NSCB Resolution No. 5
Series of 2001

APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE 
STATISTICAL  FRAMEWORK ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS SYSTEM

WHEREAS, Art. II, Sec. 14, of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that, "The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men";

WHEREAS, RA 7192 known as the Women in Development and Nation-Building Act is a legislative milestone in the pursuit of equality among women and men in development and nation-building;

WHEREAS, the Philippines is a signatory to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted during the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995 and is therefore committed to removing all the obstacles to women's active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural, and political decision-making;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development, (PPGD) 1995-2025 was officially adopted as the Philippine government's 30-year perspective framework for pursuing full equality and development for women and men which is anchored on a vision of development that is equitable, sustainable, and free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination, and the actualization of human potentials, and participatory and empowering;

WHEREAS, the NSCB issued NSCB Resolution No. 8 Series of 1994, "Enjoining Different Agencies to Promote Gender Concerns in the Generation of Statistics" in order to make available a comprehensive set of information which is gender-sensitive and will serve as a sound basis for formulating plans and programs aimed at improving the status of women as well as for monitoring the impact of such plans and programs;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Statistical Development Program 1999-2004 translates the mission of the Philippine Statistical System into programs and activities, among others the institutionalization of the system of gender and development statistics and indicators for all sectors; 

WHEREAS, the NSCB through its Project "Improvement of Statistics on Gender Issues" and in consultation with different government departments and agencies, developed a core set of indicators that will monitor the over-all development of women as compared to men;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board approve the Statistical Framework of the GAD Indicators System and direct all concerned government agencies to adopt the Framework in the generation and analysis of gender and development indicators.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board direct the NSCB Technical Staff to study and prepare the memorandum order for the creation of an Inter-Agency Committee on Gender Statistics to insure the continuing efforts in the generation of gender statistics and that one of the terms of reference of this Committee shall be the identification of the agency that will institutionalize the implementation of the GAD framework.

Approved this 6th day of April 2001, in Pasig City.