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RA 9710 (The Magna Carta of Women) Section 25

Right to Representation and Participation.

Section 25

SEC. 25. Right to Representation and Participation. — The State shall ensure women's participation in policy-making or decision-making bodies in the regional, national, and international levels. It shall also ensure the participation of grassroots women leaders in decision and policy-making bodies in their respective sectors including, but not limited to, the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) and its local counterparts; community-based resource management bodies or mechanisms on forest management and stewardship; the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC) and its local counterparts; the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples; the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor; the National Anti-Poverty Commission; and, where applicable, the local housing boards.

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CitationRA 9710 (The Magna Carta of Women) Section 25 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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