Gender Ombud Advisories 65 CHAPTER X: Gender Ombud Advisories T he Commission shall issue Gender Ombud Advisories, which shall include advisories on women’s human rights and human rights of persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Advisories shall be based on the Magna Carta of Women, international human rights treaties to which the Philippines is a party, including CEDAW, and other related laws on women. Advisories shall likewise include the latest developments and jurisprudence in International Human Rights Law. Central Office Gender Ombud Advisories Gender Ombud Advisories may be issued by the Commission’s Central Office or by its Regional Offices, acting as Gender Ombud within their respective areas of jurisdiction. The Women’s Human Rights Center, as the Commission’s office primarily responsible for the formulation of policies shall facilitate and monitor the issuance of Gender Ombud Advisories issued by the Commission and by its Regional Offices. In general, the WHRC shall have a vetting role as to standards and format of the recommendations for policy issuances of the Commission as Gender Ombud. As the Gender Ombud, the Commission performs its function as Gender Ombud through its different units on the promotion, protection and monitoring of women’s human rights. Gender Advisories in the Central Office may thus originate from the different units within the Central Office as follows: Table 4. Gender Ombud Adivisories CENTRAL OFFICE UNIT LEGAL AND INVESTIGATION OFFICE ASSISTANCE AND VISITORIAL OFFICE EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OFFICE GOVERNMENT LINKAGES OFFICE GENDER OMBUD CONCERN On the investigation and resolution of Gender Ombud Cases; On the Protocols for Investigation; On trends and issues in the investigation and resolution of cases involving women and persons with diverse SOGIE On the situation of women and persons of diverse SOGIE who are deprived of liberty; On issues of HIV; On the situation of women with disabilities; On the standards for the promotion of women’s human rights and of the rights of persons with diverse SOGIE; On proposed and pending legislative measures affecting women and persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity; On the State’s Compliance with its Treaty Obligations, decisions and concluding observations of Treaty bodies; CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines ENDORSEMENT AND APPROVAL Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner Director; WHRC; Focal Commissioner