Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 744)
Proclamation No. 744 declares the last Monday of March of every year as Women with Disabilities Day in the Philippines.
Section 14, Article II of the Philippine Constitution recognizes the role of women in nation-building and ensures their fundamental equality before the law.
Section 14, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution mandates that the State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and providing facilities and opportunities that enhance their welfare.
Republic Act 7192 is the 'Women in Development and Nation Building Act' which was enacted to translate constitutional provisions on women's welfare into concrete actions.
Proclamation No. 224 (March 1, 2004) declaring the first week of March as Women's Week and March 8 as Women's Rights and International Peace Day, which commemorates the struggle of Filipino women for freedom, liberty, equality, and human rights.
Because women with disabilities are part of society and deserve equal rights in law and all aspects of human endeavor, necessitating special focus and recognition.
The Biwako Millennium Framework (BMF) for Action Towards an Inclusive Barrier-Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific adopted by the UN-ESCAP in 2002.
The National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP), in partnership with the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), and other concerned organizations.
They are instructed to implement plans, programs, and activities geared towards fulfilling the human rights of women with disabilities.
Health services, education, training, employment, and protection against sexual and other forms of abuse.
Funds shall come from the five percent (5%) gender and development (GAD) budget of each government agency as provided in the yearly General Appropriations Act, and from other funds supporting the national plan of action for women.
They are enjoined to take full cognizance of the proclamation and fully cooperate in achieving its goals and activities.
To integrate the concerns and needs of women with disabilities into the national plan for women.
It was signed on December 6, 2004, by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and executed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita.