Case Referral Mechanisms
situations (sec 10, MCW)
9. Forced recruitment of women and girls to
take part in armed Hostilities in situations
of armed conflict; or forced abandonment
of women, esp. indigenous peoples (IPs) and
Moros of their lands, territories and means
of substance and relocating them in special
centers for military purposes under any
discriminatory condition (Sec. 12 B. and B.1,
MCW-IRR);
10. Discriminatory, demeaning and derogatory
portrayal of women in advertisements,
shows and programs in various media (print,
broadcast, Internet, social media) (Section
19, MCW-IRR)65
11. Discrimination/exclusion of women in titling
of lands and issuance of emancipation patents
and Certificates of Land Ownership Awards
(CLOAs) (Sec. 23 B.1 a-e); and
12. Abuse, ill-treatment and/or neglect of women
senior citizens in nursing homes and families
(Sec. 36. F, MCW-IRR).
13. Discrimination in relation to social protection
(sec. 27, MCW)
14. Discrimination in relation to cultural identity
and integrity (sec. 28, MCW)
15. Discrimination in relation to the rights to
Housing (sec. 21, MCW)
16. Discrimination in relation to the right to
decent work (sec. 25)
65 Offenses committed by private institutions may be referred
to Courts for the filing of either civil or criminal cases, as the case
may be; Recommended sanctions applicable only to government
agencies/institutions/ local government units.
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The proviso on discriminatory policies and
practices is encompassing and may cover all forms of
discrimination provided under the Magna Carta of
Women and which are not specified above.
Non-Compliance of Provisions in relation to
Institutional Mechanisms under MCW
1. Non-submission of GAD plan
2. Failure to implement GAD plan/ Failure to
submit Accomplishment Reports
3. Non-establishment of GAD database
4. Non-establishment of GFPS
5. Non-deployment of qualified and trained
GFPO in an embassy or consulate
6. Failure/non-allocation of GAD Budget
7. Misuse of GAD/ Irregular implementation/
use
Recommended Sanctions
Using the possible sanctions under the
RRACS and those existing under the Local
Government Code, the Commission recommends
the imposition of the following sanctions for
violations of or non-compliance with the following
provisions of the MCW. As much as possible, the
recommendation shall endeavour to identify the
appropriate range of sanction on the basis of the
findings of its investigation.
The Commission may likewise proceed to
enact a Memorandum of Undertaking or pursue
the issuance of a Joint Memorandum Circular with
agencies to institutionalize the recommended
sanctions as provided under the MCW.
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