The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) conducted a four-day training on the “Use of Sex-Disaggregated Data (SDD) Management and Gender Inclusiveness and Sensitivity” on 27–30 October 2025 at the Blulane, Hotel Manila. The activity aimed to enhance participants’ capacity to gather, process, analyze, and utilize SDD to support gender-responsive policies and programs.
The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Abigail R. De La Cruz serving as Subject Matter Expert on gender mainstreaming, statistics and gender data management with Ms. Vichelle Juguilon- Pangan of the National GAD Resource Pool for the gender sensitivity and Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) framework. They guided participants through statistical concepts, data quality standards, visualization techniques, and gender analysis to identify gaps between women and men, and to increase awareness, promote inclusivity, and address biases.
During the workshop, Ms. Lee Aguila of the Project Management Office (PMO)-MAKABATA Helpline 1383 also discussed child safeguarding measures and Executive Order No. 79, s. 2024, institutionalizing the helpline as a national mechanism for responding to child-related concerns.
The final sessions, led by Ms. Pangan, focused on Gender Sensitivity and SOGIESC framework(s), addressing gender roles, stereotypes, discrimination, and gender mainstreaming frameworks supported by national laws. Activities and role plays highlighted how institutions—family, school, media, religion, workplace, and government—shape gender roles and stereotypes.
A total of 41 participants (26 female and 15 male) from various Divisions and Units of the CWC attended the four-day workshop. Each unit presented the data they collect, how these are processed and used, and how gender perspectives are integrated into employee profiling, helpline services, communications, administration and planning other and programs and operations, allowing participants to identify gaps and share best practices.
Through workshops and discussions, participants applied statistical tools, gender analysis frameworks, and data quality standards to their actual datasets. The training concluded with post-tests and closing activities, reaffirming the agency’s commitment to evidence-based, inclusive, and gender-responsive governance.