ARTICLE II
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
SECTION 1. Data Bank/ Gender Studies. The Local Government Unit shall see to it that a sufficient amount shall be allotted to gender-related documentation and researches that shall form part of the municipality based programs development
SECTION 2. Sufficient Budget for Basic Social Services. The Local Government Unit shall apportion sufficient amount necessary to undertake the basic social services for all extremely difficult circumstances shall be allocated from any available source of funds.
SECTION 3. Community – based Environment Plans and Programs Men, Women and Children shall participate in pollution control, zero waste technology development and management, nursery development and forest preservation.
SECTION 4. Monitoring of the implementation of laws, policies on women and children particularly the Anti-Rape Law, Women in Development and Nation Building and Child Labor 101 shall be continuously and strictly undertaken by the Local Government Unit.
SECTION 5. Development of Great Women Project for sustaining and tracking the progress of gender mainstreaming efforts and gender responsive programs and project in the municipality shall be enacted and implemented by the Local Government Unit .
SECTION 6. Special Training for Lupong Tagapamayapa. The Local Government Unit shall conduct a special paralegal training for Lupong Tagapamayapa along gender question and related matters.
SECTION 7. Training on skills and livelihood projects. Women and children shall be given opportunity to acquire and skills development such as those related to science and technology
SECTION 8. Establishing a cooperative in women organization which shall generate small business enterprises for members.
SECTION 9. Integrated Gender-sensitivity and Environment Friendly Plan shall be established to:
(a) Maintain and follow-up the solid waste management especially the regulation and selling of plastic bags.
(b) Preserve the century-old trees that will serve as landmarks of historical origins.
ARTICLE III
SUPPORT SERVICES
SECTION 1. The Municipal Gender and Development Coordinating Council (MGDCC) shall be created through Executive Order to be issued by the Municipal Mayor. The Council will be composed of duly accredited government organization (POs) and Non- Government organizations (NGOs) operating within the municipality that shall serve as the coordinating and advisory body of the Municipality Government in the implementation of the Functions, power and duties prescribed in this code. The membership of MGDC shall be determined by the Mayor but not limited to Pos and NGO operating within the Municipality.
SECTION 2. The Office of the Women and Senior Citizen and Child-Friendly Locality known as GAD Office shall be established by the Local Government Unit.
SECTION 3. Gender and Development (GAD) Focal point person in the office of the Mayor, who is vital in gender mainstreaming and establishing institutional mechanism that will facilitate and sustain the implementation of R.A 7192- Women in the Nation Building shall be appointed.
SECTION 4. Women’s and Children’s Desks (WCDs). The local government shall establish and maintain the WCDs handled by Women Police Officer duly trained for the purpose. The police station shall have a separate WCD room.
SECTION 5. Role of the Female Police Officer. Complaints on battering and other forms of abuse against women and children shall be handled by female officer in the municipality whose character and credibility do not violate the accepted standards in handling such cases.
SECTION 6. Municipality Council for the Protection of Children (MCPC) shall be created under the office of the Municipal Mayor compliance with the provisions of R.A 7192 otherwise known as Women in Development and Nation Building and R. A 7610- Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
SECTION 7. Women Welfare and Child-Friendly Locality Plans shall be established under the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office to cater to the problems and concerns of depressed families especially those by natural and man calamities.
SECTION 8. Committee on Decorum and Investigation (COD) looks into the implementation of R.A No. 7877 known as Anti-harassment Act of 1995 and helps protect every individual working in public sectors as provided and promulgated by the CSC Resolution No. 01-0940 for the Administrative Disciplinary Rules on Sexual Harassment Cases in the government sectors.
SECTION 9. Alternative Learning System (ALS) formerly the Non-Formal Education (NFE) The ALS provide literacy, continuing education, and vocational training to out-of –school youths and adults who are interested to pursue their knowledge and skills in the various fields of human endeavor.
SECTION 10. Sentrong Sigla. This is the program of the Rural Health Unit which provided health services through procurement of complete facilities, proper recording and other related activities.
SECTION 11. Advocacy and Participation Scheme of all Sectors. All sectors society shall be involved in the planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of GAD programs and projects.
SECTION 12. Municipal- Based Registration of Households. The local government shall conduct an annual survey of households, establishments, institutions employing women in the Municipality to look into their status, to monitor cases of sexual harassment, sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment. Employers, owners, or administrators must provide recreation/day –off depending on the condition mutually agreed upon by both parties.
ARTICLE IV
POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SPHERES OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN
SECTION 1. Declaration of March 8 as Women’s Day by the United Nation. Through an issuance of a Proclamation Order by the Municipal Mayor there shall be a municipal level set of activities for women to increase their level of awareness and critical consciousness on the issues affecting them.
SECTION 2. International Day of action for Women’s Health. The local government shall cause the celebration of this day of action for women health where issues and concerns relative to the protection of Women shall be examined, deliberated projects, and government’s action should be sought.
SECTION 3. Observance of the month of July as Nutrition Month All sectors of society are enjoined to undertake activities to enhance their nutritional and health status.
SECTION 4. Bloodletting Day August 1of the year in cooperation with the National Red Cross and or the West Visayas Medical center shall be set for bloodletting among the people to accumulate the pool of blood.
SECTION 5. Salakayan Festival. This is one among the activities undertaken during the annual celebration of foundation day of municipality where cultural presentation are presented during the 1st week of February.
SECTION 6. Medical-Dental Mission. This is held any time of the year in collaboration with Municipal Foundation Day Celebration of the Municipality of Miagao of our municipality or any other public & private Med-Dental exams.