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Bill empowers women entrepreneurs
A lawmaker has filed a bill which seeks to enhance the active
participation and involvement
of women in the field of trade and businesses especially at a
time when the country is experiencing
economic setbacks.
Rep. Delphine Gan Lee (arty!list" AGR#$ said %ouse &ill '')
aims to empower women in
the business enterprise by developing a national program and
creating a national interagency
committee on women*s business enterprise.
+he #nteragency ,ommittee on -omen*s &usiness nterprise to
be created under the bill shall
be composed of a chairperson to be appointed by the
resident of the hilippines and membersappointed by the heads of the
Departments of Agriculture/ +rade and #ndustry/ Defense/ nergy/
%ealth/ #nterior and Local Government/ 0ustice" and Labor and
mployment.
1+hese members shall have a vote while non!voting members shall
include the xecutive
Director of the ,ommittee and at least one but not more than
three representatives from the 2ffice of
the resident and are appointed by the resident"3 Gan Lee
explained.
4nder the measure" the ,ommittee is tasked to promote"
coordinate and monitor the plans"
programs and operations of the departments and agencies of
the xecutive &ranch which may
contribute to the establishment" preservation and strengthening
of women*s business enterprise with
the cooperation of the departments and agencies.
#t shall establish such policies" definitions" procedures and
guidelines to govern the
implementation" interpretation and application of this Act" and
generally perform such functions and
take steps as the ,ommittee may deem necessary or appropriate to
achieve the purposes and carry
out the provisions thereof.
+he ,ommittee shall likewise promote the mobili5ation of
activities and resources of the 6tate
and local governments" business and trade and associations"
private industry" colleges and
universities" foundations" professional organi5ations and
volunteer and other groups toward the
growth of women*s business and enterprise.
+he bill directs the ,ommittee to make an annual assessment of
the progress made in the
government toward assisting women*s business enterprise to enter
the mainstream of business
ownership and to provide recommendations for further actions to
the resident.
+he proposal mandates each department and agency of the xecutive
branch to take
appropriate action to facilitate" preserve and strengthen
women*s business enterprise and to ensure
full participation by women in the free enterprise system.
Gan Lee pushed for the passage of the bill saying it is the
policy of the 6tate to advance theinterest of 7ilipino women by
providing avenues to enhance their entrepreneurial skills and
to
facilitate" preserve and strengthen women*s business enterprise
and to ensure full participation by
women in the free enterprise system. (89$ mvip
NR # 3823
MAY 6, 2015
