Anti-discrimination law at national level?

Gender equality is enshrined in the Constitution (1987), and forms the basis of legislation and national development plans targeted at the advancement and empowerment of women. The current Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development 1995-2025 outlines what the government must do to enable women to participate in and benefit from national development. Beginning in the 1990s, a number of laws were enacted to strengthen protection for women and combat discrimination, such as the Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997, mandating the representation of indigenous women in decision-making; the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 which provides necessary institutional mechanisms against traffickers, and protection and support services for victims; and the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004, which addresses abuse in the context of marital, dating or common-law relationships. In 2009, the landmark Republic Act 9710 or the ‘Magna Carta of Women’ was passed, a comprehensive anti-discrimination and gender equality law based solidly on CEDAW principles^[1]

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, June 17, 1992: An act providing for stronger deterrence and special protection against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination, and for other purposes