This study aims to assess and evaluate the gender responsiveness of the existing policies and guidelines on the promotion of gender equality in land access and land security in the Philippines, using the adopted Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) of the UNHABITAT and the six (6) Gender Evaluation Criteria (GEC) namely: (1) Participation of women and men; (2) Capacity development and empowerment of women; (3) Legal and institutional considerations to ensure equality of land access and land tenure security; (4) social and cultural considerations; (5) economic considerations; and (6) scale, coordination, and sustainability. Purposive sampling was used, with respondents drawn from key government agencies, including the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Land Registration Authority (LRA), the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC), the National Housing Authority (NHA), and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Bocaue, Bulacan. This study used a quantitative research approach designed through an online questionnaire sent to respondents to collect essential data. The outcome of this study shows that the majority of selected informants agreed that the existing policies and land tools in the Philippines promote gender equality in terms of land access and security of land tenure, with a 4.03 average mean in the conducted survey using the six (6) GEC.

Keywords : Gender, Land Tools, Land Security, Gender Evaluation Criteria, Empowerment, Philippines.