HAPISABELA WOMEN’S FORUM DAY 2
CITY PEACE AND ORDER COUNCIL MEETING
March 24, 2021
HAPISABELA WOMEN’S TRADE FAIR
March 24, 2021
Women leaders, Department Heads, members of women organization, and other selected women representatives gathered Tuesday, March 23, 2021 for the conduct of HAPIsabela Women’s Forum, a series of forum aimed at empowering women hosted by the City Government of Isabela de Basilan in partnership with Philippine Information Agency and Nagdilaab Foundation Inc.
The event was graced by Vice Mayor Jhul Kifli L. Salliman. During his inspirational message, he expressed his support to the women comprising the workforce of the whole of Isabela and said that he is actually inspired to give his best at work because of the presence of valuable and remarkable women in his life to include his mother and lovely wife.
Meanwhile, Mayor Dadah Hataman encourage women leaders to strengthen the established VAWC Desks at the barangay level, to engage the legal system, and to focus on the prevention of violence against women.
She challenged the women leaders to come up with out-of-the-box initiatives to prevent these abuses from happening.
Matters tackled during the forum include relevant laws as regard women protection such as RA 9262 or the VAWC Law, Safe Space Act, Discuaaion on mental Health amd Freedom of Information.
Joining the activity as resource speakers were Provincial Legal Officer Rosebell Sanson, PIA Region IX Asst. Regional Director Rene V. Carbayas and NAGDILAAB Executive Director Miriam Suacito.
This activity is one of the series of women’s forum prepared by the City Government of Isabela in partnership with Philippine Information Agency in line with the month-long celebration of the 2021 women’s month.