b. The NEDAshall ensure that the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) and Medium- Term Public Investment Program (MTPIP) are genderresponsive; c. Likewise, all NGAs and other governmentinstrumentalities shall ensure that their agency annualoperations plan and budgetare gender-responsive; and d. All LGUs shall ensure that Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA), Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP), and AnnualInvestment Plan (AIP) are genderresponsive. 5. Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of and BudgetUtilization for GAD Plans and Programs a. The PCW, in consultation with DBM,COA,DILG, NEDA,and other concerned agencies, shall ensure that an effective system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the GAD budgetutilization of the agencies and LGUsis in place. b. The COAshall conduct an annual audit of GAD funds ofall government agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs,and other government instrumentalities. c. At the end of thefiscal period, all government agencies shall submit to PCW their GAD Accomplishment Reports including the utilization of the GAD Budget. The LGUsshall submit the sameto the DILG whichin turn shall consolidate and submit to the PCW. Gender and Development (GAD) Code 1. To ensure sustainable gender-responsive local governance, all LGUs shall develop and pass a GAD Codeto support their efforts in recognizing, respecting, protecting, fulfilling and promoting women's human rights towards the attainment of women's empowermentand genderequality in their locality, following the guidelines issued by the PCW. The GADCodeshall also serve as basis for identifying programs,activities, and projects on GAD. 2. The DILG, in close coordination with PCW,shall assist LGUs in the development and passageof their GAD Codesaswell as monitortheir implementation. Creation and/or Strengthening of the GAD Focal Points (GFPs) — All government departments including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other governmentinstrumentalities shall establish or strengthen their GFP System or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency or LGU. The head of agencies or LCEs shall sign appropriate issuances to institutionalize the creation of the GFPin their respective agencies or LGUs. The tasks and functions of the members of the GFP shall form part of their regular key result areas and shall be given due considerationin their performanceevaluation. 1. Composition of the GFP System — To ensure sustainability ofinitiatives in the NGAs, LGUs, and other governmentinstrumentalities, the GFP shall be established composed of the agency head or LCE, an executive committee, and a technical working group (TWG)or secretariat. For NGAs and other governmentinstrumentalities, the GFP executive committee shall be chaired by an Undersecretary orits equivalent, with the bureau andservicedirectorsor their equivalent as members.In cases where the agency headis not of Cabinet Secretary rank, the next highestofficial shall be designated as Chair of the GFP executive committee. The GFP TWGorsecretariat shall be composed of, but notlimited to, the key staff from the following offices: planning,finance, budget, senior technical officer from each major bureau/division/office, and wherefeasible, the statistics and managementinformation office. For LGUs, the GFP executive committee shall be chaired by the LCE with the departmentheadsandChairs of the Sanggunian 82