B. The NAPCshall ensurethat its sectoral councils shall have at least thirty percent (30%)
women membership and shall have genderequality concerns incorporatedin their sectoral
agenda. Atthe start of the term of the successor councils, the NAPC through the women's
sectoral council shall conductorientation on gender and development for all members of
these councils.
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Right to Information — All government agencies, instrumentalities, and LGUsshall
develop and make available information, education and communication (IEC)
materials on their specific programs, services and funding outlays on women's empowerment
and gender equality. These information shall be translated in majorFilipino dialects and
disseminated to the public, especially in remote orrural areas.
A.
The SSS and the PhilHealth shall support indigenous and community-based social
protection schemes.Said agencies shall consult with NCIP and other concerned agencies
and ensure that marginalized womennot covered by the SSS and PhilHealth shall be able
to access special packages developed for their benefit. They shall conduct regular review
and consultations amongstakeholders to ensure that the benefit packages are responsive
and the premiumsare affordable to the marginalized sectors.
B. The State shall institute policies and programs that seek to reduce the poverty and
vulnerability to risks and enhancethe social status and rights of the marginalized women
by promoting andprotecting livelihood and employment, protecting against hazards and
suddenloss ofincome,and improving people's capacity to managerisks.It shalllikewise
usethelist of poor households generated by the National Household Targeting System
(NHTS)asreference in identifying priority beneficiaries of the social protection programs
of government.In this regard:
1. DOLEshall provide learning sessions on women workers’ safety and health through
existing structures within the LGUs or by creating new mechanisms;
2. DA shall ensure that the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund created
by Republic Act No. 8178, otherwise knownasthe “Agricultural Tariffication Act,” is
availed of by womenfarmersandfisherfolk;
3. NAPCanddisaster coordinating councils, together with LGUs,shall mainstream all
programsand services on poverty reduction and include OSH,disaster risk reduction
and managementat thelocal levels; and
4. DOLE, DTI andtheir attached agencies, DSWD, LGUs,as well as other similar agencies
shall sustain labor market programs to create employment and alternativelivelihood
following decent work standards as provided in these Rules and Regulations with
adequate resources to prevent or mitigate the effects of sudden loss of income such
as emergency employment.
C. The State shall endeavorto reduce and eventually eliminate transfer costs of remittances
from abroad through appropriate bilateral and multilateral agreements.It shall likewise
provide access to investment opportunities for remittances in line with national
developmentefforts. Towardsthis end:
1. DFA shall review existing agreements or enter into new agreements with receiving
countries of women migrant workers thatwill cover conditions on remittances, when
such agreements do not include them; coordinate with BSP to encourageall banks
and nonbank moneytransfer agenciesto reducecosts of remittances and encourage
the private sectorto introduce incentive schemes; and involve women migrant workers
and NGOsworking with migrant groupsin the review of existing agreements and new
agreements; and
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