Monitoring Under the MCW human rights shall be issued in accordance with Chapter X of these Guidelines. Related Issuances As overall monitoring body, PCW issued several issuances in order to determine compliance with the provisions of MCW. These issuances include the PCW-NEDA-DBM Joint Circular (JC) No. 2012-01 or Guidelines in the Preparation of the Annual GAD Plan and Budget and GAD Accomplishment Report to Implement the Magna Carta of Women and the PCWDILG-DBM-NEDA: Joint Circular 2013-01 Guidelines on the Localization of the Magna Carta of Women. Other agencies are likewise mandated to perform oversight functions in relation to the provisions of the MCW. Under Joint Memorandum Circular 2013-01 by the PCW-DILG-DBM and NEDA, the following are the roles of oversight agencies: 1) Department Government of Interior and Local The circular mandates the DILG to consolidate approved Local Government Units Gender Plan and Budgets as well as GAD Accomplishment Reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes. The DILG shall also monitor and evaluate LGU compliance on the following mechanisms which shall be reflected in consolidated reports. The matters to be monitored are the following: i. Formulation and implementation of LGU GPBs and GAD ii. Utilization of the 5% GAD Budget iii. Formulation of the GAD Code iv. Creation / re-organization and functionality of GFPS or similar GAD mechanism v. Establishment of the LGU GAD Database vi. Organization and functionality of Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPCs) vii. Functionality of VAWC Office/Desk and Women’s Shelter viii. Mainstreaming gender perspectives in the PDPFP/CLUP/CDP/AIP/ELA ix. Functionality of the GAD Office/Unit, if any 51 x. Creation of Local Media Boards Conduct appropriate response to the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the non-compliance of LGUs to the provisions of the MCW including non-compliance to the policy; 2. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM): a. Provide technical assistance to LGUs to ensure that they adopt a gender-responsive and performance-based approach to LGU budgeting; b. Assist the PCW, DILG and NEDA in the enhancement and updating of existing guidelines and tools on genderresponsive planning and budgeting, gender mainstreaming, gender audit and/or gender assessment at the local level; c. Ensure that Major Final Outputs, indicators and targets of the LGUs under their Organizational Performance Indicator Framework (OPIF) are gender-responsive; and d. Assist the PCW, DILG and NEDA in the development of a monitoring and evaluation system to monitor the GAD budget utilization of LGUs. 3. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) shall: a. Assist the PCW, DILG and DBM in the enhancement and updating of existing guidelines and tools on genderresponsive planning and budgeting, gender mainstreaming, gender audit and/or gender assessment at the local level; b. Develop mechanisms, in consultation with PCW, DILG, DBM, concerned agencies and other stakeholders, to ensure that the 5% -30% allocation of funds received from ODA-funded projects of foreign governments and multilateral agencies are achieved and CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines

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