GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act No. 9710) defines Gender and Development Program (GAD) as the development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials. It seeks to achieve gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices and contends that women are active agents of development, not just passive recipients of development.
GAD focuses on Gender Mainstreaming or a strategy for:
- Making womenโs as well as menโs concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies, programs and projects in all social, political, civil, and economic spheres so that women and men benefit equally.
- Assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programs in all areas and at all levels
Executive Order No. 273 โ Approving and Adopting the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD) 1995-2025
Executive Order (EO) 273, issued on September 9, 1995 and signed by President Fidel V. Ramos, adopted the Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development IPPGD) 1995-2025. The PPGD 1995-2025 is a 30 year perspective plan that outlines the policies, strategies, programs and projects that the government must adopt to enable women to participate in and benefit from national development while EO 273 directs all government agencies, departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities, including government owned and controlled corporations, at the national level, sub-national and local levels to:
- To take appropriate steps to ensure the full implementation of the policies/strategies and progrms/projects outlined in the Plan;
- To institutionalize Gender and Development (GAD) efforts in government by incorporaing GAD concens, as spelled out in the Plan, in their planning, programming and budgetting processes, but specifically to:
- Include/incorporate GAD concerns in the :
- formulation, assessment and updating of their annual agency plans;
- formulation, assessment and updating of their inputs to the medium/long-term develipment plans, and
- preparation of their inputs to sectoral performance assessment reports, public investment plans and other similar documents.
- Incorporate and reflect GAD concerns in their:
- agency performance commitments contracts indicating key result areas for GAD as well as in their annual performance report to the President, and
- annual Agency Budget Proposals and work and financial plans
- Include/incorporate GAD concerns in the :
Republic Act No. 8760 โ General Appropriations Act (GAA) On Programs/Projects Related to Gender and Development (GAD)
Section 27:
โAll concerned government entities shall submit their GAD plan to the National Commission on Women for review. They shall likewise submit annual reports to Congress, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), National Commission on Women (NCW), indicating the accomplishments and amounts utilized to implement programs/projects/activities addressing gendere issues and women empowerment. The evaluaton of agencies utilization of the GAD budget shall be performance based.โ
Republic Act No. 9710 โ An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Women
Section 36: Gender Mainstreaming as a Strategy for Implementing the Magna Carta of Women
โAll government departments, including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, state universities and colleges, government owned and controlled coporations, local government units and all other government instrumentalities shall adopt gender mainstreaming as a strategy to promote womenโs human rights and eliminate gender discrimination in their systems, structures, policies, programs, processes and procedures.
Section 36-B: Creation and/or Strengthening of the GAD Focal Points (GFP)
โAll concerned government agencies and instrumentalities mentioned above shall establish or strengthen their GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency.”
In addition to Joint Circular 99-4 issued by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the DBM and NCRFW, additional sets of guidelines, as deemed necessary, shall be formulated, for the implementation of GAD-related programs/projects/activities.
August 07, 2024
OFFICE ORDER NO. 2024-021 (Date: February 7, 2024)
Flexible Work Schedule for Solo Parents ![]()
August 07, 2024
OFFICE ORDER NO. 2024-066 (Date: May 17, 2024)
Office Order No. 2024-066 Reconstitution of the PHILGUARANTEE Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) ![]()
August 07, 2024
MEMORANDUM (Date: May 28, 2024)
Promoting the Use of Gender Fair Language in all PHILGUARANTEE Official Documents, Communications, and Issuances ![]()
May 02, 2024
PHILGUARANTEE MEMORANDUM (Date: April 23, 2024)
Use of Maiden Name by Married Women in Bank and Financial Transactions ![]()
November 25, 2022
OFFICE ORDER NO. 2022-088 (Date: August 08, 2022)
Designation of Ms. Evangeline Q. Gotangco as member of the PHILGUARANTEE Gender And Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) ![]()
November 25, 2022
OFFICE ORDER NO. 2022-034 (Date: May 10, 2022)
Reconstitution of the PHILGUARANTEE Gender And Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) ![]()
April 11, 2022
SAFE SPACES ACT
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Republic Act No. 11313 also known as the “Safe Spaces Act”

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Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 11313

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CSC MC No. 11, s. 2021 – Revised Administrative Disciplinary Rules on Sexual Harassment Cases

October 11, 2021
OFFICE ORDER NO. 2020-040 (Date: September 21, 2020)
Reconstitution of the PHILGUARANTEE Gender And Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) ![]()
March 20, 2025
GAD AGENDA FOR 2025-2029 (Date: March 12, 2025)
PHILGUARANTEE Gender and Development (GAD) Agenda for CY 2025 to CY 2029 ![]()
February 06, 2026
GAD Plan and Budget 2025 ![]()
GAD Plan and Budget 2024 ![]()
GAD Plan and Budget 2023 ![]()
GAD Plan and Budget 2022 ![]()
GAD Plan and Budget 2020
January 01, 2026
Estado ni Juan at Juana Report
Gender Statistics of PHILGUARANTEE Women in Leadership and Decision-Making Positions ![]()
SEX-DISAGGREGATED DATA
NATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH CELEBRATION (NWMC)
18-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
GAD PROGRAMS IN PICTURES
TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
| 2025 |
GAD Database December 16-17, 2025 |
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Writeshop on Gender-Responsive Document and GAD Monitoring & Evaluation December 12 & 15, 2025 |
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Training-Workshop on Formulation of 2026 GAD Plan and Budget October 15-16, 2025 |
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Writeshop on Gender-Responsive PAPs September 11, 2025 |
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Training on Basic SOGIESC August 22, 2025 |
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Orientation for Decorum and Investigation August 11, 2025 |
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Celebration of Valentine's Day 2025 February 14, 2025 |
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Gender Sensitivity Training 2024 December 13, 2024 |
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Training-Workshop on Strategic Framework and Planning and GAD Plan and Budget November 26-27, 2024 |
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Gender Fair Language Seminar November 20, 2024 |
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GAD Reorientation August 1 to August 2, 2024 |
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GAD Orientation July 30, 2024 |
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Training-Workshop on Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (PIMME) May 20-21, 2024 |
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Training-Workshop on Gender Analysis 2024 April 17-18, 2024 |
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Love Beyond Labels (Gender Fair Language Seminar) February 14, 2024 |
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Gender Fair Language Seminar 2023 December 18, 2023 |
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Training-Workshop on Formulation of PHILGUARANTEE Gender Mainstreaming Policy November 07, 2023 |
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Training Workshop on GAD PLAN and Budget 2024 October 09, 2023 |
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Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) 2023 September 14-15,21-22,28-29; October 12-13, 2023 |
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Strategic Framework and Planning Workshop 2023 September 19-20, 2023 |
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Men of PHILGUARANTEE: Kaisa sa Pagkakaiba July 14, 2023 |
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GIRL POWER : Women Leadership Training July 07, 2023 |
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Training Workshop on Gender Analysis March 22-24, 2023 |
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Usapang Lalaki: Men Empowering Women February 28, 2023 |
SECTORAL ASSEMBLIES
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DOF - GFPS SECTORAL ASSEMBLY 2024 February 16, 2024 |
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DOF 1st GFPS Sectoral Assembly 2023 February 15, 2023 |
MEETINGS and ACTIVITIES
| 2025 |
Seminar on Safe Spaces Act December 5, 2025 |
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VAW 2025 Film Showing with FDCP: Lauriana December 4, 2025 |
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Gender Equality and Mental Health in the workplace October 9, 2025 |
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Seminar on GEDSI October 1, 2025 |
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Masustansyang Plato, Kalusugang Garantisado: Healthy Nutrition Basic for Workers July 25, 2025 |
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Celebration of Father's Day 2025 June 16, 2025 |
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Gabay kay Juan at Juana: Seminar on Financial Wellness June 19, 2025 |
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Celebration of Mother's Day 2025 May 19, 2025 |
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Seminar on Financial Literacy (Gender and Finance) Video presentation April 29-30, 2025 |
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GAD-TWG Meeting September 19, 2024 |
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Seminar on Celebration of Pride Month : " SOGIESC and Intimate Relationships" June 24, 2024 |
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Celebration of Father's Day 2024 June 19, 2024 |
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Seminar on GAD Legal Mandates May 30, 2024 |
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Celebration of Mother's Day 2024 May 13, 2024 |
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Talk on Financial Wellness by UCPB Savings Bank May 13, 2024 |
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Mental Health Wellness March 27, 2024 |
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Eight Weeks to Wellness March 26, 2024 |
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Talk on Personal Financial Wellness and Protection March 12, 2024 |
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Corporate Services Group Report February 22, 2024 |
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Presentation of GAD Agenda 2024 February 15, 2024 |
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Plan and Budget 2024 October 09, 2023 |
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Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines II September 13-15, 2023 |
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GAD Executive Briefing August 04, 2023 |
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GAD Orientation June 25-July 13, 2023 |
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Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines I May 17-19, 2023 |
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GAD Secretariat Meeting February 16, 2023 |
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G4G: Greening for Gender Equality November 18, 2022 |
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GAD GPB 2023 Seminar-Workshop November 10-11, 15, 2022 |
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#Purple Tuesdays March 2022 |










