In order to mainstream gender and development in projects one can commence by utilizing the Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines for Project Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, a project of the National Economic Development Authority; the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (now Philippine Commission on Women), and the Official Development Assistance Gender and Development Network (ODA-GAD Network).
Now in its second edition (November 2007), these guidelines evolved from Women in Development (WID) to Gender and Development (GAD) to the current focus on women's rights, and is a collective result of the suggestions of many earlier Philippine government users.
The GAD guidelines focus on three main aspects: a) process; b) strategies; and c) results of integrating gender equality and women's empowerment concerns in various stages of the project cycle. They have been formulated as minimum requirements but are open to the introduction of additional requirements to fit priorities and policies. Any expansion of the checklists needs to observe the core requirements contained in the guidelines.