The observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated each year to recognize working women around the world. Pursuant to proclamation no.224 series of 1988 declares the first week of March each year as Women’s Week and March 8 as Women’s Rights and International Peace Day. Proclamation no. 227 series of 1998 provided for the observance of the month of March as Women’s Role in the history month.

This year’s theme “Juana, ang Tatag mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!  pays tribute to the strong and resilient “Juanas” who brought inspiring changes here in the country and across the globe.

It is the best time to highlight the “drivers of change” who untiringly volunteered themselves in times of disaster, conflict and calamity. This celebration recognizes the role of women in the rehabilitation process and their over-all contributions to progress.

As the lead advocate for women’s empowerment and gender equality, the agency has again geared itself with activities for the implementation of National Women’s Month celebration.

The month long celebration will kick-off with ” Juana walk and Juana Zumba” on March 8, 2014. The activity will start at 6:30 in the morning from Peñaranda Park going to PNP-PRO5 Camp Simeon Ola. This will be followed by a short program and the One Billion Rising Dance to be performed by  children from Haven, one of the centers of the department. This will be participated by members of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee Against Trafficking (RIACAT)-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC), LGU’s and People’s Organization(PO’s).###