18/03/2026
On March 17, 2026, the Local Government Unit of El Salvador City, under the leadership of ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ, celebrated the 2026 Philippine National Womenโs Month through a learning session titled โ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐
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๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ
The topic was aligned with this yearโs sub-theme, โ๐ณ๐๐๐
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!โ which honors the courage and strength demonstrated by Babaylan women throughout Philippine history.
The event was spearheaded by the City Human Resource Management Office, led by its Officer-in-Charge, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ,๐๐๐ฆ. It was attended by all female employees of the LGU workforce and was graced by City Councilor ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐จ, Chairwoman of the Committee on Women and Family Relations.
Through this learning session, the LGU was able to amplify the invaluable contributions of women in society, recognizing how their leadership, dedication, and resilience play vital roles in community development and nation-building.
The guest speaker for the forum was ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐
. ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐, who exemplifies the many roles women fulfillโas a lawyer, educator, and active member of social service groups supporting underserved communities.
The session concluded with a special message from the newly appointed Gender and Development Focal Person of LGU El Salvador City, ๐๐ฌ. ๐
๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐,๐๐, who emphasized the importance of womenโs empowerment among the participants.
Overall, the event successfully achieved its goal of highlighting and celebrating the vital roles that women contribute to society.