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((Short description|Statutory body for women's rights, Philippine))
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| agency_name     = Philippine Commission on Women
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The '''Philippine Commission on Women''' (formerly the '''National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women'''), is a government agency run by the government of the [[Philippines]] with the intention of promoting and protecting the rights of the [[Women in the Philippines]]. It was established on January 7, 1975, through Presidential Decree No. 633.

On August 14, 2009, the '''Magna Carta of Women''' was signed into law providing better protection for women. According to the United Nations' 2009 Human Development Report, the Philippines is 40th out of 155 nations when the gender-related development index is compared directly to the human development index, While the [[World Economic Forum]]'s [[Global Gender Gap Report]] for 2009 lists the country at a ranking 9 among of about 130 countries.<ref>[http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/Women%20Leaders%20and%20Gender%20Parity/GenderGapNetwork/GenderGapNetwork Gender Gap Index 2009]. October 27, 2009. [[World Economic Forum]]. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.</ref>

On July 4, 2016, PCW was among the 12 agencies, formerly from the Office of the President reassigned to the [[Cabinet Secretariat of the Philippines|Office of the Cabinet Secretary]], based on Executive Order No. 1 issued by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]].<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/138583-duterte-first-executive-order-poverty|title=Duterte's 1st EO: Simpler, faster anti-poverty services|publisher=[[Rappler]]|last=Ranada|first=Pia|date=July 4, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2016))</ref> On October 31, 2018, through Executive Order No. 67, the commission, along with the [[National Commission on Muslim Filipinos]] and the [[National Youth Commission (Philippines)|National Youth Commission]], was transferred from the Office of the Cabinet Secretary to the [[Department of the Interior and Local Government]].

==Organization==
[[Image:Young Filipinas of Marigondon, early 1800s.jpg|260x260px|thumb|right|Young Filipinas of Marigondon, early 1800s. From ''Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux iles Philippines'' by [[Paul de la Gironière]] (1855). Filipino women often had better rights than their counterparts elsewhere even during colonial times.]]

The Commission initially established as an advisory body to the [[President of the Philippines|President]] and the Cabinet on policies and programs for the advancement of women. It is mandated ''"to review, evaluate, and recommend measures, including priorities to ensure the full integration of women for economic, social and cultural development at national, regional and international levels, and to ensure further equality between women and men.''<ref name = "role" >[http://www.ncrfw.gov.ph/index.php/ncrfw-profile About Us]. National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.</ref>

The aims of the organization included the following:
*Conducting policy studies and lobbying for the issuance of executive and legislative measures concerning women.
*Establishing a clearinghouse and information center on women
*Monitoring the implementation of the [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women|UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]] (CEDAW)
*Organizing women into a nationwide movement called ''"Balikatan sa Kaunlaran"'' (now registered as an independent [[feminism|women's organization]]).

==History==
The commission was established by President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] on January 7, 1975, with the intention of promoting the rights of women. After the [[People Power Revolution]], which installed [[Corazon Aquino]] into power, in 1986, the agency focused on women's concerns on policymaking in the government. This included the integration of the principle of [[gender equality]] in the 1987 [[Philippine Constitution]].<ref name = "role" />

During this period Philippine Development Plan for Women (PDPW) (1989–1992) was adopted through Executive Order No. 348. Shortly after, the "Women in Nation-Building Act" (RA 7192) was enacted, which promotes "the integration of women as full and equal partners of men in development and nation-building". A campaign, supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was initiated to help government officials and staff with training in promoting equality under a program called [[Gender and Development]] (GAD).((citation needed|date=August 2020))

The Commission continued to push for stronger policies and programs on gender equality, with projects such as the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD) (from 1995 to 2025), a 30-year perspective plan that outlines the policies that enable women to participate benefit from national development. It was the country's main vehicle for implementing the 1995 [[Beijing Declaration]] and [[Fourth World Conference on Women#Beijing Platform for Action|Platform for Action (BPfA)]] adopted at the [[Fourth World Conference on Women|1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women]].((citation needed|date=August 2020))

Since 1998, the commission's focus has been on [[poverty alleviation]], along with the advancement and protection of women's human rights, promoting women's economic empowerment, and promoting gender-responsive governance.((citation needed|date=August 2020))

===Magna Carta of Women===
On August 14, 2009, Philippine President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] signed Republic Act 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women. Under the law, the "National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women" would be renamed the "Philippine Commission on Women". It will give way to the creation of the Gender Ombudsman under the [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Commission on Human Rights]] that will specifically handle [[women's rights]] concerns. The law will also provide penalties for the violation of the provisions of the magna carta.<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.indigenousportal.com/Gender/Philippines-President-signs-the-Magna-Carta-of-Women-into-law.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919023025/http://www.indigenousportal.com/Gender/Philippines-President-signs-the-Magna-Carta-of-Women-into-law.html | archive-date=September 19, 2009 | title=Indigenous Portal ))</ref>

Features of the law include:
*Review amendment or repeal of laws that are discriminatory to women.
*Ensure women's equitable participation and representation in government, political parties, international bodies, civil service, and the private sector.
*Afford equal opportunities to women in relation to education, employment, livelihood, social protection, and others, and including [[women in the military]].
*Mandate access to information and services pertaining to women's health.

The Magna Carta of Women guarantees the rights of women, including farmers and [[Provinces of the Philippines|rural worker]]s, [[underground economy|informal sector]] workers and the [[shanty towns|urban poor]], [[indigenous peoples of the Philippines|indigenous women]], and those with disabilities, as well as older women and girls. These guarantees rights that include those involving food security, affordable and secure housing, employment, the recognition and preservation of cultural identity, and to women's inclusion in discussions pertaining to development and peace issues.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49029 |title=Inter Press Service |access-date=January 6, 2010 |archive-date=November 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107005953/http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49029 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Functions ==
The functions of the Commission include the institution of gender responsiveness in national development plans, by preparing, assessing, and updating the National Plan for Women and by ensuring its implementation and monitoring its performance among the government agencies it is involved with. It also undertakes the advocacy of promoting economic, social and political [[feminism|empowerment of women]] by providing technical assistance in the strengthening of mechanisms on gender mainstreaming. Aside from this, the Commission ensures contributions by Filipino women to [[Culture of the Philippines|Philippine culture and traditions]] be preserved and enhanced in the process of modernization.<ref name = "role" />

The commission also coordinates with the provisions of the NCRFW by preparing plans for the development of the lives women, with continuous monitoring and assessment with the cooperation of relevant agencies. It also provides a database for information relating to women. Other activities include: gender-consciousness awareness programs, policy studies, legislation reviews that integrate women's concerns, technical services that ensure the development of institutional capabilities for gender and development (GAD) mainstreaming in government agencies and selected partners, monitoring and assessment of the implementation of laws and policies on women including the implementation of international conventions such as the [[Beijing Platform for Action]], and the implementation of pilot projects for the delivery of services for women as basis for policy formulation and program recommendations.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://library.pcw.gov.ph/sites/default/files/framework-plan-women.pdf|title=Framework Plan for Women))</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080226234552/http://www.ncrfw.gov.ph/ Philippine Commission on Women]
*[http://pcw.gov.ph/law/presidential-decree-no-633 Presidential Decree No. 633]
*[http://pcw.gov.ph/law/executive-order-no-348 Executive Order No. 348]

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