The Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday said it fully supports all measures that will eliminate incidents of violence against women and children in the country.
Capt. Anthony Bacus, Army spokesman, said that the PA is making a conscious efforts against gender–based violence as this is considered as a form of human rights violation.
Responding to the call to end violence against women, the PA through the Gender and Development Branch of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel (OG1, PA), on Tuesday initiated a symposium on violence against women at the Philippine Army Officers’ Club House.
The symposium was participated in by 300 Army personnel including officers, enlisted personnel, and civilian employees from PA headquarters in
It seeks to inculcate among the soldier-participants and the civilian personnel as well the fundamental principles of gender–based violence and the provisions of the violence against women and children laws.
Dr. Ma Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza from the Ateneo De Manila University was the resource person and facilitator during the symposium.
It is believed that through this, Army personnel will be informed and will be aware that violence against women and children is a grave offense.
This activity is also part of the observance of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women, organized by the Philippine Commission on Women, which is being observed from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12.
The 18-day campaign kicked off with an Advocacy Walk from the Cultural Center of the Philippines to Rizal Park in Manila last Nov. 24. Almost 400 Army personnel joined in this undertaking.
A simultaneous flag raising activity was also conducted last Nov. 25, wherein a message from the Philippine Commission on Women was read.
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