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programs that might differently impact on men and women, and
providing such services as a child-minding center in the City Hall.
Turning On Its Own
The impact of the program shows its sustainability and transferability.
The efforts of women to respond to family violence and other gender
issues started in the 1990s. The community watch groups have
expanded to more barangays with the support of the city. The Women
and Family Affairs Commission was created as a result of advocacy, so
with the Gender Code and the Anti-Domestic Violence ordinance. This
has spanned over different administrations. Even the barangay GAD
budget allocations which started in 2000 continue today and have in
fact been more consistent in terms of implementation. It has spanned
several election terms. The Bantay Banay and the Cebu Women’s
Coalition advocacy continues and is participated in by government,
communities groups and the private sector. In fact, the community based
effort against domestic violence started in Cebu City.
This has expanded to the neighboring cities in Metro Cebu and later
to other parts of Region 7. It has been replicated and now adopted by
other groups and local government units in 65 cities and municipalities
all over the country.
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