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City of San Fernando Celebrates Women's Month
Babae May ‘K' Ka: May ‘K' kang Maging Malaya Mula sa Kamangmangan, Karukhaan at Karahasan.
Thus was the City of San Fernando's theme in its observance of Women's Month that was formally opened today, March 7, in front of the city hall, with a program organized by the Gender and Development (GAD) Secretariat led by Amy Catacutan.
The tribute to all women was attended by city officials and employees, and representatives of women's groups in the city.
Welcoming the participants and guests, like Local Council of Women Chairperson Dr. Leticia Yap, and representatives from the Soroptimist of San Fernando, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Pampanga Medical Society and Barangay Women and Family Committee was Acting Vice Mayor Nelson Lingat.
Acting Mayor Edwin Santiago, in his speech, stressed that respect for women should be promoted. He said that men and women alike should have equal opportunities and rights.
Guest speaker Dr. Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, a former Pampanga Vice Governor, affirmed that women should be freed from sexual abuse, harassment and other acts which curtail their rights. She called for unity and public participation to achieve this freedom, citing the Anti-Domestic Violence Act which protects women from exploitation.
City Councilor Rosemary Calimlilm, on the other hand, acknowledges that women have always been active partners of the city in progress and development. She promised to continuously advocate the women's welfare by passing ordinances like the law on protective measures on domestic violence.
In her letter, GAD Focal Point and City Human Resource Management Officer Sonia Soto, who is in a United Nations conference of women in New York, stated that women in the 49 th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women reaffirmed the Beijing Declaration, where nations of the world including the Philippines, committed to the full implementation of respect for “women's rights as human rights.”
For Ms. Soto, International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8, is the story of ordinary women as makers of history, and is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men.
After the program, the guests proceeded to the formal opening of a photo exhibit organized by GAD that showcased the various roles and struggles of women in society.(Mark William P. Canlas, PAMPU)
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WHAT IS GAD? |
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|  GAD is an approach to or paradigm of development focusing on social, economic, political and cultural forces that determines how differently women and men participate in, benefit from, and control resources and activities. It examines the relationship of men and women in terms of dividing resources and responsibilities, benefits and rights, power and provileges. It is a perspective of development that is not concerned with women per se but with assignment of gender roles, responsibilities and expectations. It is a contiuous search for new and innovative means of transforming unequal relations between women and men so they could become equal partners in their pursuit of a full and satisfying life.
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| SAN FERNANDO WOMEN IN PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION |
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Nicolasa P. Dayrit |
Felisa P. Dayrit |
Felisa S. Hizon |
Consolacion T. Singian |
Encarnacion T. Singian |
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LA JUNTA PATRIOTICA DE SAN FERNANDO |
During the Philippine Revolution, several patriotic women of Pampanga assisted and nursed the wounded and sick Filipino revolucionarios. This group, who included Nicolasa and Felisa Dayrit, Consolacion and Encarnacion Singian, and Consolacion Hizon, embroidered and sewed the flag of the Pampanga Batallion of the Philippine revolutionary forces in December 1898.
Several of the revolutionary nurses were members of the Junta Patriotica or Junta Filantropa de San Fernando. The philatropic exploits of these women for their Filipino comrades were published and lauded in the revolutionary newspaper, El Heraldo de la Revolucion.
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NICOLASA DAYRIT Y PAMINTUAN
Wife of Dr. Vicente Panlilio
By: Rafaelita Hilario Soriano
Nicolasa Dayrit, a Pampango beauty, not only spent long hours to help minister to the sick and wounded revolucionarios but she also played a major role in appeasing General Antonio Luna during his near fatal confrontation with General Tomas Mascardo.
When the American forces started bombarding the Rio Grande de Pampanga, the base of the Bagbag-Quingua-Sta. Maria Defense line, General Luna requested reinforcements from General Tomas Mascardo in Guagua, Pampanga but the latter carried out the order tardily and grudgingly. As a result, Luna ordered Mascardo's 12 hour arrest, for Mascardo's non-cooperation was a sign of weakness in the army he headed. This insubordination was further aggravated by Mascardo's message to Luna that if General Luna has enough guts to enforce his decree, Mascardo has enough to resist him.
Incensed, General Luna wired Governor Tiburcio Hilario to prepare for his arrival. He also ordered a special train into which all available infantry, cavalry, and artillery forces were loaded. Governor Tiburcio Hilario met General Luna first and pleaded with him to restore peace and unity at a crucial moment in the history of the nation. He requested a bevy of beauties led by Nicolasa Dayrit and Pampanga's Red Cross President, Praxedes Fajardo, to bring flowers and to kneel before General Luna. The women knelt before him on the steps of the convento in Bacolor on April 24, 1899 , to dissuade the fiery General from violently confronting General Mascardo.
Governor Tiburcio Hilario, at the same time sent three emissaries to convince General Mascardo to submit himself to Luna's authority as chief of staff. In the end, Mascardo appeared in Betis to inform General Luna that he was willing to follow the latter's orders.
Nicolasa Dayrit, the beauty who led the women peace makers in Pampanga was born to Don Florentino Dayrit, A Cabeza de Barangay, and Doña Antonina Pamintuan, herself a long stemmed Patrician looking beauty, in San Fernando , on September 10, 1874 . She was one of the well-educated women of her time, having studied under Don Modesto Joaquin whose school in Bacolor was the favorite center of learning. Fluent in Spanish, she was also on of the two more accomplished pianists in the province, the other being Doña Josefa Henson.
At the end of the revolution, perhaps due to the rigors of ministering to the sick and the wounded, Nicolasa found herself often ill, unable to leave her bed. Many medicos treated her, to no avail. Someone advised her family to consult a young doctor who had just arrived from Madrid . Perhaps, they added, he brought with him the most modern medical trends from Spanish Capital. Indeed, he succeeded in making her well, winning her heart besides.
During the Japanese occupation, like most prominent families in San Fernando , the Panlilios lost their house to the Japanese. When Manila was declared an open city, the Panlilios moved in, hoping that they would be more secure there. But in the battle of Malate, Dr. Panlilio was lost, never to be seen again. Since then Doña Nicolasa became despondent, forever wondering what had happened to her husband. She died of heart attack, partly due to her sadness. This was on April 12, 1945 at the age of 71.
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For more infromation, please contact:
Ms. Sonia P. Soto
GAD Focal Person
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045) 961-4054
email: chrmo@cityofsanfernando.gov.ph
soto_sonia@hotmail.com |
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