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.

A Center of Excellence of geospatially empowered women and men jointly providing the public with quality products and services.

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

1. Strengthen organizational practices for women empowerment towards gender equality.

2. Increase involvement of women stakeholders in product and services development and enhancement.

3. Ensure availability and access to gender information.

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.

Head of Agency: Usec. Peter N. Tiangco, PhD, CESO I