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GAD

Gender and Development

The DILG in partnership with the Philippine Commission of Women (PCW), Department of
Budget and Management (DBM) and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
conducted the Competency Training of Technical Advisers on the Localization of the Magna
Carta of Women last June 17 - 21, 2013 at Manila Grand Opera Hotel, Sta. Cruz, Manila.
This activity was participated in by the DILG Regional GAD Focal Persons/Representatives,
PCW, SB/LGU GAD Focal Persons from selected LGUs and NGOs.

Relative to this, a Regional Roll-out on the Localization of Magna Carta of Women to
Cluster Leaders and GAD Provincial Focal Persons of the four (4) provinces was conducted
last November 19, 2013 at the Annex Building, DILG Regional Office 1, City of San Fernando.

CreaTioN/ reCoNsTiTUTioN oF gad FoCaL poiNT sysTem

Twenty-three (23) LGUs have submitted Executive Orders (EOs) on the Creation / Reconstitution
of GAD Focal Point System/GAD Council. These are Agoo, La Union; Provincial
Government of Pangasinan, Dagupan City, Bani, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Laoac,
Lingayen, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Carlos City, Sto. Tomas, and San Quintin, Balungao,
Bautista, Calasiao, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Jacinto, San Manuel, Manaoag, and
Sison of Pangasinan. The EOs of the said LGUs were submitted for review as per prescribed
membership outlined in DILG and Philippine Council for Women Joint Circular No. 2013-01.

sUbmissioN oF gad pLaN aNd bUdgeT

All LGUs in the Region have submitted their 2013 GAD Plan and Budget.

sUbmissioN oF gad Code

The Municipality of Natividad, Pangasinan, which is one of the two (2) target-LGUs, formulated
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its GAD Code this CY 2013.