After two years of holding the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GFPS) National Assembly in virtual platforms, this year’s 7th GFPS Assembly was held at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City with DPWH-CAR as its host, led by DPWH-CAR GAD Focal Person Vilma F. Talamayan and the GAD TWG and Secretariat.
The Department of Public Works and Highways celebrated the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) on November 25 to December 12 pursuant to Proclamation No. 1172, s. 2006 "Declaring 25 November to 12 December as the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)" and Republic Act 10398 "Declaring 25 November of Every Year as National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children,"
“We must always remember that Gender and Development is not only our approach, but also our fundamental basis for achieving our department’s overall development outcomes”, said Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership Services Maria Catalina E. Cabral, Ph.D., CESO I, during the recently concluded workshop/seminar on the DPWH GAD Agenda.
The COEU initiated the FIRST GAD DESK MEETING, which tackled the importance and preparation of Guidelines and Department Orders regarding Safe Spaces Act, GAD DESKS, Men Supporting Gender Equality and Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act.
The DPWH 2022 National Women's One Month Celebration endeavors to highlight the gains achieved for women and girls, assess actions towards gender equality and look forward to steps that must be taken to ensure progress in empowering women.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-led by the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS) in partnership with DPWH Central Office Employees Union (COEU), introduced Men Supporting Gender Equality (MSGE) and DPWH COEU Women's Desk under the FLARE program of COEU and Legal Service.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-led by the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS) in partnership with DPWH Central Office Employees Union (COEU), introduced GAD's Desk under the FLARE program of COEU and Legal Service.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-led by the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS) in partnership with DPWH Central Office Employees Union (COEU) conducted seminar on "Anti Bastos Law" and Women's Right in the Work Place with Atty. Marifren Gacutan as Resource Speaker together with COEU GAD DESK.
“The significant role you play realizes the Department’s role in GAD’s vision of a gender responsive
The Online Forum on Safe Spaces Act is focused on the salient features of the Republic Act 11313 : Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law). Atty. Marifren C. Gacutan, Attorney III Contract and Litigation Division of the Legal Service as the resource person in the forum. She presented the various activities that are considered as gender-based sexual harassment in public spaces such as cat-calling and unwanted remarks and the penalties for committing such acts.
The Online Forum on Anti-VAWC and Anti-Sexual Harassment aims to increase awareness and serves as an education campaign to eliminate sexual harassment in the office. The DPWH GFPS invited PCOL Joy Equia Tomboc, Chief of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Division of the PNP Women and Children Protection Center as resource person for the particular topic
The DPWH GFPS conducted an Online Forum on Cybercrime Prevention and Protection of Women to provide the DPWH women employees advices and tips on the prevention and protection of women against all forms of cybercrime.
The theme for the annual 18-Day Campaign to End VAW is “VAW-Free Community Starts with Me”. Under this is the sub theme, “Filipino Marespeto; Safe Spaces Kasali Tayo” with the hashtags #FilipinoMarespeto #SafeSpacesKasaliTayo. The Filipino Marespeto highlights the positive Filipino trait of giving respect to everyone regardless of sex, age, SOGIE, ethnicity, class, physical appearance, etc. The Safe Spaces, Kasali Tayo lins the campaign back to the overall theme highlighting that creating safe spaces is everyone’s benefit in as much as it is for everyone’s responsibility.
The Department of Public Works and Highways supports the National Women’s Month Celebration 2021 in raising awareness on gender issues and promoting gender equality in the Department.
Undersecretary Maria Catalina E. Cabral, the Undersecretary of Information Management, Planning and PPP Services and the Chairperson of the DPWH Gender and Development Focal Point System delivers an opening speech to formally commence the start of this year’s Celebration. She highlighted the participation of women in fighting against the pandemic , especially those in the frontline and acknowledged the complex role of women in a work from home setting.
As part of our celebration of the 2021 National Women’s Month, the DPWH Gender and Development Focal Point System (DPWH-GFPS), continually values the welfare of every Juan and Juana of the Department. The seminar “Tibay ni Juana Laban sa Pandemya” aims to address the growing stress of women employees on managing work-life balance and coping up with mental stress through TRIPLE A approach by LIFE COACH Philippines through our speaker Coach Tin de Joya was attended by 40 women employees from various offices.
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched the GADtimpala 2013 (GAD Transformation and Institutionalization through Mainstreaming of Programs, Advocacies, Linkages and Actions): “Search for the Most Outstanding Gender-Responsive Government Agency” on the celebration of Women’s Month this March 2014.
As a salute to all women leaders who tirelessly led and are continuously at the forefront of advancing gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s rights, the theme for this year is “Juana, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na!”
