Davao de Oro --- The Provincial Women Development Council of Davao de Oro in partnership with the Philippine Information Agency conducted an Online Forum on BIDA Bakunation and the Role of Women in Peace and Development entitled Juana Laban sa Pandemya at Terorismo: KAYA! to all sectoral women’s in the province as a way of commemorating with the nation in the celebration of the 2021 National Women’s Month on March 8, 2021, via zoom platform and Facebook Live.
During the forum, PHO Department Head and EOC Manager, Dr. Antonio Ybiernas and MAJ Davy Siao, Gender and Development Officer of the 10th Infantry AGILA Division gave inputs about the COVID-19 Vaccination updates and discussed the extraordinary roles of Juanas in the society in fighting insurgency and attain sustainable and inclusive development in the province.
This year’s campaign is different from previous ones because it highlights women’s participation in battling the pandemic and the dedication in bringing change in the communities – be it in the far-flung or in the metros.
The said activity was attended by Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, PIA Director-General Ramon Cualoping III represented by Karl Louie Fajardo, OIC PIA XI, Ms. Sholai Lim, Chairwoman of PWDC, Presidents of 11 Local Councils of Women, Gender and Development Offices under the 10th ID, Women Inmates of BJMP Montevista, PNP and AFP Women, and other sectoral women’s in the province.
Meanwhile, “Gulayan Sa Tahanan by Cathy Cares” was launched in the Municipality of Pantukan as one of the Serbisyo para kay Juana that aims to promote the cultivation of vegetables in their own home which is really great and aids in food-sufficiency in the province amidst pandemic.
A total of seventy members from the Council of Women's located in the coastal barangays of Pantukan have received vegetable seedlings and gardening tools during the simple ceremony on the same day.
For the year 2021, the PLGU-DdO is committed to deliver quality services to its women stakeholders through the implementation of various programs and activities under the PWDC. These initiatives are sustainably being upheld to nurture women’s capability to bring about positive and sustainable changes in the community. (Rheafe Hortizano – Provincial Information Office of Davao de Oro)
