The Magna Carta of Womenand Its Implementing Rules and Regulations [Republic Act No. 9710] (Accessedfrom http://pew.gov.ph/sites/default/files/documents/laws/republic_act_9710. pdf) ‘CHAPTERI: GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1 Short Title. This Act shall be known as “The Magna Carta of Women". Declaration of Policy. Recognizing that the economic,political, and socio-cultural realities affect women's current condition, the State affirms the role of women in nation building and ensures the substantive equality of women and men.It shall promote empowerment of women and pursue equal opportunities for women and men and ensure equal accessto resources and to development results and outcome.Further, the State realizes that equality of men and womenentails the abolition of the unequal structures andpractices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality. To realize this, the State shall endeavor to develop plans,policies, programs, measures, and mechanisms to addressdiscrimination and inequality in the economic,political, social, and culturallife of women and men. The State condemnsdiscrimination against womeninall its forms and pursues byall appropriate means andwithout delaythe policyof eliminating discrimination against womenin keeping with the Convention onthe Elimination ofAll Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) andother international instruments consistent with Philippine law. The State shall accord womenthe rights, protection, and opportunities available to every memberofsociety. The State affirms women's rights as human rights and shall intensify its efforts to fulfil its duties underinternational and domestic law to recognize, respect, protect,fulfil, and promote all humanrights and fundamental freedoms of women,especially marginalized women,in the economic,social, political, cultural, and other fields without distinction or discrimination on account ofclass, age, sex, gender, language,ethnicity,religion, ideology, disability, The State shall provide the necessary mechanisms to enforce women'srights and adopt and undertake all legal measures necessary to foster and promote the equal opportunity for womento participate in and contribute to the developmentof the political, economic, social, andcultural realms. The State, in ensuring the full integration of women's concernsin the mainstream of development, shall provide ample opportunities to enhance and develop their skills, acquire productive employment and contributeto their families and communities to the fullest of their capabilities. In pursuanceofthis policy, the State reaffirms the right of womeninall sectorsto participate in policy formulation, planning, organization, implementation, management, monitoring, andevaluation of all programs, projects, and services. It shall support policies, researches, technology,andtraining programs andother support services such asfinancing, production, and marketing to encourageactive participation of womenin national development. Principles of HumanRights of Women. Humanrights are universalandinalienable. All people in the world are entitled to them. The universality of human rights is encompassedin the wordsofArticle of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that all human beingsare free and equal in dignity and rights. Humanrights are indivisible. Human rights are inherent to the dignity of every human being whethertheyrelatetocivil, cultural, economic,political, or social issues. Human rights are interdependentandinterrelated. Thefulfillment of one right often depends, wholly orin part, uponthe fulfillment of others. 25