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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 208 - FURTHER
DEFINING THE COMPOSITION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON THE ROLE OF FILIPINO WOMEN
WHEREAS, Sec. 14 of Art. XIII of
the Philippine Constitution provides for the protection of women by
providing such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their
welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service
of the nation;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 633 dated 7 January 1975 created the
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, to ensure the full
integration of women for economic, social and cultural development at
the national, regional and international levels and to ensure further
the equality between men and women;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 348 dated 17 February 1989 approved and
adopted the Philippine Development Plan for Women for 1989-1992, as
prepared by the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, in
coordination with the National Economic and Development Authority; and
tasked the said agencies to monitor the implementation of the Plan;
WHEREAS, with the completion of the Philippine Development Plan for
Women in 1992, there is a need to strengthen the mandate of the
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, pursuant to Republic
Act 7192 or the Women in Development and Nation Building Act, which
tasks the Commission to provide assistance in ensuring the formulation
and nationwide implementation of gender-responsive government policies,
programs and projects; and,
WHEREAS, Sec. 20, Book III of Executive Order No. 292 (Revised
Administrative Code), and Sec. 60 of the General Provisions of R.A.
No. 7663 empower the President to direct changes in the organization
and key positions in any department, bureau, or agency in the Executive
Branch.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the further definition of the composition, powers and functions
of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women.
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Done in the city of Manila,
this 10th day of October in the Year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety four.
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