RSCC I Resolution No. 02, s.2006

APPROVING THE UPDATED GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR SYSTEM (GADIS) OF REGION I

WHEREAS, the Philippines is one of the signatories to the 1990 United Nations (UN) Millennium Declaration which embodies global and country commitments, specific targets and milestones in eliminating extreme poverty,  improving health, and promoting peace, human rights,  and environmental sustainability worldwide;

WHEREAS, the UN Millennium Declaration has been translated into Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which consist of 8 major goals and 18 specific, measurable targets that are expected to be fully addressed by the year 2015;

WHEREAS, MDG Goal 3 is concerned with gender equality and women empowerment;

WHEREAS, the 1995-2025 Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD) aims to achieve the following : 1) gender equality and equity; 2) women’s empowerment; 3) sustainable development; 4) peace and social justice; 5) actualization of human potentials beyond basic needs; 6) democratic participation; and 7) respect for human rights;

WHEREAS, the RSCC came up with the GADIS of Region 1 in 2000 to serve as basis in measuring the participation and contribution of women and men in all socio-economic endeavors and in monitoring their status in support of the realization of the objectives of the PPGD;

WHEREAS, there is a need to update the GADIS of the region considering latest developments in gender and development, and the availability of gender statistics ;

WHEREAS, the RSCC, through its secretariat, the NSCB Regional Division 1, updated the 2000 GADIS of Region 1 based on the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines for Project Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation prepared by the National Economic and Development Authority and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, and indicators needed to monitor the MDGs,  and conducted consultations with data producing agencies on the availability of the gender statistics;  

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to approve the updated GADIS of Region 1 as hereto attached;

RESOLVED, FURTHER, to enjoin all concerned data producers to consider the GADIS in their data collection activities, and to provide copies of the of their gender statistics on a regular basis to the RSCC for information and to the NSCB Regional Division 1 as the repository of MDG indicators in the region and the administrator of the Regional Knowledge Center for Women and Children;

APPROVED, this 17th day of April, 2006 in San Fernando City, La Union.