The rights of women are well guaranteed under Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), a commissioner from the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) reiterated in a provincial women's summit.
Commissioner Cristita C. Triunfante said the MCW is a comprehensive women's human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination, seclusion and marginalization of women.
She said the law protects and fulfills the rights of women and mainstreams them to be active participants in development.
Triunfante was one of the resource persons during the 1st Provincial Women's Summit where she discussed the highlights of the MCW.
She said women empowerment, equal opportunities, equal access to resources, and plans and programs that address discrimination, are all embodied in the MCW.
Some of the rights spelled out in the MCW included protection from all forms of violence, protection and security in times of disaster, calamities and other crisis situations; participation and representation; equal treatment before the law; equal access and elimination of discrimination against in women in education, scholarships and training; equal participation of women in sports; non-discrimination in employment in the field of military, police and other similar services; non-discriminatory and non-derogatory portrayal of women in media and film; right to comprehensive health services and education; special leave benefits; and equal rights in matters relating to marriage and family relations.
Triunfante said the law also guarantees the civil, political and economic rights of women in the marginalized sectors such small farmers and rural workers, fisherfolk, urban poor, workers in the formal economy, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers, indigenous peoples, Moro, children, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and solo parents.
The provincial women's summit was conducted on March 21 by the provincial government of Lanao del Sur in support to the 2017 Women's Month Celebration and to take a stand in addressing issues on women empowerment and mainstreaming. (APB/PIA-10)
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