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UP Tacloban National Women’s Month Celebration
March 6 @ 8:00 am - March 20 @ 5:00 pm
UP Tacloban College joins the 2024 National Women’s Month Celebration with its Women Wednesdays+ program with the theme “Patas nga Katilingban ha Bag-o nga Pilipinas: Kapas han Kababayin-an, Pamamatud-an!” (the Waray translation of the theme of the national celebration “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayanan ng Kababaihan, Patutunayan!”).
On 6-7 March 2024, a training-workshop for UP Tacloban male faculty, REPS, and staff will be held for the certification of the Men Opposed to VAW Everywhere (MOVE) UP Tacloban Chapter.
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, the Division of Humanities will host “Pasalingaday 2: Women in Documentary.” The term ‘pasalingaday’ is derived from ‘pasalida’ (meaning film or show) and ‘hingaday’ (meaning talk).
On 13 March, out-of-school girls from selected barangays around Tacloban City will be trained in arnis and taekwondo in “PAK! Pukrat, Ato, Kabataan 2! A Gender Sensitivity and Self-Defense Training for Out-of-School Youth.”
On 20 March, “Katungod han Kababayin-an: A Forum on Women’s Use of Maiden Name and Updates on the Amendment to Omnibus Rules on Leave” will be held for female faculty, REPS, and staff.
National Women’s Month is an annual celebration to honor women’s contributions to society and address ongoing and emerging issues related to women’s struggles for their rights and gender equality. The nationwide celebration is spearheaded by the Philippine Commission on Women under the banner “WE (Women’s Empowerment) for Gender Equality and an Inclusive Society.”
Source: University of the Philippines Tacloban Facebook