As part of the 18-day campaign to end violence
against women, the Consulate General of the Philippines will hold a forum
titled “Juana Knows!” on Dec. 6 from 2-5 pm at the Sentro Rizal room.
The forum will focus on RA 9262, otherwise known as
the law to stop Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC), and related
issued.
The VAWC law in the Philippines seeks to address the
prevalence of violence against women and their children (VAWC) by their
intimate partners like their husband or ex-husband, live-in partner or former
live-in partner, boyfriend/girlfriend or ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend, dating
partner or former dating partner.
Consul Paul Saret of the Consulate’s assistance to
nationals section and Vice Consul Allan G. Revote, of the civil registry unit, along
with topnotch lawyer and legal advocate Anna Theresa L. Licaros will serve as
panelists.
Interested participants may register through this
link https://bit.ly/EndVAWCampaign or by scanning the QR code in the attached
poster.
For any questions or clarifications, please send an
email to info.hkpcg@gmail.com.
