36 Case Referral Mechanisms CHAPTER VIII: Case Referral Mechanisms A fter the investigation of acts of discrimination, violations, or noncompliance with the provisions of the Magna Carta of Women, the case resolutions shall be endorsed to the appropriate agencies. The Resolution of the Commission shall recommend64 sanctions under administrative law, civil service, or other appropriate laws to the Civil Service Commission or the Department of Interior and Local Government. To serve as a guide in recommending the appropriate sanctions under administrative law, civil service of other appropriate laws, this section summarizes the recommended sanctions under the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases under the Civil Service (RRACS) and the Local Government Code, and the agencies to which the cases shall be referred. In all instances where the Commission refers a Resolution to a concerned agency for appropriate action, including the imposition of the appropriate sanction, the agency shall have a period of sixty (60) days from receipt thereof within which act upon the recommendation. In accordance with Section 42 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Magna Carta of Women, the concerned agency shall likewise inform the Commission of the actions it took on the cases endorsed by the Commission. Violations/ Non-compliance with the MCW The following are the violations and/or acts of discrimination and non-compliances under the MCW. Acts may be committed by individuals or institutions, private or public, in such case, the respective heads of offices shall be made liable pursuant to MCW as well as individuals directly liable for the violation or acts of discrimination. 64 Magna Carta of Women, Section 40. Violations in relation to Women Empowerment provisions under the MCW 1. Discriminatory Policies and/or practices 2. Discrimination in relation to Education a. Failure to address gender stereotypes in materials/curriculum b. Violation on the prohibition of expulsion/ non-readmission due to pregnancy c. Failure to establish new scholarships for marginalized women 3. Women in Sports a. Offering different awards for women 4. Women in Military a. Failure to abolish practices that restrict women b. Failure to accord some promotional privileges c. Failure to accord same rights to employment d. Failure to provide leave privileges e. Harassment and violence, including verbal and sexual abuses in all stages of recruitment, training and service in military, police and other similar services (Sec. 18, MCW-IRR); 5. Discrimination in relation to right to health a. Denial of special leave credits for related gynecological surgeries b. Denial of Health Services 6. Failure to put up barangay VAWC desks 7. Failure to provide services to WEDC 8. Discrimination in relation to women affected by disasters, calamities and other crisis CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines

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