GAD CORNER | NCSC

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to PCW Memorandum Circular No. 2025 - 05 entitled “Guidelines on the Establishment of Gender and Development (GAD) Corner” Access to information is a constitutional right in the Philippines, ensuring citizens can obtain records and data on matters of public concern to promote transparency and accountability. This principle is strengthened by the Magna Carta of Women, which requires government agencies to provide information and materials that support women’s empowerment and gender equality. Complementing these mandates, the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program highlights transparency as essential to effective public financial management, assessing how openly budget information is shared and how well the government upholds gender-responsive budgeting to advance women’s rights.

The NCSC established its GAD Corner to ensure the public has accessible, updated, and comprehensive information on gender and development. The corner contains essential materials such as recent GAD news and announcements, the agency’s GAD Agenda and Plan, budget and accomplishment reports, and the Estado ni Juana Report detailing gender mainstreaming achievements. It also includes GAD programs and projects, knowledge products and IEC materials—such as laws, policies, gender statistics, and program briefers—along with developed tools and modules, the GFPS organizational chart, and any GAD-related awards, all aimed at promoting transparency and advancing gender equality.

The Gender and Development (GAD) budget policy, introduced in the 1995 GAA as “The Women’s Budget,” requires all government agencies to allocate at least five percent of their annual budgets for gender-related programs—a mandate strengthened by the Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), which upholds women’s rights and institutionalizes gender mainstreaming through GAD Planning and Budgeting. A GAD Plan and Budget guides agencies in implementing programs and activities that address gender issues and promote gender equality, while the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) monitors compliance through the submission of GAD Plans, Budgets, and Accomplishment Reports via the Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS). In line with these national mandates, the NCSC ensures that the Commission is fully committed to supporting women’s rights and implementing gender-responsive programs.

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The NCSC GAD Accomplishment Report outlines the Commission’s annual achievements in implementing gender-responsive programs, projects, and activities in compliance with the GAD Budget Policy and the Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710). It highlights the agency’s efforts to address identified gender issues, promote gender equality, and advance the rights and welfare of women senior citizens. Through the effective utilization of its GAD budget and alignment with national gender mainstreaming standards, the NCSC demonstrates its commitment to creating inclusive, equitable, and gender-responsive services and systems.

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NCSC GAD PAPs refer to the Commission’s gender-responsive programs, activities, and projects designed to address the specific gender needs of senior citizens, promote gender equality, and support women’s empowerment. These PAPs are aligned with the NCSC’s GAD Plan and Budget and contribute to national gender mainstreaming efforts by ensuring that services, policies, and initiatives are inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the rights and welfare of older women.

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Legal Bases for GAD

Republic Act 9710 – The Magna Carta of Women

Recognizing that the economic, political, and sociocultural realities affect women's current condition, the State affirms the role of women in nation building and ensures the substantive equality of women and men.

Republic Act 11313 – Safe Spaces Act

It is the policy of the State to value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect for human rights. It is likewise the policy of the State to recognize the role of women in nation-building and ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. The State also recognizes that both men and women must have equality, security and safety not only in private, but also on the streets, public spaces, online, workplaces and educational and training institutions.

Republic Act 7877 – Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

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Republic Act 9994 – Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010

The State shall value the dignity of every individual, enhance the development of its human resources guarantee fell respect for human rights, and uphold the dignity of work rs, employees, applicants for employment, students or those undergoing training, instruction or education. Towards this end, all forms of sexual harassment in the employment, education or training environment are hereby declared unlawful.