the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC)and its local counterparts; the National Commission on Indigenous People; the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor; the National Anti-Poverty Commission; and, where applicable, the local housing boards. meteWI) Right to Information. Access to information regardingpolicies on women,including programs,projects, and fundingoutlays that affect them, shall be ensured. beet yd Social Protection. = The Social Security System (SSS) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) shall support indigenous and community-based social protection schemes. easCo) 4:3 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 and protecting livelihood and employment, protecting against hazards and sudden lossofincome, and improving people's capacity to manage risks. c. The State shall endeavor to reduce and eventually eliminate transfer costs of remittance from abroad through appropriate bilateral and multilateral agreements. It shall likewise provide access to investment opportunities for remittances in line with national developmentefforts. d. TheState shall establish a health insurance program for senior citizens and indigents. e. The State shall support womenwith disabilities on a community-based social protection scheme. Recognition and Preservation of Cultural Identity and Integrity. The State shall recognize and respect the rights of Moro and indigenous womento practice, promote, protect, and preserve their own culture, traditions, and institutions and to consider these rights in the formulation and implementation of nationalpolicies and programs. Tothis end, the State shall adopt measures in consultation with the sectors concerned to protect their rights to their indigenous knowledge systems andpractices, traditionallivelithood, and other manifestations of their cultures and waysoflife: Provided, That these cultural systems and practices are not discriminatory to women. Peace and Development. The peace process shall be pursued with the following considerations: Increase the number of womenparticipating in discussions and decision-making in the peace process, including membership in peace panels recognizing women'srole in conflict-prevention and peace-making andin indigenous system ofconflict resolution; Section 30 b. Ensure the development and inclusion of women's welfare and concerns in the peace agenda in the overall peace strategy and women's participation in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of rehabilitation and rebuilding of conflictaffected areas; c. The institution of measures to ensure the protection of civilians in conflict-affected communities with special consideration for the specific needs of womenandgirls; d. Include the peace perspective in the education curriculum and other educational undertakings; and e. The recognition and support for women's role in conflict prevention, management, resolution and peacemaking, and in indigenous systems ofconflict resolution. Womenin Especially Difficult Circumstances. For purposesof this Act, “Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances" (WEDC) shall refer to victims and survivors of sexual and physical abuse,illegal recruitment, prostitution,trafficking, armed conflict, women 37

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