66 Gender Ombud Advisories FIELD OPERATIONS OFFICE On matters affecting regional operations of the Commission, particularly on the Regional Office’s function as Gender Ombud within their areas of jurisdiction; HUMAN RIGHTS On matters pertaining to media and the portrayal of INFORMATION CENTER women and persons of diverse SOGIE in media; (?) On setting standards on women’s human rights and of the rights of persons with diverse sexual GENDER EQUALITY orientation and gender identity; On the specific WOMEN’S HUMAN issues affecting women and persons with diverse RIGHTS CENTER sexual orientation and gender; On the results of the Monitoring of the compliance with the laws; CHILD RIGHTS CENTER On the situation and issues affecting girl children; Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Gender Ombud Advisories emanating from Central Office shall be recommended by the director of the originating unit for approval by the Commission en banc, copy furnished WHRC, COMSEC, GovLink and the Focal Commissioner of the originating unit and the Focal Commissioner for women.. The Focal Commissioner for women, at Commission en Banc level shall act as rapporteur for all these recommended issuances. format of the Gender Ombud Advisories. All Gender Ombud advisories issued by the Region shall be subject to the review of the WHRC, with input from the Field Operations Office (FOO) and the Government and Linkages Office (GovLink). Regional Gender Ombud Advisories 1. Advisories on Women’s Human Rights Norms and Standards and the human rights norms and standards on persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity; Regional Gender Ombud Advisories issued by the Regional Offices in the performance of their functions as Gender Ombud within thier areas of jurisdiction shall consist of, but not limited to the following: (1) advisories addressing immediate/urgent concerns affecting women’s human rights/ rights of persons with diverse SOGIE within their areas of responsibility; (2) advisories pertaining to cases investigated/ resolved; (3) advisories arising from the monitoring for purposes of the Regional Women’s Human Rights Profile. Regional Gender Ombud Advisories shall only be issued upon the approval of the Regional Director but may originate from the Investigation, Legal or Promotion units of the Region. The WHRC, as the office primarily responsible for the formulation of policies, development and implementation of programs related to gender equality and women’s human rights shall set the required standards and Gender Ombud Advisories As Gender Ombud, the Commission shall issue the following Gender Ombud Advisories NHRIs can provide a central role in building a culture of human rights, while reinforcing the rule of law82. The Commission as the country’s NHRI and as Gender Ombud can issue advisories setting human rights standards and norms on the basis of CEDAW, its corresponding General Recommendations and Committee decisions as well as other human rights treaties the Philippines has been signatory to. Advisories on women’s human rights and the rights of persons with diverse SOGIE can also be drawn from latest developments on international human rights including issuances of the Human Rights Council, human rights jurisprudence and reports from the different thematic special rapporteurs. 82 UNDP-OHCHR Toolkit for collaboration with National Human Rights Institutions http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/ NHRI/1950-UNDP-UHCHR-Toolkit-LR.pdf CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines