The University Gender Focal Point Committee members are a crucial part of the GAD Focal Point System which the University established in compliance with the CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No 1-2015 on Establishing the Policies and Guidelines on GAD in CHED and HEIs pursuant to the Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710; enacted in 2009) and the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act (RA 7877; enacted in 1995).
The University Gender Focal Point Committee will work closely with the University Gender and Development Office (UGDO) under the Office of the President. The committee’s main functions are as follows:
Develop GAD policies and programs for recommendation to the President;
Prepare the annual Gender Plan and Budget for submission to CHED;
Coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the GAD plan; and
Establish a system to ensure the University’s compliance with CMO No 1-2015 and related laws and issuances.
The members of the University Gender Focal Point Committee play key roles in their respective units as well:
Mrs. Niña Ann S Ajon - Ateneo de Manila Grade School
Mr. Carlo Carlon - Ateneo de Manila Junior High School
Ms. Jerlita O Sianda - Ateneo de Manila Senior High School
Dr. Rachel Joyce Marie O Sanchez - School of Humanities
Dr. Michelle Pia Eustaquio - School of Science and Engineering
Atty. Catherine Gonzales - John Gokongwei School of Management
Ms. Isabel Consuelo Nazareno - Dr. Rosita G Leong School of Social Sciences, Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design
Ms. Eveth Ella-Balce - Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business
Dr. Cristina Liamzon - Ateneo School of Government
Atty. Patricia Cervantes-Poco - Ateneo Law School
Dr. Florentina Villanueva - Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Maria Elissa J Lao - ex-officio member
University Gender and Development Office
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City
Philippines
