PBBM, nakiisa sa buong mundo sa pagkilala sa papel ng mga kababaihan

SALUDO si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa mga kababaihan na patuloy na nagpapakita ng tapang at determinasyon sa kanilang  tahanan, trabaho, at komunidad.

Ito ang  naging posts ng Pangulo sa kanyang Facebook at Twitter account.

“Happy International Women’s Day!” ang post ng Pangulo kasama ang larawan ng kanyang may-bahay na si Unang Ginang  Liza Araneta-Marcos, at mga babaeng Cabinet officials kabilang na sina Vice President at  Education Secretary Sara Duterte, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Loyzaga, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Health Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, at Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco.

“International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8 to recognize women for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, or political,” ayon sa United Nations (UN).

Ang unang naitalang pagdiriwang ng International Women’s Day ay noong  1911 sa  Austria, Denmark, Germany, at Switzerland kung saan  mahigit sa milyong katao ang nagsama-sama para suportahan ang women’s rights.

Sa Pilipinas, ipinagdiriwang nito ang National Women’s Day tuwing Marso  8 sa pamamagitan ng  Republic Act No. 6949.

Proclamation 224 kung saan idineklara rin ang Marso 8  bilang “Women’s Rights and International Peace Day” at ang unang linggo ng Marso bilang Women’s Week habang ang  Proclamation 227 ay idineklara naman bilang “Women’s Role in History Month.”

“This year’s National Women’s Day celebration goes by a recurring theme from this year to 2028 namely “WE for gender equality and inclusive society”,  ayon sa  Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) website.

“WE” ay nangangahulugan na  Women and Everyone and Women’s Empowerment.

“The recurring theme aligns with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, which aims for “deep economic and social transformation to reinvigorate job creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy back on a high-growth path.” ayon sa ulat.

“It also highlights that growth must be inclusive, building an environment that provides equal opportunities to all Filipinos and equipping them with skills to participate fully in an innovative and globally competitive economy,” ayon pa rin sa ulat. (Daris Jose)