Did You Know: Muntinlupa’s Gender and Development Office

On March 23, 2017, Muntinlupa City approved Ordinance No. 15-114, or the “Gender and Development (GAD) Code.”

It aimed to institute affirmative actions in order to promote and protect women and utilize the allocated budget to ensure their development and that of other marginalized sectors in the city.

The ordinance also established the city’s Gender and Development Office.

—Kyla Mediana, Inquirer Junior Intern