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PCW pushes for repeal of discriminatory laws

 PCW Deputy Director Lorenza Umali (second from right) together with other representatives of women’s groups advocated for the repeal of discriminatory laws as Priority Legislative Agenda (PLA) in the 15th Congress. 

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2nd MOVE General Assembly: Continuing Our Advocacy to End VAW!

 Secretary Jesse M. Robredo during his pledge before the MOVE GA to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women. (From Left) PCW Executive Director Emmeline Verzosa, MOVE-DILG President Celso Battala, Secretary Jesse M. Robredo, DILG-NBOO Director John M. Castaneda, MOVE Phils., Inc President Donald Amado M. Caballero, and MOVE Phils., Inc. Vice President Reynaldo C. Cusi  

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Gender Mainstreaming in Ifugao Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP )

 Gender Mainstreaming in Ifugao CDP  Participants and organizers of the Orientation Training on Mainstreaming Gender and Development in the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for GREAT Women Project (GWP) partners in Ifugao pose after the training held on 19-23 July 2010 at the Hotel Kimberly, Manila. In this photo are (seated from left)  Training Consultant Liza Elum, Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Executive Director Emmeline Verzosa, Ifugao Provincial Governor Eugene Balitang and PCW Deputy Executive Director Lorenza Umali, together with  Ifugao project partners and PCW staff.

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Pledge for Women's Rights

 To symbolize commitment for women’s rights, women leaders (from left) Zamboanga City Representative Maria Isabelle Climaco, veteran broadcast journalist Cheche Lazaro, and PCW Chairperson Myrna T. Yao signed their names on Magna Carta of Women (MCW) stickers and vowed to make sure that the MCW Implementing Rules and Regulations would be operationalized well.

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Shared Common Goal

Secretary Leila De Lima (extreme right) said the DOJ is one with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in charting a way forward by ending discrimination against women during the launch of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW IRR) and the 3rd Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on July 8, 2010. Others in photo are (from left) PCW Executive Director Emmeline Verzosa, PCW Chairperson Myrna Yao, and UNDP Country Director Renaud Meyer.

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Facing the Media

Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chairperson Myrna T. Yao (right) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director Renaud Meyer (left) respond to questions from media partners during the press conference for the official launch of the Magna Carta of Women Implementing Rules and Regulations (MCW IRR) and the 3rd Asia-Pacific Human Development Report, on July 8, 2010 at the The Peninsula Manila. Also in photo is PCW Media Commissioner Remy Bicomong who served as moderator.

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PCW, women’s groups push for Senate review of laws unfair to women E-mail
Wednesday, 18 August 2010 13:53
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the  government agency mandated as the primary policy-making, coordinating and monitoring body on women and gender equality, presented the discriminatory laws needing amendment,  during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations on August 12, 2010
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Beer ad pulled out for derogatory women portrayal E-mail
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 00:00
Manila, August 3, 2010 – The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) implementation is now in full swing as one advertisement of the Colt 45 Vava Vroom Real Man Promo was pulled out while another went deletions of scenes showing a lot of skin. These were done after the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) demanded for Asia Brewery, Inc., the manufacturer of Colt 45 beer, to stop making commercials demeaning to women.
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2nd MOVE General Assembly: Continuing Our Advocacy to End VAW! E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 00:00

Manila, July 30, 2010 - The Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere* (MOVE) Philippines, Inc. in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) held its 2nd MOVE General Assembly with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as the host for this year’s MOVE annual gathering.

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DOJ and PCW: Hold accountability and make women’s rights real E-mail
Friday, 16 July 2010 14:57
Manila, 15 July 2010 – To end discrimination against women and to promote and recognize their rights, the Philippine Commission on Women launched the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) on July 8 at Manila Peninsula.

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said that DOJ and the PCW share the common goal of imparting meaningful change on gender equality and human rights. De Lima emphasized the importance of gauging “actual changes and improvements… instead of mere rhetoric” during the launch of the MCW IRR and the 3rd Asia Pacific Human Development Report (APHDR). PCW Chairperson Myrna T. Yao, meanwhile, said that the event is a “big step in making more women and men get actively involved in overcoming gender inequalities.”
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R.A 9710 IRR Launched, Marginalized Women Rights Conferred E-mail
Thursday, 15 July 2010 17:04
Manila, 15 July 2010 – Women now have the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) as anchor in rightfully claiming their rights,

On July 8 at the Manila Peninsula, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led the launch of the MCW IRR and the 3rd Asia Pacific Human Development Report (APHDR). The event was participated in by women’s groups, men advocates for gender equality, and representatives from the international development community and from concerned government agencies mandated to implement the MCW.
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