The NAPOLCOM GAD Corner seeks to provide relevant references on gender and development and gender based violence laws and issuance as well as updates on NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) and Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) members, NAPOLCOM GAD activities, reports, and research.
GAD-TWG VARIOUS ACTIVITIES for FY 2024
CENTRAL OFFICE
January 18, 2024
NAPOLCOM GAD HOLDS GENDER SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR EXECUTIVES
The NAPOLCOM Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System recently conducted a Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) for Executives on January 11 and 12, 2024 at Sequoia Hotel in Quezon City. Facilitated by Subject-Matter Expert, Ms. Cecilia Iguiron-Fantastico, the GST focused on equipping NAPOLCOM Executives with the ability to define basic GAD concepts, enumerate GAD legal mandates, and commit to the formulation of NAPOLCOM’s GAD Agenda.
NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Person, Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio, delivered the Opening Remarks. She highlighted the significance of the Magna Carta of Women and how it seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, protecting, fulfilling the rights of Filipino women, setting an empowering tone for the program…
March 07, 2024
NAPOLCOM KICKS-OFF 2024 WOMEN’S MONTH CELEBRATION
To jumpstart the 2024 National Women’s Month Celebration with the theme “Lipunang Patas sa Batas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, Patunayan,” the NAPOLCOM Gender and Development-Technical Working Group (GAD-TWG), through the initiative of the Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE), held a Fun Run at the Quezon City Memorial Circle last March 1, 2024.
March 18, 2024
Launching of the NAPOLCOM Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) Manual
Upholding its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Gender and Development-Technical Working Group (GAD-TWG) headed by GAD Focal Person Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio led the launching of the CODI manual, a comprehensive guide for addressing sexual harassment in the workplace, as part of the 2024 Women’s Month Celebration and the International Women’s Day held at the 8th Floor, Jesse M. Robredo Hall, Quezon City.
November 26, 2024
NAPOLCOM Joins the Campaign Kick-off Event for the 2024 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women
LOOK: The NAPOLCOM participated in the campaign kick-off event for the 2024 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) held at the Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA, SM City North EDSA Complex, Quezon City on November 25, 2024. The event was spearheaded by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)…
November 27, 2024
NAPOLCOM Conducted a Gender and Development Health and Wellness Program: Prostate Awareness and Kidney Screening to all Central Office Employees
LOOK: The NAPOLCOM Gender and Development (GAD), in coordination with the Medical and Dental Section – Personnel and Administrative Service (MDS-PAS), Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE) Technical Working Group, and Philippine Academy of Medical Specialists, conducted a two-day prostate awareness seminar and free kidney screening for all employees of the NAPOLCOM Central Office on November 25-26 2024…
November 29, 2024
The members of the Gender and Development (GAD) Technical Working Group (TWG), together with GAD Regional representatives, conducted a pre-assessment of the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines (HGDG). The session was attended by Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio, NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Person…
December 02, 2024
Look: The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) is currently conducting the Gender and Development (GAD) Planning and Budgeting Workshop at Richmonde Hotel, Eastwood, Quezon City from December 2 to December 3, 2024.
The workshop is attended by the officials and members of the NAPOLCOM GAD Technical Working Group (TWG) led by Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio, GAD Focal Person. The activity seeks to develop a comprehensive and gender-responsive 2025 GAD Plan and Budget that addresses NAPOLCOM’s specific gender issues and concerns…
December 06, 2024
LOOK: The NAPOLCOM launched its second phase of Gender and Development (GAD) Health and Wellness Program, focusing on Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening. This follows the completion of the first phase of the program which highlighted Prostate Cancer Awareness and Kidney Screening. The Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar and free breast screening for all employees of the NAPOLCOM Central Office is currently held from December 5 to 6, 2024…
December 12, 2024
LOOK: The NAPOLCOM Central Office, together with Region IV-A CALABARZON, launched the Gender-Sensitive Community and Service-Oriented Policing (CSOP) Compendium on December 10, 2024, at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Capitol Compound, Trece Martires, Cavite.
The event was graced by NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Person, Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio, and attended by Atty. Christine S. Leones, Acting Assistant Staff Service Chief of the Crime Prevention and Coordination Service (CPCS); NAPOLCOM CALABARZON Regional Director, Atty. Owen G. de Luna; and other staff members…
December 20, 2024
LOOK: The NAPOLCOM Gender and Development (GAD) Technical Working Group (TWG) conducted the Conference-Workshop for Women in the Police Service (Women’s Summit) 2024 held at Abagatan ti Manila, Alfonso, Cavite.
The Conference-Workshop was organized by the NAPOLCOM GAD-TWG headed by Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio, NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Person, together with the Office of the Solicitor General…
NAPOLCOM BARMM
January 15, 2024
The Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) launched the PNP Guidance Note on Gender based Violence and Response during the culmination of the 18-day campaign to end Violence Against Women (VAW)…
NAPOLCOM CAR
March 21, 2024
Atty. Gloria Rose D. Dulnuan, Chairperson of the Police Regional Appellate Board (PRAB), lectures on Laws on Rape, i.e., Republic Act 9262 otherwise known as the-Anti Violence Against Women and their Children, to the Team India of the University of Baguio-BS Criminology Interns.
The lecture was initiated by the NAPOLCOM-CAR Gender and Development – Technical Working Group (GAD-TWG) to enlighten the interns on gender-based violence and harassment and its existing laws in the Philippines.
REGION 1
March 21, 2024
Commissioner Ricardo P. Bernabe III and Commissioner Beatrice Aurora A. Vega-Cancio conducted an Executive Visit at NAPOLCOM Regional Office No. I.
NAPOLCOM RO1, headed by Dir. George Aplas D. Daskeo, warmly welcomed the Commissioners and their team. The program was highlighted by the presentation of the 2023 Accomplishments of RO 1, Gender and Development (GAD) 2023 Accomplishments, and 2024 Ways Forward…
REGION 5
August 20, 2024
The joint project of NAPOLCOM Region 5 and Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 for the “Search for the Best WCPD” has successfully completed the final screening, conducted by the Regional Search Committee headed by Dr. Ma. Gianelli Quiñones-Besana, NAPOLCOM R5 GAD Focal Person and Chief Administrative Officer. Other members of the committee are Ms. Ana Marie B. Binamira-Telimban from DSWD, PMAJ Mylene P. Quilla, PNP-Chief of RWCPD, Ms. Kristine Camposano from DILG, and PEMS Michelle H. Morales, PNP-FJGAD PNCO, representing PMAJ Erlano, PNP-Chief of RFOI/FJGAD…
REGION 1
October 11, 2024
NAPOLCOM Region 1, through the La Union Provincial Office, spearheaded a Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) Dialogue and a series of lectures for the La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) at Camp Diego Silang, San Fernando City, La Union. The activity, led by Atty. Mary Hazel D. Gavina-Bela-o, aimed to address operational challenges within the WCPD and enhance the professional capabilities of its officers…
Picture from the NAPOLCOM GAD Analysis and GAD Planning and Budgeting Workshop held at the Hive Hotel, Quezon City last November 7-9, 2023. Participants were from the NAPOLCOM Gender and Development – Technical Working Group (GAD-TWG) and GAD Regional Focal Persons. They were lead by NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Person, Commissioner Beatrice Vega-Cancio, and GAD-TWG Chairpersons, Atty. Analiya Ancajas and Atty. Mylene Eguilos-Caluya. 
Workshop for the crafting of the NAPOLCOM CODI Manual for Sexual Harassment Cases.
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- RA 9262 – AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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- RA 11313 –AN ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR
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- RA 7877 – AN ACT DECLARING SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNLAWFUL IN THE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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- RA 8353 – AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE, RECLASSIFYING THE SAME AS A CRIME AGAINST PERSONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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- RA 116481 – AN ACT PROMOTING FOR STRONGER PROTECTION AGAINST RAPE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE, INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING THE COMMISSION OF STATUTORY RAPE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE REVISED PENAL CODE,” REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353, ALSO KNOWN AS “THE ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997,” AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT”
- RA 116481 – AN ACT PROMOTING FOR STRONGER PROTECTION AGAINST RAPE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE, INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING THE COMMISSION OF STATUTORY RAPE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE REVISED PENAL CODE,” REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353, ALSO KNOWN AS “THE ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997,” AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT”
The following are references as to NAPOLCOM GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) and Committee on Decorum and Investigation members nationwide.
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- GAD Focal Point System
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- Committee on Decorum and Investigation
- Committee on Decorum and Investigation
