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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
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MANILA – Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara lamented the low representation of women in military and police service, as well as in top government jobs.
The senator asked the government to increase the workforce participation of women in decision-making and policing.
“We call on all government agencies to take proactive steps to capacitate women employees to strengthen their qualifications and performance to compete for third-level positions. Competence and work experience should be main considerations for promotions and top positions, not gender,” Angara said.
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) said the number of female cadets is limited to not more than 5 percent.
Female police officers, on the other hand, only occupy 18 percent, or 25,862 of the 168,897 police personnel.
According to the Civil Service Commission, men dominate the total 2,013 million top level posts in the government, accounting for 1,135, or 56 percent of the slots. Women filled only 878, or 44 percent of the positions.
Angara said the Magna Carta of Women of Republic Act (RA) 9710 recommends a 20 percent increase in the quota for female admission into schools and institutions like the military and police.
Under RA 9710, women soldiers and police shall be accorded the same promotional privileges and opportunities as men, including pay increases, additional remunerations and benefits, and awards based on their competency and quality of performance.
The Magna Carta also promotes equal participation of women and men in third level or supervisory positions in government.
Women shall be provided with equal access to formal sources of credit and capital, equal share to the produce of farms and aquatic resources, livelihood opportunities for returning women migrant workers through entrepreneurship development, the law stated.
“It’s almost eight years since the comprehensive women’s rights law was enacted and yet, gender gap in economic and political participation persists. Gains have definitely been made but there’s still more that we can do to finally close this gap and fully realize women’s role as agents and beneficiaries of development,” Angara said./PN
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