WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the United Nations has designated 1975 as International Women's Year with its centraltheme of "Equality, Development and Peace";

             WHEREAS, the United Nations will convene during International Women's Year an International Conference in which, inter alia, will be launched an international action-program including short and long term measures aimed at achieving the integration of women as full and equal partners with men in the total development effort;

             WHEREAS, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines recognizes the significant contribution of Filipino women as citizens, homemakers, workers, volunteers, as well as their increasing participation in the development of friendly relations and cooperation among nations, and the promotion of world peace; and

             WHEREAS, there is a need for a body to review, evaluate and recommend measures, including priorities, to ensure the full integration of women for economic, social and cultural development at national, regional and international levels and to ensure further equality between men and women;

             NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby create under the Office of the President a National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women.

             This Decree shall take effect immediately.

             Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines