private sector and academe, as
appropriate

The Barangay Secretary shall provide secretariat

support to the Barangay GFPS
 General Reminder to all LGUs
They shall ensure that ALL MEMBERS OF THE GFPS including
ELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS and DEPARTMENT HEADS
undergo capacity building programs on GAD which shall include but
not be limited to:
 Gender Sensitivity Training (GST
 Gender-responsive planning and budgeting
 Gender analysis
 Gender audit; and
 GAD tools
- Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework
- Gender Responsive LGU Ka Ba (GeRL Ka Ba)
Self-Assessment Tool
- Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines ,
- Other succeeding GAD tools
General Functions of the GFPS

 Lead in mainstreaming GAD perspectives in

LGU policies, plans and programs.

 Ensure the assessment of the gender-

responsiveness of systems, structures,
policies, programs, processes, and
procedures of the LGU based on the priority
needs and concerns of constituencies and
employees,

 Formulate recommendations including their

implementation of gender- responsive PPAs
General Functions of the GFPS

 Assist in the formulation of new policies

such as the GAD Code in advancing
women’s empowerment and gender
equality;
 Lead in setting up appropriate systems
and mechanisms to ensure the
generation, processing, review, and
updating of sex-disaggregated data or
GAD database to serve as basis in
performance-based and gender-
responsive planning and budgeting;
General Functions of the GFPS

 Coordinate efforts of different

divisions/offices/units of the
LGU and advocate for the
integration of GAD perspectives
in all their systems and
processes;
General Functions of the GFPS
 Spearhead the preparation of the
annual and performance-based LGU
GAD Plan and Budget (GPB) in response
to the gender issues and or concerns of
their locality and in the context of the
LGU mandate
 Consolidate the same following the
form and procedures prescribed in the
JMC.
 Be responsible for submitting the
consolidated GPBs of the LGU;
General Functions of the GFPS

 Lead in monitoring the effective

implementation of the annual GPB, GAD
Code, other GAD-related policies and
plans

 Lead the preparation of the annual LGU

GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)
and other GAD reports that may be
required under the MCW and this JMC;
General Functions of the GFPS

Promote and actively pursue the

participation of women and gender
advocates, other civil society
groups and private organizations in
the various stages of development
planning cycle; giving attention to
the marginalized sectors, and
General Functions of the GFPS

 Ensure that all personnel of the LGU

including the planning and finance
officers (e.g. accountants, budget
officers, auditors) are capacitated on
GAD.
 Along this line, the GFPS will
recommend and plan an appropriate
capacity development program on GAD
for its employees as part of and
implemented under its regular human
resource development program.
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Local Chief Executive shall:

1. Issue policies and/or directives that

support gender mainstreaming in the
policies, plans, PPAs and services of
the LGU as well as in its budget,
systems, processes and procedures
of the LGU, including the creation,
strengthening, modification or
reconstitution of the GFPS; and;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS

•The Local Chief Executive shall:

2. Ensure the implementation of the

GPB and approve GAD AR and
other GAD-related reports of the
LGU as maybe required by the
MCW-IRR and this JMC, duly
endorsed by the GFPS Executive
Committee and with the assistance of
the GFPS-TWG.
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The GFPS Executive Committee shall:

1. Provide policy advice to the LCE to support

and strengthen the GFPS and the LGU’s
gender mainstreaming efforts;

2. Direct the identification of GAD strategies,

PPAs and targets based on the results of
gender analysis and gender assessment, taking
into account the identified priorities of the LGU
and the gender issues and concerns faced by
the LGU’s constituents and employees;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS

•The GFPS Executive Committee shall:

3. Ensure the timely submission of

the LGU GPB, GAD AR and other
GAD-related reports to the DILG
which shall be consolidated for
submission to PCW and
appropriate oversight agencies;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The GFPS Executive Committee shall:

4. Ensure the effective and efficient

implementation of the GAD PPAs and the
judicious utilization of the GAD budget;

5. Build and strengthen the partnership of the

LGU with concerned stakeholders such as
women’s groups or CSOs, national government
agencies, GAD experts and advocates, among
others in pursuit of gender mainstreaming;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS

•The GFPS Executive Committee shall:

6. Recommend awards
and/or incentives to
recognize outstanding GAD
PPAs or individuals who
have made exemplary
contributions to GAD.
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Technical Working Group (TWG) shall:

1. Facilitate the gender mainstreaming

efforts of the LGU through the GAD
planning and budgeting process;

2. Formulate the LGU GPB in response to

the gender gaps and issues faced by their
constituents including their women and
men employees;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Technical Working Group (TWG) shall:

3. Assist in the capacity and competency

development of and provide technical
assistance to the offices or units of the
LGU. In this regard, the TWG shall work
with the Human Resource Development
Office (HRDO) on the development and
implementation of a capacity
development program on GAD for its
employees, as necessary;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Technical Working Group (TWG) shall:

4. Coordinate with the various units/offices of the

LGU and ensure their meaningful participation
in strategic and annual planning exercises on
GAD including the preparation, consolidation
and submission of GPBs;
5. Lead the conduct of advocacy activities and the
development of information, education and
communication (IEC) materials to ensure
critical support of local elected officials,
department heads and staff, and relevant
stakeholders to the GFPS and to gender
mainstreaming;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Technical Working Group (TWG) shall:

6. Monitor the implementation of GAD-

related PPAs and suggest corrective
measures to improve their
implementation;
Roles and Responsibilities of the LGU GFPS
•The Technical Working Group (TWG) shall:

7. Prepare and consolidate LGU GAD ARs

and other GAD-related reports; and
8. Provide regular updates and
recommendations to the LCE or GFPS
ExeCom regarding GFPS’ activities and
the progress of the LGU in gender
mainstreaming based on the feedback and
reports of concerned LGU offices/units,
stakeholders and constituents.
The GFPS Secretariat,
Secretariat and whenever feasible , the GAD
office or unit designated by the LCE shall

 assist the GFPS ExeCom and the TWG

in the performance of their roles and responsibilities,
specifically on the

 provision of administrative and

logistical services;
 preparation of meeting agenda; and
 documentation of GFPS’ meetings and related
GAD activities.
 COSTING & ALLOCATION OF GAD BUDGET

1. As a separate GAD fund to support GAD-

focused PPAs;

2. As fund to support integrating gender

perspectives in regular/ flagship
programs and projects;

3. As counterpart fund to support gender-

responsive ODA- funded projects.
 SUBMISSION, REVIEW & APPROVAL OF LGU GAD
PLANS & BUDGET

• Provinces, HUCs, ICCs, Municipalities within MM

LGU GPB &

GAD AR

DILG
 SUBMISSION, REVIEW & APPROVAL OF LGU GAD
PLANS & BUDGET

• Component Cities & Municipalities outside MM

LGU GPB &

GAD AR

PPDO DILG
 SUBMISSION, REVIEW & APPROVAL OF LGU GAD
PLANS & BUDGET

• Barangays

BRGY. GPB
& GAD AR

MPDO DILG- LGOO

 AREAS TO LOOK INTO :

 Alignment of the GAD plan with the GAD

agenda
 correctness and alignment of the entries in each
column of the GPB form

 proposed activities = gender issue

 issues are correctly identified or formulated
 AREAS TO LOOK INTO :

 if there are clear indicators and

targets
 proposed budget is realistic
 if the PPAs are doable within the
year
General Rule

In the event of a CHANGE IN LOCAL

ADMINISTRATION, the remaining
members of the GFPS ExeCom and TWG
shall facilitate the
the immediate reconstitution of the
GFPS, and
the conduct of GST and other GAD
competency development activities for
newly-elected local officials.
The LGUs, through their GFPS shall
STRENGTHEN THEIR LINKAGES AND/OR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL OFFICES
OF THE
 NGAs
 PRIVATE SECTOR,
 ACADEME
 OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(ODA) PARTNERS ; AND
 OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

IN PURSUIT OF THEIR
GENDER MAINSTREAMING EFFORTS.
Monitoring LGU Status on Gender Mainstreaming
• One sub-structure from the GFPS is the GAD M & E Team
– to monitor the status of the institutional mechanisms for
gender mainstreaming
• The GAD M & E Team will be composed of
 GFPS TWG Chair
 P/C/M Planning & Dev’t Coordinator
 HRM Officer
 Budget Officer
 DILG LGOOO
 Rep/s from the LCE,
 CSO Representative from women’s orgns & academe
• The Status Report will be submitted to DILG Regional
Offices for consolidation and submission to DILG Central
Office and to the PCW
Monitoring LGU Status of Gender Mainstreaming
• Status Report will include the following:
 development of and budgeting for GAD plans and
programs;
 mainstreaming gender perspectives in local plans;
formulation and implementation of the LGU GAD Code;
creation, reconstitution and/or strengthening
of the LGU GFPS; and
creation/establishment and/or maintenance of the LGU
GAD Database
Evaluating Gender Mainstreaming

• After 3-years, the GAD M & E Team will conduct evaluation

on LGU’s gender mainstreaming efforts
• The evaluation will include:
- Outcomes of gender-responsive and/or GAD-focused
policies, programs and projects during the 3-year term of the
LGU leadership

• In accomplishing the GAD Evaluation Report the GAD M &

E Team shall be guided by prescribed tools such as the
Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework (GEMEF)
and the HGDG
 LGU STATUS REPORT
Region ___
Province ______
City/Muncipality of _____

Instituional Activities Outputs Status Implementation Source of

Mechanism Cost Fund

Creation of 1. Issuance EO dated

GFPS of EO re
2. Conduct
of
Activity
Gender
Analysis Design
Prepared by : Approved by: Date :

__________ _________ ______________

Chairperson, TWG-GFPS LCE
How can DILG as Technical Advisers help the
LGU GFPS become functional?
functional

Thru:
•Continue advocate gender equality and women
empowerment especially the MCW
• Sustain capacity building of LGUs
•Establish strong partnership with concerned NGAs,
accredited NGOs, Academe, etc. for LGU CAPDEV
• Provide technical assistance when necessary
• Closely monitor gender mainstreaming efforts
•Assist LGUs document and share good practices
on gender mainstreaming
Maraming Salamat sa
Pakikinig!!!