Republic of the Philippines
Region 02
Province of Cagayan
MUNICIPALITY OF CAMALANIUGAN
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 74
Series of 2023
AN ORDER CREATING MUNICIPAL SAFE SPACES MONITORING
TEAM (MSSMT) OF THE MUNIICPALITY OF CAMALANIUGAN
WHEREAS, Section 11 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the
State shall value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect of human
rights;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 11313, otherwise known as the ``Safe Spaces Act"
expands the law on sexual harassment in the country to cover all forms including verbal,
non-verbal and physical. Further it seeks to secure all persons, regardless of sex,
sexual orientation and gender identity and expression from all kinds of gender-based
violence and discrimination such as sexual harassment, not only in private spaces but
also in public spaces;
WHEREAS, Section 8 of RA No. 11313 and Section 9 of its Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) mandates all Local Government Units to prevent and respond to
gender-based sexual harassment in streets and public spaces;
WHEREAS, DILG-PCW Joint Memorandum No. 2020-001 requires provincial,
city and municipal governments to conduct safety audits every three (3) years to assess
the efficiency and effectivity of the implementation of the law within their jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ISIDRO T. CABADDU, Municipal Mayor of the
Municipality of Camalaniugan, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the following:
SECTION 1. CREATION. There shall be created a Municipal Safe Spaces
Monitoring Team in the municipality.
SEC7TOW 2, Compos/.tT-on. The Committee on Decorum and Investigation
shall be composed of: Members City Legal Department City Human Resources and
Development Department City Social and Welfare Development Department Population
Development Office Gender and Development Office
SEC7TON 3. Funcri-ons. The Committee shall have the following functions: a)
Receive complaints of sexual harassment; b) Investigate sexual harassment complaints
an accordance with the prescribed procedure; c) Submit a report of its findings with the
corresponding recommendation to the disciplining authority for decision; d) Lead in the
conduct of discussions about sexual harassment within the agency to increase
understanding and prevent incidents of sexual harassment. SEC7TOW 4, Jn[erna/
Ru/es. The CODI may formulate its own rules governing the term of office of its and
other matters pertaining to the functions of the Committee not otherwise provided in
these Rules. In Instances when a member of the Committee is the complainant or the
person complained of in sexual harassment case, he/she shall be disqualified from
being a member of the Committee in the processing of that particular complaint, 2 iii=
SEC7TON 5. Fund/.ng. The budgetary requirements for the conduct of activities and
delivery of outputs shall be sourced from local funds and subject to existing accounting
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MUNICIPALITY OF CAMALANIUGAN
and auditing rules. SEC7TON 6. Repea//-ng C/arse. All orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are
deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly. SECTION 7. Separability clause. If
For any reasor\, any prov.istior\s Of this Order are declared invalid or unconstitutional,
the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect.
SEC7TON 8. Effecti.vi-fy. This order shall take effect immediately upon signing hereof
and remains effective and binding unless revoked, repealed or modifiedDone this 20th
day of November , 2023 at Camalaniugan, Cagayan.
JAMUEL O. ROSARIO, Ph.D
Acting Municipal Mayor
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