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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: It’s all systems go for the
holding of the 2007 Cagayan de Oro Women’s Summit today at the De
Luxe Hotel. Cynthia B. Rosales, chairman of the City Women
Development Council (CWDC), disclosed that members of Barangay Women
Development Councils (BWDC), nongovernment organizations and other
sectors that support programs on women empowerment would participate
in the summit.
Rosales said the summit would
also serve as the closing activity for the Women’s Month
celebration in the city.
During the summit, BWDCs here
will share their respective best practices based on barangay
experiences.
A representative from a women’s
NGO will also provide inputs on CWDC Women’s Initiative and Its
Impact to Women in Cagayan de Oro City.
At the end of the summit,
participants are expected to present their outputs for the 2007-09
Direction Setting and Indicative Planning.
This year’s theme for the
Women’s Month celebration is “CEDAW ng Bayan: Kabuhayan ng
Kababaihan,” which emphasized the need to uphold women’s
economic rights.
Meanwhile, the City Women
Development Council lauded the commitment manifested by the city
government along with the promotion of women’s rights when the
city council approved on Monday City Ordinance 2007-100, the
Women’s Development Code of Cagayan de Oro.
Rosales said the passage of the
women’s code is a fitting gift to local women in line with the
celebration of the Women’s Month this March.
The Women’s Development Code of
Cagayan de Oro serves as the blueprint that will provide policy
direction in formulating programs and strategies for women’s
development.
The code provides, among others,
specific policies on the protection of women against all forms of
violence and abuse; comprehensive support to women survivors of
violence; and promotion of women’s health, education, religion and
political rights.
--PNA
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