In 1996, the Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development 1995-2025 was adopted through Executive Order 273 which required that all government agencies, departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentality's, including government-owned and controlled corporations at the national and local levels are directed to incorporate GAD concerns in their annual budget proposals.

The agency continuously generates reports on sex-disaggregated data in its personnel statistics, training and IEC activities. It also integrates GAD to different training programs to provide employees with GAD concepts.

To create a gender responsive agency that promotes equal opportunities for all in fulfilling NAMRIA’s vision of being a Center of Excellence, building a geospatially empowered Philippines by 2020.

To provide maps, charts, and other geospatial products and services through gender-responsive programs and projects within a gender-fair environment.

GAD's main objective is to integrate GAD concerns to its programs, projects and activities in order to respond on gender gaps and issues faced by the agency's clients and stakeholders, as well as its women and men employees. Specifically, it aims to:

• Equip employees with GAD concepts and to develop their gender lens towards providing gender-responsive services to their clients;


• Provide child support mechanism to NAMRIA employees with young children;


• Provide information on GAD concepts; and


• Provide information/statistics on sex-disaggregated data necessary for development planning.

The GFPS ensures and sustains NAMRIA's support to gender issues and takes a lead role in direction setting, advocacy, planning and budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and mainstreaming of GAD perspectives in the agency.

The Focal Person oversees GAD plans and budgets, projects, and activities; mobilizes the GFPS Committees; and represents NAMRIA in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources GFPS and interagency meetings. The GFPS Committees assist in mainstreaming GAD in the programs, projects, activities, and processes of NAMRIA.

Focal Person: Director Rijaldia N. Santos, Ph, D.

Vice Focal Person: Assistant Director Ofelia T. Castro.

Adviser: Deputy Administrator Efren P. Carandang

Chairperson	Members
Policy, Plans and Programs Committee
Ronaldo C. Gatchalian	Arlene B. Brillantes Sylvia L. Esperanza Trinidad R. Garbo Xenia R. Andres Paulina S. Bernabe P/Ens Rana Monica P. Gregorio Joedy Anne V. Nudo
Training Committee
Florence M. Acle	Jeffrey A. Quodala Annalyn P. Perez SN3 Wendayline B. Ega Victor G. Escandor
Information, Education and Communication Committee
Maria Romina D. Pe Benito	Zenaida A. Leaño Alvin F. Laurio Emilie A. Manalad P/Ens Arman Prince E. Reyes Rolando A. Mendoza
Monitoring and Evaluation Committee
Beata D. Batadlan	Tita P. Cruz Trinidad R. Garbo Agnes G. Radam Fatima A. Santos
Finance and Logistics Committee
Rowena E. Bongalos	Noel R. Vega Aubrey George T. Corpuz Nikki Aimee B. Escandor
Secretariat
Jeanevie T. Habitan	SN3 Keith C. Lagunday Lady P. Smith Mary-Ann A. Magsumbol Monaliza M. Mendoza