Ambassador Domingo P. Nolasco explains the government’s efforts towards the realization of women empowerment through the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women that includes, among others, the establishment of VAW desk in government offices.

ROME 04 March 2019 –The Philippine Embassy in Rome kicked off the Philippine-wide celebration of National Women’s Month with a flag-raising ceremony attended by Embassy personnel and clients, followed by a talk by the Ambassador on the reason behind the celebration in the Embassy’s consular section.

During the flag ceremony, the Embassy showed a special video released by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). The video was meant to accompany the singing of the Philippine National Anthem and featured remarkable Filipino women across history. This was followed by the “Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas”.

Ambassador Domingo P. Nolasco then addressed the over fifty Filipinos in the consular section on the meaning of the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) theme, “We Make Change Work for Women”, with emphasis on how the Embassy supports women empowerment through its various programs. He explained the salient provisions of the Magna Carta of Women (R.A 9710) contained in the flyers, which were distributed to Filipino clients after the flag-raising ceremony.

The Ambassador likewise announced the series of activities that would be conducted by the Embassy in connection with the NWMC such as the provision of special lanes for women on the International Women’s Day on 08 March 2019, the conduct of a program called “Juan for Juana” on 14 March 2019, the activities by Post on social media to advocate for women empowerment, and the wearing of purple office attire by the Embassy personnel on all the Fridays of the month to symbolize its support to the NWMC’s cause, among others. END

Embassy personnel and clients sing the Philippine National Anthem during the flag-raising ceremony at the consular section.

Third Secretary and Vice Consul Ma. Claribel M. Ochoa, the Embassy’s Gender and Development Focal Person, distributes flyers on Magna Carta of Women after the flag-raising ceremony.