Iacvawc Resolution No. 2 - Granting Honoraria

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Republic of the Philippines MEMBER INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AGENCIES AND THEIR CHILDREN (IACVAWC) RESOLUTION NO. Series of 2008

Department of Social 02 Welfare and Development (DSWD) Chair

GRANTING OF HONORARIA TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Department WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9262, otherwise Women and their Children Act of 2004” was effect on March 27, 2004;

of the Interior and Local Government known as the (DILG) Co- “Anti-Violence Against Chair signed on March 8, 2004 and took

National Commission on the of WHEREAS, Section 39 of Republic Act 9362 created theRole Inter-agency Council Filipino Violence Against Women and their Children, with the following composition: Women a) Commission on Human Rights (CHR); (NCRFW) Secretariat b) Civil Service Commission (CSC);

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Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC); Civil Service Department of Education (DepEd); Commission Department of the Interior and Local Government (CSC) (DILG); Department of Health (DOH); Commission Department of Justice (DOJ); on Human Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); Rights (CHR) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); National Commission on the Role of Filipino Department Women (NCRFW); of Education National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and (DepED) Philippine National Police (PNP). Department of Health agencies to formulate (DOH)

WHEREAS, Section 39 mandates these programs and projects to eliminate Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) based on their mandates, develop capacity building programsDepartment for their employees to become of Justice more gender sensitive to the needs of their clients, and serve as the monitoring (DOJ) body for VAWC initiatives;

Department of Labor and WHEREAS, Section 39 of the Republic Act 9262, states that the Council members Employment may designate their duly authorized representative(DOLE) who shall have a rank not lower

that an assistant secretary or its equivalent. These representatives shall attend Council for Council meetings in their behalf, and shall receive emoluments as may be the Welfare determined by the Council in accordance with existing budget and accounting rules of Children (CWC) and regulations; National

WHEREAS, Section 56 of the of the approved and Regulations Bureau Rules of Investigation Implementing Republic Act 9362, states that the Council shall meet on a quarterly (NBI) basis;

WHEREAS, the NCRFW shall include in its annual budget the amount necessary to pay for the honoraria of the members of the Council which shall comply with DBM Guidelines; NOW, THEREFORE, ON MOTION DULY SECONDED, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED pursuant to law that an honorarium shall be granted to any members of the Council that attended the quarterly meeting. DONE this 16th day of October in the year of the Lord, Two Thousand Eight, in Manila, Philippines

ESPERANZA I. CABRAL Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Development Chairperson

RONALDO V. PUNO Secretary Department of the Interior and Local Government Vice-Chairperson

RICARDO L. SALUDO Chairperson Civil Service Commission

LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson Commission on Human Rights

JESLI A. LAPUS Secretary Department of Education

FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III Secretary Department of Health

RAUL M. GONZALEZ Secretary Department of Justice Employment

MARIANITO D. ROQUE Secretary Department of Labor and

MA. ELENA S. CARABALLO

MYRNA T. YAO

OIC-Executive Director Council for the Welfare of Children

Chairperson National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

NESTOR M. MANTARING Director National Bureau of Investigation

JESUS A. VERZOSA Chief Philippine National Police