Section 4 of this Code. It shall also coordinate with other government departments, agencies, institutions and instrumentalities with offices within the municipality in order to ensure the same.
ARTICLE IV
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality
SECTION 8. Promotion of Women Empowerment and Gender Equality – In order to promote women empowerment and gender equality in the municipality, the municipal government shall: a. promote and ensure equality of all persons in its ordinances and policies, plans, programs, projects, services and other activities; and
b. ensure that rights of women are protected in the municipality.
SECTION 9. Promotion of Gender Equality Through Pre-Marriage Counseling - The municipal government shall continue to protect and strengthen the sanctity of marriage as an institution through pre-marriage counseling. A gender and development-based pre-marriage counseling program shall be developed and made available as a service by the municipal government, through the GAD Office, to couples who are getting married. The rights of both the woman and man in all matters relating to marriage and family relations shall be included among the topics in the pre-marriage counseling.
ARTICLE V
Education and Media
SECTION 10. Gender-Sensitive Counseling and Career Programs – Public and private educational institutions within the municipality are encouraged to promote gender-sensitive counseling and career education programs to their students. This is to broaden and widen their perspectives and career opportunities through the pursuit of all kinds of employment opportunities as well as their own businesses.
SECTION 11. Gender-Sensitivity Education – The municipal government, through its Gender and Development Office, and in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED), shall raise the level of awareness of administrators, teachers, and staff of all educational and learning institutions in the municipality through the following measures: a. Gender Sensitivity Orientation and Training Seminars;
b. Encouraging the integration of sex and gender education in the formal education system as a special course with due consideration to the level of need and comprehension of target students; and
c. Popularization in the schools within the jurisdiction of the municipality of core messages on gender-free education namely: c.1. shared parenting; c.2. shared home management; c.3. shared decision making; c.4. equalized opportunities; c.5. equalized representation and enhanced participation of women in public affairs and business; and c.6. elimination of violence against women.
SECTION 12. Gender-Responsive Non-Formal Education for Unemployed Women Adults and Out-of- School Youth – The municipal government, in cooperation with the DepEd, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and all educational institutions within the jurisdiction of the municipality, shall endeavor to promote non-formal education for unemployed women adults and out-of-school youth through technical education and skills training. It shall design education and training programs in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of the national government that would develop and harness their capabilities for employment or to start their own businesses in order to uplift their lives and contribute to the general development of the municipality. Discussions of pertinent laws and concerns related to women shall be made part of these education and training programs.
