Thank you to Governor Vilma Santos, Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, Batangas PSWDO, Councilor Agnes S. Ramirez, Anacorita Portugal, Wendah Katrina Dolor and members of LCW Batangas Province for making the 10th General Assembly of PFLCW a successful and star-studded one!

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Review of the
General Assembly
AGNES SULIT-RAMIREZ
10th GA Chairperson
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10
General Assembly
S Theme: A Decade of Women Helping Women
for Economic Empowerment
S Batangan Plaza Convention Center, National
Highway Kumintang Batangas City
S Date: 14-16 November 2012
S More than 200 participants from different
provinces, cities and municipalities were present

3. Opening Ceremony
S PFLCW President, Ms. Rosalind Wee, called the
General Assembly to order at 3:00PM.
S Ms. Anacorita P. Portugal, President of the Local
Council of Women-Batangas Province, delivered an
opening statement and welcomed everyone to
Batangas City.

4. S Batangas Board
Member
Christopher de
Leon
S Senator Juan
Miguel Zubiri’s
better half, Audrey

5. S Governor Vilma Santos-
Recto of Batangas delivered
the keynote address and
warmly greeted the
delegates.

6. Most Distinguished Award for
Lifetime Women’s Advocacy
S Hon. Austere A. Panadero
S Undersecretary for Local Government
S Department of the Interior and Local Government.

7. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
S PFLCW President, Ms. Rosalind L. Wee, reported to the
plenary that as a result of the resolution and
recommendation created by the delegates of the 9th
General Assembly, Former DILG Secretary Jesse
Robredo issued memorandum circular 2012-105 on June
6, 2012.

8. Jesse Robredo Most
Outstanding Mayor of
the Year (Matino at
Mahusay na Alkalde)
Launched in recognition of
former DILG Secretary’s
significant contribution to
women economic
empowerment and his legacy
for good
governance, transparency and
faithful stewardship
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9. Topics Covered
S Setting Women Economic Empowerment as
a Personal Advocacy – Marina Bulaong
S Approaches to Address Sustainability of
Livelihood Projects – Wendah Katrina Dolor

10. GOVERNOR’S NIGHT
S Governor Vilma Santos-
Recto hosted a cultural night
featuring the best of
Batangan talents.

11. TOPICS COVERED
S Mainstreaming GAD in local plans and
agenda
S Pushing for Women’s Agenda at the
Provincial Level

12. AWARDS
S Search for Outstanding LCW of the Year
S JUDGES:
S Ms. Emmeline Versoza, Executive Director of the Philippine
Commission on Women;
S Veronica Villavicencio, Executive Director of the Peace and
Equity Foundation; and
S Ms. Anne Serrano, Consultant on Senior Gender and
Development of United Nations Development Programme.

13. WINNERS
S FINALIST
S GLORIA, ORIENTAL MINDORO
S 3RD PLACE WINNER
S MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON
S OUTSTANDING LCWS OF THE YEAR
S LCW-DIPOLOG CITY AND LCW-SAN
FABIAN, PANGASINAN

14. LOYALTY AWARDEES
S Mayor Evelyn Uy (Dipolog City)
S Josephine Leyson (Dipolog City)
S Edna Madrigal (Oriental Mindoro)
S Agnes Sulit-Ramirez (Batangas)
S Apolonia Aboboto (Oriental Mindoro)

15. TOPIC COVERED
S Lobbying for the Women Economic Empowerment
Agenda at the LGU
S Dr. Sharifa Pearlsia Ali-Dans, Assistant Secretary of DILG-
ARMM, presented several approaches on advocating for
women economic empowerment agenda at the local level.

16. BREAK OUT SESSION
S 1) Issues, concerns and effects of the Implementation of
Magna Carta Law of Women (RA 9710) in the Localities
S 2) Initiative of Private & Government Sectors in
Supporting Women Economic Empowerment
S 3) Assessment of the LCW linkages with national
government agencies for women economic
empowerment (DOLE, DOST, DTI, DA, DOH and DSWD)

17. Dinner and Hawaian Luau
Night
S Donning their best
Hawaiian
costumes, delegates
were afforded a glimpse
of Batangan hospitality
and cultural
entertainment at the
Batangas City
Convention Center
hosted by Mayor Vilma
Abaya-Dimacuha.

18. Closing Program
S Dr. Ramona B. Raneses presented the results of the
break out session. The delegates adopted the
recommendations (see RESOLUTION NO. 003 SERIES
2012).
S Mayor Evelyn Uy gave the closing remarks by thanking
the delegates and the LCW members behind the success
of the General Assembly.
S More than 50 participants joined the Batangas Province
Eco-Livelihood Tour

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