In 2016, the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) issued the National Wash in Schools (WinS) Policy (DepEd Order 10, Series 2016). Through this policy, all schools are mandated to implement important aspects of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), amongst other WinS aspects. DepEd conducts annual monitoring to track the progress of schools implementing the WinS policy. This report provides an overview of the status of MHM in the country and presents the latest WinS monitoring results for MHM conducted in School Year 2021/2022. A total of 45,390 schools or approximately 93.5% of public schools in the country participated in this latest round of monitoring. Impressive improvements in the status of all indicators relating to MHM continue to be seen since the baseline monitoring in 2017/18. In addition to the status of MHM in the country, this report also presents the variations of the indicators by region, degree of urbanization, school size, and its status in last-mile schools. The results presented in this report highlight the important role of monitoring and recognizing school standards in providing a female-friendly environment for girls in schools to achieve gender equality.
