PCW, RGADC Caraga sign partnership agreement for 2020-2022

PCW, RGADC Caraga sign partnership agreement for 2020-2022 Regional News effective implementation of the law. For her, the mandate of the law holds great promises for the future of health care services in the country, especially for Filipinos who barely earn a decent income.

“The benefits of the program should be availed by every Filipino. Disseminating information should not only be through social media, but also through the TV and radio, and even through distributing flyers and placing posters in places with a huge crowd,” she suggested.

The Universal Health Care Law, or the Republic Act No. 11223, aims to improve the health care system in the country by extending financial assistance in medical care to all Filipinos, financially-able and otherwise. The said law took effect on February 20 on the previous year. (PIA-Caraga)

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY - With the aim to further strengthen constant coordination and good working relationship between the Philippine Commission On Women (PCW) and the Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) Caraga, the two parties have signed recently the partnership agreement that specifies their planned joint activities with various sectors for the year 2020 until 2022.

Four major activities were identified by PCW with the RGADC-Caraga. These are: 1) 2nd Caraga GAD Focal Point System Assembly; 2) Leveling session for RGADC Caraga members, regional line agencies and state universities and colleges in the region; 3) Leveling session for RGADC Caraga members, local government units in the region; and 4) Regional orientation on Men Opposed to Violence Against Women (VAW) Everywhere (MOVE).

According to Nharleen Santos-Millar, chief of the PCW-Technical Services And Regional Coordination Division, the Commission continues to advocate and promote women empowerment and gender equality and mainstreaming in all regions of the country. This she said, would help prevent the incidence of domestic violence, and other forms of abuse to women and children.

This is why the PCW has been very supportive to the different programs, activities, and campaigns of RGADC in the region.

With the upcoming Women’s Month Celebration, Millar bared that they are looking forward to the conduct of Women’s Summit with RGADC in Butuan City, wherein climate change and its effects on women and children will be thoroughly discussed to various participating sectors. She also encouraged the Caraganons to support and join in the lined-up activities for the monthlong celebration. “We are encouraging all the Caraganons to take an active part in the activities set by the RDC-RGADC in the region and be an advocate of women empowerment, gender mainstreaming, and anti-VAW,” said Millar.

Meanwhile, Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga regional director and RGADC chair Atty. Jerefe Tubigon-Bacang urged all the LGUs to reactivate their MOVE campaign being one of the strategies to allow men to actively participate in the anti-VAW campaign of the government. (JPG/ PIA-Caraga)