EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 348
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 348 - APPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR WOMEN FOR 1989 TO 1992
WHEREAS,
Article II, Section 14, of the 1987 Constitution provides that “The
State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure
the fundamental equality before the law of women and men;”
WHEREAS, the Philippine Development Plan for Women for 1989 to 1992 was
formulated through the efforts of various government agencies and
non-governmental organizations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do
hereby approve and adopt the “Philippine Development Plan for Women for
1989 to 1992,” hereinafter referred to as the Plan, and order
that:
1.
All government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and
instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled
corporations, are enjoined to take appropriate steps to ensure the full
implementation of the programs and projects outlined in the Plan.
2. The
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), in
coordination with the National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA), shall monitor the implementation of the plan by various
government agencies. It shall likewise monitor the plan’s periodic
assessment and updating and, for this purpose, the NCRFW may call upon
the assistance of any department, bureau, office, agency, or
instrumentality of the government, including government-owned or
controlled corporations. Non-governmental organizations and private
entities are urged to assist in the monitoring of the implementation,
assessment and updating of the Plan.
3. An
appropriated focal point for women’s concerns or any other similar
mechanism shall be constituted in each department, bureau, office,
agency, or instrumentality of the government, including
government-owned or controlled corporations, to ensure the
implementation, review and updating of programs and projects identified
for each sector.
4. The NCRFW
is hereby authorized, upon consultation with the President, to issue
orders, circulars or guidelines as may be necessary in the
implementation, coordination and monitoring of the Plan, as well as in
its assessment and updating. For these purposes, the NCRFW may
constitute the appropriate inter-agency committees.
5. The initial
amount necessary to implement the Plan for Calendar Year 1989 shall be
charged against the appropriate funds of the government agencies
concerned and from any available lump sum fund under Republic Act No.
6688 as may be determined by the Department of Budget and Management.
Appropriations for succeeding years shall be incorporated in the budget
proposals for Congressional action.
6. This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and eighty-nine.
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