Some 40 Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office One (DA-RFO1) and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg) employees joined the ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ-๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฉ๐๐ช๐) on November 26, 2024, at the OPAg Conference Room, City of San Fernando, La Union.
As part of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAWC by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the Gender and Development (GAD) office of the DA-RFO1 invited various GAD experts who discussed different topics relevant to the campaign, enhancing employee knowledge and awareness on VAWC.
Resource speaker Mariz Dafnae H. Mendoza, Senior Economic Development Specialist of NEDA-RO1, discussed topics such as the Safe Spaces Act, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, and anti-discrimination. Charisma M. Agbayani, Attorney IV of CSC-RO1, tackled sexual harassment and a seminar on the Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI). Lastly, Ms. Joan E. Casildo, Population Program Worker of the CPD-RO1, lectured on responsible parenthood and family planning.
The activity is in part of the PCW 5-year recurring campaign (2022-2027) with the theme “UNiTEd for a VAW-free Philippines.”
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