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The Philippine Commission on Women (formerly the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women), is a government agency run by the government of the Philippines with the intention of promoting and protecting the rights of the Women in the Philippines. It was established on January 7, 1975, through Presidential Decree No. 633.
Cayetano pushed for the enactment of the ‘Magna Carta of Women’ which seeks to end all forms of gender discrimination, and the ‘Expanded Breastfeeding Act,’ which establishes lactation stations in the workplace to encourage nursing mothers to continue breastfeeding even at work. [15]
President Manuel L. Quezon signing the Women's Suffrage Bill following the 1937 plebiscite. The women's suffrage movement in the Philippines was one of the first, major occasions on which women grouped together politically. It was also one of the first women's rights movements, and endeavored to attain the right for women to vote and run for ...
The Women in Nation Building Act advocates for the equal treatment of women and men in Philippine society. It likewise promotes the equal importance of women in the building of the Philippine nation. The NCRFW was renamed to the Philippine Commission on Women upon the enactment of RA 9710 (or the Magna Carta of Women).
On the same month, Hontiveros amplified her push to pass the Magna Carta of Children bill. [188] [189] In November 2024, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, authored by Hontiveros, were passed into law. The measures added codification on the country's EEZ and established the three official international sea ...
The bills she authored that were passed as laws include the Rent Control Act of 2009 (RA 9653), The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (RA 9344), Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), Philippine Nursing Act (RA 9173), Anti-Torture Law (RA 9745) and the Anti-Violence in Women and Children Act (RA 9262), which she co-authored. [1]
Magna Carta of the Poor April 12, 2019 [61] 11292 The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019 April 12, 2019 [62] 11293 Philippine Innovation Act April 17, 2019 [63] 11310 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act April 17, 2019 [64] 11311 An Act to Improve Land Transportation Terminals, Stations, Stops, Rest Areas, and Roll-on/Roll-off Terminals
Philippine Design Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10557) [11] Philippine National Health Research System Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10532) [12] Magna Carta of Women (Republic Act 9710) [13] Pre-Need Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 9829) [14] Aurora Special Economic Zone Act of 2007 (Republict Act No. 9490) [15]