the UDHR, the CEDAW, CRC provisions and other international human rights instruments of which the Philippines is a party. b) Civil Service Commission (CSC) 1. In collaboration with concerned agencies to ensure the conduct of gender-sensitivity trainings (GSTs) and seminars/orientations on VAWC in all government agencies; 2. Revise existing policies and regulations so as to incorporate the ten-day paid leave of absence for victim-survivors pursuant to the provisions of the law; 3. Develop/adopt gender-responsive procedures in handling VAWC cases for government employees; 4. Issue policies encouraging government workers to help in the prevention and protection of victims of VAWC; 5. Lead in the development of a monitoring system to ensure compliance by all government entities to the government policies on VAWC; and 6. Integrate appropriate VAWC core messages in the Values Orientation Workshop (VOW) modules. c) Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) 1. Integrate in its development and strategic frameworks issues and concerns affecting abused children and ensure the adoption of such frameworks by the LGUs and other stakeholders; 2. Vigorously advocate against VAWC; 3. Adopt policies and measures that will protect and promote the rights and welfare of children victims of VAWC and coordinate and monitor their implementation; and 4. Formulate plans, policies and program interventions to address VAWC. d) Department of Education (DepEd) 1. Conduct trainings for teachers on how to handle children, who are victim-survivors of VAWC in the home; 2. Conduct gender sensitivity trainings and seminars on VAWC; 3. Develop gender-fair curricula in elementary and secondary levels, produce genderresponsive instructional materials and integrate in the appropriate subject areas core messages on VAWC by providing lessons that emphasize the social costs and implications of VAWC;
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