2018 National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC) March 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018

February 26, 2018 DOF MEMORANDUM FOR : All Heads of Bureaus and Attached Agencies (See Distribution List) ATTENTION : Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Points SUBJECT : 2018 National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC) March 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 Please be informed that pursuant to Presidential Proclamation Nos. 224 and 227, series of 1988 and Republic Act 6949 s. 1990, declaring the month of March as National Women's Month (NWM), all government agencies are once again enjoined to participate actively in the celebration of the 2017 National Women's Month. This year's theme is "WE Make Change Work for Women." Elements of the theme: WE stands for Women's Empowerment Make Change Work = MCW = Magna Carta of Women Change also means Compassionate and Harmonized Actions and Networks for Gender Equality We/us or "kami/tayo" in Filipino OBJECTIVES: The 2018 celebration aims to: 1. inform and engage women as stakeholders of government programs and services to promote citizen-centric governance and make "change" a conscious effort to know, understand, and provide what ALL citizens need; 2. create and facilitate platforms to discuss good practices, gaps, challenges, and commitments in pursuing gender and development (GAD) to strengthen implementation of the Magna Carta of Women; and 3. inspire and empower women and girls to be agents of change to contribute in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of all women. In support of the 2017 National Women's Month Celebration, the DOF shall undertake the following activities: I. Display event's streamer bearing 2018 NWMC logo in DOF Gate for the whole month of March 2018 II. Issue Memorandum to Bureaus and Attached Agencies enjoining participation to 2018 NWM celebration III. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF IEC MATERIALS Section 26 of the Magna Carta of Women (Right to Information) provides that "Access to information regarding policies on women, including programs, projects, and funding outlays that affect them, shall be ensured." Relative thereto, the DOF-GFPS shall produce flyers containing information on the 2017 NWMC for distribution to DOF employees, subject to approval of the DOF-GFPS. IV. Announcement of National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC) in Flag Raising Ceremony on March 5, 2018 (Monday) at DOF Grounds The National Women's Month Celebration shall be announced during the Flag Raising Ceremony on March 5, the Monday before the start of Women's Month. The objective of this event is to enjoin DOF officials and employees to join the national celebration and to support the GAD initiatives of DOF. Flyers on the Magna Carta of Women and the 2018 NMWC shall be distributed to the attendees of the Flag Raising Ceremony, along with the announcement of the 2018 NWMC activities. V. Online Advocacy: #JuanaSays First initiated by PCW in 2015, Juana Says is a daily dose of inspirational quotes of Filipino women from different fields or profession. Personalities who will be invited to share their inspiring words include heads of government agencies, private corporations/companies, celebrities and artists, women from various sectors ( e.g. , rural, IP, Moro, youth, formal employment, entrepreneurs), among others. VI. Conduct agency specific activities to celebrate the 2018 NWM: 1. Women Inspiring Women Forum Date and Venue: TBA This event is a gathering of women leaders of DOF, its Bureaus and Attached Agencies to celebrate women's journey and share inspiring stories of change as leaders in their chosen fields and to encourage their fellow women to be empowered change agents. This will also serve as a venue for women to inspire and appreciate each other, and create an environment supportive of each other. Women officials of DOF, women Heads of Bureaus and Attached Agencies shall be invited as the guests of honor. Participants shall be selected GAD Focal Points and representative from DOF, Bureaus and Attached Agencies. Additional guidelines may be issued by the DOF-GFPS, as needed. 2. Women Empowerment This event will feature workshops that will empower women on various areas such as personal grooming and livelihood activities. Participants shall be selected DOF personnel. 3. Lecture on Women's Health 4. Immersion Program for DOF-GFPS, its Bureaus and Attached Agencies (April or May 2018) This is a gender-related capacity development program for the DOF-GAD Focal Point System to include GAD Focal Points of Bureaus and Attached Agencies, GFIs and SSIs. The objective of the program is for the GAD Focal Points to participate actively and to experience firsthand the programs/projects undertaken by Local Government Units related to gender and development of their constituents to have better appreciation of the said programs. This will be held tentatively for three (3) days in Davao, a province identified by the Philippine Commission on Women as a GAD learning hub. Sharing best practices on GAD and Seminar on Micro Health Insurance shall be attended by employees of BLGF, BTr, BIR, BOC, who are in the regional and district offices. This is also a venue where GAD Focal Points of the DOF Family may distribute leaflets showing their agency mandates and program thrusts to inform local clients and stakeholders of their respective agencies' programs, in consonance with the theme of the NWMC 2018. Details of the program to be supplied later. Officers and members of the DOF-GFPS shall attend this program, including GAD Focal Points of Bureaus, Attached Agencies, GFIs and SSIs. Your agencies may conduct other relevant activities in celebration of the 2018 NWM. All costs that will be incurred shall be charged against the 2018 GAD Budget of respective agencies. For further details, please visit the PCW Website at www.pcw.gov.ph for PCW-led activities or contact Ms. Maria Carmela P. Romerosa, DOF-GFPS, at tel. no. 525-0244 for DOF specific activities. Thank you once again for your support in the DOF GAD initiatives. Happy Women's Month. (SGD.) ALVIN P. DIAZ Director Central Administration Office ATTACHMENT Distribution List: Commissioner CAESAR R. DULAY Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner ISIDRO LAPEA Bureau of Customs Treasurer of the Philippines ROSALIA DE LEON Bureau of the Treasury OIC Executive Director NIO RAYMOND B. ALVINA Bureau of Local Government Finance Chairman MANUEL DE JESUS SIAYNGCO Central Board of Assessment Appeals Commissioner DENNIS B. FUNA Insurance Commission Executive Director TRINIDAD A. RODRIGUEZ National Tax Research Center President ROBERTO B. TAN Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Executive Vice President & OIC FLORENCIO P. GABRIEL, JR. Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency OIC-Chief Privatization Officer GERARD L. CHAN Privatization Management Office Chairperson TERESITA J. HERBOSA Securities and Exchange Commission Director RAY GILBERTO J. ESPINOSA Revenue Integrity Protection Service Director HELENA B. HABULAN Municipal Development Fund Office President & Chief Executive Officer CECILIA BORROMEO Development Bank of the Philippines President & Chief Executive Officer ALEX V. BUENAVENTURA Land Bank of the Philippines President and General Manager ROBERT G. VERGARA Government Service Insurance System President & Chief Executive Officer EMMANUEL F. DOOC Social Security System