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Philippines Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710, 2009) — Mandatory 5% Gender Budget Across All Government Agencies

Philippines · Manila · See the Philippines profile

Philippines' Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710, 2009) mandates ≥5% of every government agency's budget for Gender and Development. In 2023, PHP 807.6 bn (23% of national budget) was tagged for GAD; all agencies file annual gender plans monitored by the Philippine Commission on Women.

807.64 PHP billion
Budget tagged for GAD (2023)
442.5 PHP billion
GAD funds actually utilised (2023)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) / Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
Period
2009–present
Keywords
public sector, gender-responsive budgeting, governance, gender mainstreaming

Context

The Philippines' Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710, 2009) requires every national government agency, GOCC and local government unit to allocate at least 5% of its annual budget to Gender and Development (GAD) programmes; the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) issues mandatory guidelines and reviews agency GAD plans and reports.

Results

In the 2023 national budget, PHP 807.64 billion (23% of the PHP 3.513 trillion national appropriation) was tagged for GAD initiatives, according to the Department of Budget and Management.

Conclusions

The independent PEFA assessment (2025) found actual utilisation of tagged GAD funds was PHP 442.5 billion (13% of total), indicating a gap between budget tagging and disbursement; the PEFA 2025 Gender Annex nonetheless rates the Philippines' gender-responsive public financial management as one of the most institutionalised in Southeast Asia.

Implementation

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