QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1172)
The text summarizes Proclamation No. 1172 (issued November 17, 2006), which declares November 25 to December 12 of every year as the “18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women in the Philippines.”
It covers November 25 to December 12 of every year.
The proclamation references the 16-Day Campaign Against Violence Against Women from November 25 (International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women) to December 10 (International Human Rights Day).
It states that the country observes December 12 as the “International Day Against Trafficking,” marking the 2000 adoption in Palermo, Italy of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children.
It cites the 1987 Constitution and other laws, the Framework Plan for Women, and related policies and programs, as well as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW).
It coordinates with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Inter-Agency Council on Violence against Women and Children (IACVAM/C).
To lead, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the nationwide yearly observance of the 18-Day Campaign from November 25 to December 12 each year.
All departments and agencies of the national government, including state colleges and universities; LGUs; and other sectors of society are enjoined to actively support and participate.
It states that the government is committed to addressing all forms of violence against women and strengthening protection of women’s human rights.
It emphasizes that violence against women is a human rights violation, and it aims to raise awareness of gender-based violence as a human rights violation.
The proclamation aims to ensure better protection for survivors/victims of violence.
NCRFW leads and coordinates overall campaign activities, while IACAT and IACVAM/C are identified as coordination partners to align trafficking and violence against women/children efforts.
The proclamation uses the word “enjoined,” which generally means they are formally urged/required in the sense of official direction under the proclamation, but it does not create individual criminal liability by itself; it is an executive directive to actively support and participate.