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Cebu City Celebrates Women’s Month
The Cebu City Government headed by Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña thru the Women’s and Family Affairs Commission (CCWFAC) observes Women’s Month celebration this entire month of March 2018.
Highlighting this year’s activity is the observance of the International Women’s Day celebration and the 22nd Anniversary of KALIPI today, March 8, held at the Plaza Sugbo. Various activities were conducted such as Parade, Puso and Humba Contest, Product Fair, and Health and Beauty Wellness services.
Cebu City Mayor Tomas R. Osmena, in his speech, thanked everyone who attended the activity. He congratulated the KALIPI for their 22nd anniversary and reminded with his mantra that tomorrow must be better than today.
Bearing the theme, “We Make Change Work for Women,”, Maricar Tariman of CCWFAC said that various activities have been lined up in the 80 barangays in Cebu City including the simultaneous display of banners and streamers, orientation of the Solo Parent Act and the Zumba sa Plaza Sugbo.
On March 12, there will be a launching of Solo Mothers Livelihood Program at Plaza Sugbo and on March 13 there will be a free pap smear at Lahug Wellness Center. A Women Summit is slated on March 17 at the Senior Citizen’s Building in the South Road Properties.
Other activities include an Elderly Women Congress on March 23 and the Girl-Child Leadership Seminar on March 24. Both activities will be held at the Cebu City Social Hall. To wrap up the celebration, an event dubbed as “Seminar on Teenage Pregnancy” will also be conducted at the same venue on March 26. (By: Greggy P. Senados/ City of Cebu, Public Information Office)
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