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Eo 2024-02-03
Eo 2024-02-03
WHEREAS, Republic Act 9710, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Women, is a comprehensive
women’s human rights that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, protecting,
fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino women, especially those in the marginalized section; and
children cases are fully addresses
WHEREAS, Section 12D, Rule IV of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Magna Carta of Women
provides for the establishment of the Violence against Women and Children (VAWC) desk in every
barangay to ensure that violence against women and children cases are fully addressed in a gender-
responsive manner;
WHEREAS, the Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) desk shall be managed by a person
designated by the Punong Barangay, and it shall be situated within the premises of the Barangay Hall;
NOW THEREFORE, I EDNALYN T. RIGATES, Punong Barangay of Barangay Baruyen, Bangui, Ilocos
Norte, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:
Section 1. COMPOSITION. Pursuant to Section 12D, Rule IV of the Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Magna Carta of Women, Kgwd. EVELYN G. JAUCIAN is hereby designated to manage
the Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) desk Brgy. #7 Baruyen, Bangui, Ilocos Norte.
Section 2. FUNCTIONS. The VAWC desk shall perform the following functions:
WHEREAS, the Philippine Commission on Women issued Memorandum Circular No. 2011-01 dated
October 21, 2011, containing the guidelines for the creation, strengthening and institutionalization of the
Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS);
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 36 of Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of
Women (MCW), all government departments, including their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, state
universities and colleges, government –owned and –controlled corporations, local government units and all
other government instrumentalities shall adopt gender mainstreaming as a strategy to promote women’s
human rights and eliminate gender discrimination in their systems, structures, policies, programs ,
processes, and procedures;
WHEREAS, Section 37-C of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the MCW provides that all
concerned government agencies and instrumentalities mentioned above shall establish or strengthen their
GFPS or a similar GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency.
NOW THEREFORE, I EDNALYN T. RIGATES, Punong Barangay of Barangay Baruyen, Bangui, Ilocos
Norte, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:
Section 1. COMPOSITION. Pursuant to Section 12D, Rule IV of the Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Magna Carta of Women, Kgwd. EVELYN G. JAUCIAN is hereby designated to manage
the Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) desk Brgy. #7 Baruyen, Bangui, Ilocos Norte.
Section 2. FUNCTIONS. The VAWC desk shall perform the following functions: