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5 March 2020, Calgary – The Philippine
Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary joined the Philippines’ 2020 National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) by creating public
awareness about the event.
On 2 March, the
first working day of the month, the PCG started displaying 2020 NWMC streamers
and posters at the PCG premises. The PCG also uploaded the same information
materials in its Facebook page to support the online anti-sexual harassment
advocacies.
Likewise, the
PCG personnel held their own Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to make themselves
more familiar with the provisions of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act and the
Safe Spaces Act. They also discussed the functions of the Committee on Decorum
and Investigation (CODI), which is created in each Philippine government agency
to investigate cases of sexual harassment. Vice Consul LV de Guzman, who is also the
PCG’s GAD Focal Person, facilitated the FGD.
Consul General Zaldy Patron (standing, 5th from right), Consul Pamela Durian-Bailon (standing, 4th from right) and Vice Consul LV de Guzman (standing,5th from left) with Calgary PCG personnel after the conduct of the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act, the Committee on Decorum and Investigation and the Safe Spaces Act at the PCG Consular Area on 2 March 2020. The FGD was conducted as part of the PCG’s 2020 National Women’s Month Celebration.
The PCG pursued
these activities as part of its Gender and Development (GAD) program. They are
also meant to inform both the private and public stakeholders regarding the
Philippine government’s programs, services and procedures to protect the rights
of the victims of sexual harassment.
The Philippines’ NWMC every March is part of the worldwide observance of the International Women’s Day.