WHEREAS,
the General Assembly of the United Nations has designated 1975 as
International Women's Year with its central theme of "Equality,
Development and Peace";chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the United Nations will convene during International Women's
Year an International Conference in which, inter alia, will be launched
an international action-program including short and long term
measuresmed at achieving the integration of women as full and equal
partners with men in the total development effort;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines recognizes
the significant contribution of Filipino women as citizens, homemakers,
workers, volunteers, as well as their increasing participation in the
development of friendly relations and cooperation among nations, and
the promotion of world peace, and
WHEREAS, there is a need for a body to review, evaluate and recommend
measures, including priorities, to ensure the full integration of women
for economic, social, and cultural development at national, regional
and international levels and to ensure further equality between men and
women;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
create under the Office of the President a National Commission on the
Role of the Filipino Women. The membership shall be as follows:cralaw:red
Chairman — Mrs. Imelda Romualdez Marcos
Member:cralaw:red
(1) Members of the Cabinet whose respective
departments directly or indirectly affect the participation of Women in
national development and their integration therein;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) The heads of women's organizations as the
President may designate;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) The heads of the different chambers of commerce
and industry;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) Representatives of government and private
sectors as the President may designate who would be in a position to
help implement thems of International Women's Year;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) Others as may be deemed necessary by the
Commission.
The members of the Commission may designate qualified and competent
representatives to act in their stead. The Commission may create such
committee as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions:cralaw:red
The Commission shall have the following functions:cralaw:red
(1) To advice the President in formulating policies
and implementing programs on increased contribution by women in
national development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(2) To ensure that the gains which Filipino women
have achieved because of Philippine culture and tradition will be
preserved and enhanced in the process of modernization;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(3) To continuously review and evaluate the extent
to which women are integrated in all sectors of economic and social
life at all levels on a basis of equality with men; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(4) To make recommendations which would guarantee
the enjoyment by women and men of full equality before the law in all
fields where it does not exist;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(5) To prepare a national program for International
Women's Year which can be implemented throughout the Philippines.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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