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Army joins the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila–
The Philippine Army joins the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End
Violence Against Women (VAW) of the Philippine Commission on Women
during the flag raising ceremony held here today, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.
The campaign kicked-off on November 25
in conjunction to the observance of International Day to end VAW and
will go on until December 12, the day when the UN Protocol to
Prevention, Suppress and Punish Trafficking of Persons, especially Women
and Children was adopted in 2000. It revolves around the theme “A
VAW-Free Community Starts With Me.”
“We should be more sensitive with our
choice of language in the workplace. I enjoin everyone to revitalize our
Gender and Development or “GAD” program,” Brig. Gen. Faustino Jr.
added.
The Philippine Army’s GAD program is
hinged on the global movement that promotes women empowerment through
helping attain gender equality. As a perspective, the GAD program
recognizes the disparity between how men and women are treated. On the
other hand, as an approach, the Army employs the program in seeking to
remove this disparity through influencing the process of policy making,
and budgeting within the Army, among others.
“The Philippine Army is proud of being
very proactive and adamant in combating Violence Against Women. Through
the office of the Army Gender and Development (OAGAD) as the cradle of
women empowerment and gender equality on our organization, programs
supporting the anti-VAW campaign are intensified throughout our major
units,” said Col. Vener Odilon D. Mariano, Commander Army Signal
Regiment, in his speech during the launch.
OAGAD with the participation of the Army
Major units, has been conducting Gender Sensitivity Trainers Training
and producing Informative materials to educate every Army personnel
about VAW. These activities are fundamental in creating a progressive
change in the organization.
The Philippine Army has been among the
frontier of the GAD campaign in the country ever since its incorporation
in the organization in 2007.The GAD was formally institutionalized
through the Philippine Army Gender and Development Focal System in 2011,
a year after the Army Transformation Roadmap (ATR) started. This was a
recognition of women’s participation and as indispensable part of the
ATR’s journey to become a world-class Army by 2028.#
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