Phl Embassy in Singapore and Nanyang Technological University Co-Host Panel Discussion on Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia
From left to right: Ms. RahimahAbdulrahim of the Habibie Center, Dr. Ma. Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza of Ateneo de Manila University, Ambassador Antonio A. Morales, Dr.Mely Caballero-Anthony of RSIS-NTU, Ms. Katrina JoreneMaliamauv of TenaganitaSdnBhd, and Dr. Tamara Nair of RSIS-NTU.
28 July 2017 SINGAPORE– In cooperation with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies of the Nanyang Technological University (RSIS-NTU), the Philippine Embassy in Singapore successfully hosted a panel discussion on “Women, Peace and Securityin Southeast Asia” last July 21 at the RSIS Lecture Theatre.
This event was part of the series of activities lined up by the Embassy to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN, which coincides with the Philippines’ Chairmanship this year. This is also in line with the Gender and Development (GAD) program of the Embassy.
The panel discussion featured three impressive women representing three ASEAN countries – Dr. Ma. Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza, Assistant Professor at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Political Science Department, who discussed “women and natural disasters” ;Ms. RahimahAbdulrahim, Executive Director of the Habibie Centre in Jakarta on “women and political participation”; and Ms. Katrina JoreneMaliamauv, Programme Officer of TenaganitaSdnBhd in Kuala Lumpur, on “women and human trafficking.”
Officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy, members of the diplomatic corps, including fellow ASEAN countries (i.e., Brunei, Laos, Malaysia), US embassy and the APEC Secretariat, faculty and staff of NTU, and members of the Filipino community attended the panel discussion. A buffet lunch was served after the event.
“The presentations will give us a multi-faceted view on the immense complexity that women in our region face and what each of us, as part of a greater ASEAN, could do to build upon what has been achieved so far to ensure the rights and welfare of women,” Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales said in his opening remarks.
Dr.Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTU Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, emphasized the need to highlight the multi-layered and multi-dimensional insecurities that women and girls in the ASEAN face, which are influenced by a variety of factors, including culture.
For more information, visit www.singaporepe.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippine-embassy.org.sg or https://www.facebook.com/SingaporePE. END
Dr.Rallonza delivers her presentation on Women and Natural Disasters at the RSIS-NTU.