WHEREAS, the validation of the draft IRR entailed a participatory and consultative process, involving government and non-government stakeholders from the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, including the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; WHEREAS, the enhanced draft IRR was presented during the PCW Special Board Meeting held on March 30, 2010; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Chairperson and the Members of the Board of Commissioners of the Philippine Commission on Women, to approve and adopt the rules and regulations implementing RA 9710, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta of Women" DONE this 30th day of March 2010 at Mabini Hal, Malacañang, Manila. HON. MYRNA T. YAO Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Women 39