Republic of the Philippines Office of the President PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN on the Role of Filipino (formerly National Commission Women) BOARDRESOLUTIONNO.1 Series of 2010 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9710 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN." WHEREAS, the Prcsident signed into law on August 14, 2009 Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta of Women," which is a comprehensive women's human rights law that secks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, respecting, protecting, fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino women, especially those in the marginalized sectors; WHEREAS, Section 44 of the aforementioned law mandates the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), in coordination with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and all concerned government departments and agencies including, as observers, both Houses of Congress through the Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations (Senate) and the Committee on Women and Gender Equality (House of Representatives) and with the participation of representatives from non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil society groups with proven track record of involvement and promotion of the rights and welfare of Filipino women and girls identified by the PCW, to formulate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this Act within one hundred eighty days (180) days after its effectivity; WHEREAS, the draft IRR was formulated by the Technical Drafting Committee, in coordination and consultatiIon with other government departments and agencies, non government organizations and other stakeholders; 38