DILG Caraga joins NWM 2023 kick off activities
BUTUAN CITY -- Centered on the Philippine Commission on Women’s (PCW) newly launched 5-year recurring theme: “WE for gender equality and inclusive society,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga, jumpstarted the month-long celebration for Women’s Month with a kick off program on March 1, 2023.
This event was jointly participated by personnel from Regional Office, DILG - Agusan del Norte Provincial Office, and DILG – Butuan City Office at the Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC), DILG Regional Office Building, this city.
Simultaneously, the office launched the different activities and contests as a way to celebrate Women’s Month.
Local Government Capability Development Division
(LGCDD) Chief Annabel F. Yangson, presented the lined-up activities befitting
the celebration along with the contests’ mechanics and guidelines, to
wit:
1) Her
Story: Woman of Inspiration Award – nominations and awarding of
colleagues with inspiring stories to share as a woman;
2) Jingle-Making
Contest – compositions of creative and original jingles that
correlates to the NWMC 2023 theme;
3) Health
and Wellness Program – promotion of Health and Wellness among the DILG
employees comprising of mixed activities such as Wellness Talks, Sports
Activities, and Weight Loss Program; and
4) Social media posting using hashtags
#WEcanbeEquaALL and #DILGXIIINWMC2023 – an electronic raffle contest
open to every entry made in efforts to popularize support for women empowerment
by using the hashtags.
The winners
will be awarded during the 2023 NWMC Culmination Program on March 31, 2023.
The Program also ushered in the opening of the accustomed yearly DILG Bazaar – a showcase of products and artworks of entrepreneur employees. Also launched was the Sports Festival - where an inter-division tournament for events like table tennis (singles & doubles), darts, chess, badminton, and scrabble will be held throughout the month.
“The annual observance of Women’s Month supports the main goal of Gender and Development (GAD) to level the playing field for both men and women with the support of everyone. We hope to expand awareness on gender equality and social inclusion by way of empowering women as a strategy in closing the gender gaps,” LGMED Chief Ray Gregory Jaranilla underscored in his message.
Aside from the exclusive contests that would run for the whole month
course, DILG Caraga as well calendared various activities which includes
advocacy and capacity development activities not only for its internal
workforce but also for the external clients with the continuation of the
four-year running program on “Gandang May Igaganda Pa – Serbisyo Para Kay
Juana”, targeting beneficiaries from Persons Who Used Drugs (PWUDs) for the
year. (LGOO II Crizza Mae Joyce A. Hurtado, DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
