CITY Mayor Jane Yap, the first elected lady Mayor of Tagbilaran, spearheaded the launching program of the women’s month celebration which started with a motorcade at 8:30 in the morning from the City Hall to J.A. Clarin St. turning right to Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Avenue then traversing to Maria Clara St. then proceeding to Gallares St. and finally to the event venue at Jj’s Seafood Village.
Attended by more than 300 women composed of the different City Government department heads and employees, officers and representatives of the City Women’s Organizations in the 15 barangays, the Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI), Muslim women’s group and Persons with Disabilities, the motorcade WAS followed BY a Holy Mass and launching program.
“It is not easy to be a woman because we have different roles to play in society. Today, we celebrate women not only for their achievements but also as mothers, sisters and daughters. We are here to honor and express our gratitude to all women in our family for their selfless love and care,” Mayor Yap said during her keynote address.
Mayor Yap also highlighted the City Government’s programs and projects for women.
Through the City Livelihood and Community Development Unit, Tagbilaran City was able to establish its own Garments Manufacturing Center with fully trained women tailors and seamstresses.
The Center is also producing different clothing items and bags with the help of civil society organizations and private partners such as FCB foundation, Spark Philippines and renowned designers like Zarah Juan.
The City continues to train women for other livelihood projects through the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the City Agrivet Office.
In a related development, Mayor Yap said that the City Health Office is in the forefront of providing health services to Tagbilaran women and children as she happily announced the coming rollout of the Tagbilaran City mobile clinic in partnership with the office of Senator Risa Hontiveros.
The mobile clinic will be visiting the city barangays and communities together with a mobile “botika” for the dispensing of essential medicines and a mobile kitchen for the serving of free nutritious meals.
In the afternoon session, participants listened to the engaging talks on women’s health and issues. The invited resource persons were City Health Officer Dr. Jeia Pondoc, Dentist Dr. Joanne Flores and Ms. Fiel Angeli Gabin.
Other activities lined up by the city government this month for the women’s celebration are seminars on Gender and Development, livelihood programs, free ultra sound and health services for pregnant and women of reproductive age, free blood typing and distribution of iron supplements.
