The Catbalogan-based 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine
Army is participating in the 18-day campaign to end Violence Against Women
(VAW) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12, 2015.
The VAW campaign calls for the elimination of all forms of
violence, may it be physical or psychological, against women.
The launching of the campaign awakens the soldier’s
awareness and reminds everyone on the responsibility and commitment to end
violence with the theme: "End VAW, It’s Our Duty; Gains and Ways
Forward."
The highlights of the opening program were the reading of
messages by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Hernando
DCA Iriberri and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire T.
Gazmin.
Iriberri conveyed that the AFP strongly supports this
laudable cause and gladly joins the Philippine Commission for Women in
promoting the awareness advancement of this advocacy.
The AFP is one and in unity with the DND in the widest
promotion of this movement and will commit its active participation in all
activities lined up in the succeeding weeks as the AFP’s way of showing
solidarity with the rest of the nation.
In his message, Gazmin urged "all AFP members to learn
about VAW, and why it must be condemned; to respect women and treat them with
respect, whether they’re eight or 88, and regardless if they’re our partners,
our co-workers, part of our peer group or total strangers."
Soldiers were also reminded to keep in mind that masculinity
does not include degrading or abusing women and to never remain silent when an
act of violence against women happens.
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