Pursuant to Section 36(b) of R.A. No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women, all government agencies are mandated to establish and institutionalize the Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS).

In addition, the Inter-agency Council on Violence Against Women and their Children, through Resolution No. 1, s. 2019, enjoins all government agencies to support established “Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere” (MOVE) Chapters or the creation of MOVE Chapters and to include such MOVE representation in the GFPS.

In accordance with the foregoing Resolution, in the exigency of service, and in recognition of the need to involve men in addressing violence against women and gender-based violence and in achieving gender equality, the “Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere” (MOVE) MWSS RO Chapter is hereby constituted. The MWSS RO GFPS is hereby reconstituted accordingly as follows: