EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.

17
Series of 2018

AN ORDER ORGANIZING THE

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT FOCAL POINT SYSTEM ( GADFPS )
OF BARANGAY __________

WHEREAS, PCW-DILG-DBM-NEDA Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2012-01 was

issued to provide guidelines on the implementation and localization of Republic Act 9710 also
known as Magna Carta of Women;

WHEREAS, Section 36(b) of RA 9710 provides that all government agencies, local
government units, and other government instrumentalities shall establish or strengthen their
GAD Focal Point System to accelerate their gender mainstreaming;

WHEREAS, there is a need to organize a system that will focus on the localization of
Magna Carta of Women and gender mainstreaming in barangay development planning and
budgeting;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hon. ________, Punong Barangay of Barangay ______, Naic,

Cavite, do hereby order that:

Section 1. ORGANIZATION and COMPOSITION. The Barangay GAD Focal Point System
(GADFPS) of Barangay ______, Naic, Cavite is hereby organized and shall be composed of the
following:

Chairperson :
Punong Barangay

Co Chairperson :
SB Member, Chairperson – Co. on Women and
Family

:
SB Member, Chairperson – Co. on Appropriations

Members :
Barangay Nutrition Scholar

:
Barangay Day Care Worker

:
Barangay Health Worker

:
Chief, Barangay Tanod

:
Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk Officer

:
Women Serving CSO Representative

:
Women Serving CSO Representative

:
Principal, Elementary School
Section 2. FUNCTIONS. The Barangay GADFPS shall have the following functions:

1. Lead in mainstreaming gender perspective in barangay policies, plans, and

programs;

2. Lead in setting up appropriate systems and mechanisms to ensure the generation,

processing review, and updating of sex-disaggregated data or GAD database;

3. Coordinate efforts of different units of the barangay and advocate for the integration
of GAD perspective in all their systems and processes;

4. Spearhead the preparation of the annual and performance based Barangay GAD
Plan and Budget (GPB);

5. Lead in monitoring the effective implementation of the annual GPB, and other GAD
related policies;

6. Lead in the preparation of the Annual LGU GAD Accomplishment Report (GAD AR)
and other GAD Reports;

7. Strengthen linkages with other LGUs, concerned agencies or organizations working

on women’s rights and gender and development;

8. Promote and actively pursue the participation of women and gender advocates,
other groups in the various stages of the development planning cycle;

9. Ensure that all personnel of barangay are capacitated on Gender and Development
(GAD).

Section 3. EFFECTIVITY. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Issued this __ of July, 2018, at Barangay ______, Naic, Cavite.

Punong Barangay