Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 633)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 633 is to create a National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women to review, evaluate, and recommend measures to ensure the full integration and equality of women in economic, social, and cultural development at national, regional, and international levels.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to create the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, as exercised by President Ferdinand E. Marcos through this decree.
The National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women is created under the Office of the President.
Mrs. Imelda Romualdez Marcos is designated as the Chairman of the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women.
Members include members of the Cabinet whose departments affect women's participation in development, heads of women's organizations designated by the President, heads of chambers of commerce and industry, representatives from government and private sectors designated by the President, and others deemed necessary by the Commission.
Yes, members of the Commission may designate qualified and competent representatives to act in their stead.
Functions include advising the President on policies and programs for women's increased contribution to development, preserving cultural gains of women, reviewing women's integration in various sectors for equality, recommending measures for full legal equality of women and men, and preparing a national program for International Women's Year.
Yes, the Commission may create such committees as it deems necessary to carry out its functions.
The United Nations designated 1975 as International Women's Year with the theme of Equality, Development, and Peace, leading to the creation of the Commission to align with its goals.
The decree took effect immediately upon its signing on January 7, 1975.