SIMC Gender And Development

10/02/2026

Dapat ligtas maging sa online spaces!

PCW joins the observance of the 2026 Safer Internet Day with the theme “Ako, Ikaw, Tayo: Konektado at Protektado Laban sa OSAEC at CSAEM.”

As we continue advocating for secure and child-friendly digital platforms and stronger online protection, we also call on everyone to practice responsible digital citizenship and help make all online spaces safe—especially for women and children.

09/02/2026

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂!
𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨 𝐎. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐈𝐈𝐈
ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀ-ɪɴ-ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ, ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ ɪɪ

Today, we celebrate not only your life but also your unwavering commitment as a Gender and Development advocate. Your passion for empowering others and advancing gender equality makes a lasting difference. May your year ahead be as inspiring and remarkable as the advocacy you champion.

From your GAD Family

02/02/2026

GADvocates, the wait is finally over!
The 2026 National Women’s Month Celebration Webpage is now LIVE! Visit https://pcw.gov.ph/2026-national-womens-month-celebration/ to learn more about:
✔ 2023-2028 recurring campaign banner
✔ Focus and objectives of the 2026 celebration
✔ PCW-led activities and recommended initiatives for stakeholders
The branding guide, campaign collaterals, and other reference materials are also available for download.
Together, let’s celebrate every Filipina in all her strength, stories, and identity. Purple it up this March! 💜

GADvocates, the wait is finally over!

The 2026 National Women’s Month Celebration Webpage is now LIVE! Visit https://pcw.gov.ph/2026-national-womens-month-celebration/ to learn more about:

✔ 2023-2028 recurring campaign banner
✔ Focus and objectives of the 2026 celebration
✔ PCW-led activities and recommended initiatives for stakeholders

The branding guide, campaign collaterals, and other reference materials are also available for download.

Together, let’s celebrate every Filipina in all her strength, stories, and identity. Purple it up this March! 💜

29/01/2026

𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓮 𝓸𝓷 𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓻𝓾𝓶 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓘𝓷𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 (𝓒𝓞𝓓𝓘)

The two-day training led by the Gender and Development (GAD) Committee strengthened participants’ understanding of the Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) and its vital role in ensuring safe and respectful workplaces. The Strengthening Capacities for Gender-Responsive Case Handling and Due Process Compliance of GBSH Cases was held last January 22-23, 2026, at DISADECO Event Hall, Victory Norte, Santiago City, with Atty. Mylen B. Gonzales-Esquivel, J.D., RSW, as the GAD Consultant/Subject Matter Expert, the sessions emphasized CODI’s legal mandate under R.A. 11313 and R.A. 7877, ethical standards, and due process. Participants gained deeper insight into addressing sexual harassment and gender-based cases using a trauma-informed and survivor-centered approach while maintaining impartiality. Common operational challenges were identified, along with practical strategies to improve CODI effectiveness and accountability. The training reinforced the institution’s commitment to safe spaces, gender responsiveness, and a culture of respect and non-retaliation.

29/01/2026

07/01/2026

For 51 years, the Philippine Commission on Women has stood with and for Filipino women—amplifying voices, advancing rights, and shaping a more just and inclusive society.

Today, January 7, we mark our 51st Founding Anniversary by reflecting on the milestones we achieved together in the past year and by sharing our vision and commitments for 2026—renewing our resolve to build a future where every Filipina lives with dignity, equality, and the freedom to reach her fullest potential.

📍 LIVE at 3:00 PM
📲 via PCW Official page

Tara’t makipagtalakayan at maging bahagi ng selebrasyon!

24/12/2025

Happy Holidays! ✨

This season, may we build a world where everyone's potential shines, championing gender equality & inclusive growth for a truly joyous future for all!

22/12/2025

Sabi nga: If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. ✨

This 'reunion season', let’s unwrap more than presents. Let’s open our hearts with kindness, respect, and understanding—gifts we can share with everyone around us.

In our relationships, let’s create safe, inclusive, and caring spaces, remembering that each person may be quietly carrying their own silent battles and untold struggles.

When we choose empathy over judgment, every gathering becomes more than a celebration, it becomes a moment filled with joy, gratitude, and heartfelt connection.

22/12/2025

🎄𝐎𝐏𝐃 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘🎄

Ang Out-Patient Department (OPD) services ay SARADO sa araw ng mga sumusunod:
𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲)
𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆)
𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟭𝟭 𝘀. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)
𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆)
𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲)
𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆)
𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟭𝟭 𝘀. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Magpapatuloy ang OPD services sa araw ng 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆).

Samantala, ang emergency room services ay nananatiling bukas ng 24 hours.

10/12/2025

Southern Isabela Medical Center 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝙂𝘼𝘿 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙚!!

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 proudly received the 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 in the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎-𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲, led by the 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 (𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐂) – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐 during the 137th Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting on December 9, 2025, at Commissary, Cagayan Provincial Capitol, Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca, Cagayan.

This recognition highlights the unwavering commitment to advancing Gender Mainstreaming in the Cagayan Valley Region for CY 2022–2024 and our continued support for GAD initiatives.

The SIMC GAD Focal Point System Committee, headed by Dr. Anastacia B. Cacacho (GFPS Executive Committee Chairperson), Ms. Rodelita A. Cabanizas (GFPS Technical Working Group Chairperson), expresses its deepest gratitude to Dr. Melchor C. Dela Cruz, Jr., Former Chairperson of the GFPS Committee, Atty. Mylen B. Gonzales-Esquivel, our GAD Consultant and PCW National GAD Resource Speaker, the Management Committee headed by Undersecretary of Health and concurrent Medical Center Chief Dr. Glenn Matthew G. Baggao (June–November 2025) and our current OIC, Medical Center Chief II - Dr. Butch Loreto O. Garcia III, all dedicated Program Implementers and to the SIMC GAD Core Team for their unwavering support, guidance, and commitment and have been instrumental in achieving this milestone and strengthening our shared advocacy for gender equality and empowerment.

We would like to thank the Screening Committee and Organizers of this year's search 𝓞-𝓖𝓐𝓓 𝓒𝓗𝓐𝓜𝓟𝓘𝓞𝓝𝓢 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓐𝓖𝓐𝓨𝓐𝓝 𝓥𝓐𝓛𝓛𝓔𝓨, the Regional Development Council II, and the Regional GAD Committee for this kind of recognition and appreciation.

10/12/2025

𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓷 𝓘𝓼𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓪 𝓜𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓒𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝒽𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓈 𝒶 𝙂𝘼𝘿 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙚!!

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 proudly received the 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 in the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎-𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲, led by the 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒢𝒜𝒟 𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓂𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝑒 (𝑅𝒢𝒜𝒟𝒞) – 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝟤 during the 137th Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting on December 9, 2025, at Commissary, Cagayan Provincial Capitol, Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca, Cagayan.

This recognition highlights the unwavering commitment to advancing Gender Mainstreaming in the Cagayan Valley Region for CY 2022–2024 and our continued support for GAD initiatives.

The SIMC GAD Focal Point System Committee, headed by Dr. Anastacia B. Cacacho (GFPS Executive Committee Chairperson), Ms. Rodelita A. Cabanizas (GFPS Technical Working Group Chairperson), expresses its deepest gratitude to Dr. Melchor C. Dela Cruz, Jr., Former Chairperson of the GFPS Committee, Atty. Mylen B. Gonzales-Esquivel, our GAD Consultant and PCW National GAD Resource Speaker, the Management Committee headed by Undersecretary of Health and concurrent Medical Center Chief Dr. Glenn Matthew G. Baggao (June–November 2025) and our current OIC, Medical Center Chief II - Dr. Butch Loreto O. Garcia III, all dedicated Program Implementers and to the SIMC GAD Core Team for their unwavering support, guidance, and commitment and have been instrumental in achieving this milestone and strengthening our shared advocacy for gender equality and empowerment.

We would like to thank the Screening Committee and Organizers of this year's search 𝓞-𝓖𝓐𝓓 𝓒𝓗𝓐𝓜𝓟𝓘𝓞𝓝𝓢 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓐𝓖𝓐𝓨𝓐𝓝 𝓥𝓐𝓛𝓛𝓔𝓨, the Regional Development Council II, and the Regional GAD Committee for this kind of recognition and appreciation.