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    Magna Carta For Women Rationale For Orientation

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    The document outlines a seminar on Republic Act 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women. The Act consolidates existing laws to further empower and protect women and ensure equal rights and opportunities. It was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2009 and signed into law to lay down requirements for gender equality. The orientation seminar aims to educate both women and men on basic human rights of women established in the Constitution and Magna Carta of Women, the local version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.

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    The document outlines a seminar on Republic Act 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women. The Act consolidates existing laws to further empower and protect women and ensure equal rights and opportunities. It was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2009 and signed into law to lay down requirements for gender equality. The orientation seminar aims to educate both women and men on basic human rights of women established in the Constitution and Magna Carta of Women, the local version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.

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    The document outlines a seminar on Republic Act 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women. The Act consolidates existing laws to further empower and protect women and ensure equal rights and opportunities. It was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2009 and signed into law to lay down requirements for gender equality. The orientation seminar aims to educate both women and men on basic human rights of women established in the Constitution and Magna Carta of Women, the local version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.

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    Magna Carta For Women Rationale For Orientation

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    The document outlines a seminar on Republic Act 9710, also known as the Magna Carta of Women. The Act consolidates existing laws to further empower and protect women and ensure equal rights and opportunities. It was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2009 and signed into law to lay down requirements for gender equality. The orientation seminar aims to educate both women and men on basic human rights of women established in the Constitution and Magna Carta of Women, the local version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.

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    I.

    TITLE: REPUBLIC ACT 9710 OR THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN SEMINAR


    II. RATIONALE:
    The various existing laws and policies to empower and protect women, and ensure equal rights
    and opportunities for men and women, have been strengthened further with the enactment of Republic
    Act No. 9710, otherwise known as The Magna Carta of Women.
    The Act, which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2396 and House Bill No. 4273, was finally
    passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 19, 2009 and May 20, 2009,
    respectively. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on August 14, 2009.
    Considered as the Bill of Rights of Filipino Women, Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta of
    Women (MCW) is a breakthrough law that lays down the requirements for an environment where
    equality for women are ensured, and to comply with the said law, the Barangay Council of Bucana,
    through the efforts of the Gender and Development (GAD) Office, shall conduct an orientation for the
    Magna Carta of Women which aims to familiarize the personnel on pertinent provisions of the MCW.
    III. OBJECTIVES:
    The orientation-seminar aims to educate both women and men on the basic human rights of
    women enshrined in the Philippine Constitution and reiterated in Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna
    Carta of Women, the local version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
    or CEDAW.

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