PH Consulate General in Jeddah Starts Month-Long Celebration of National Women’s Month with Back to Back Activities

Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos (center) leads the Consulate’s celebration of National Women’s Month. (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 03 March 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah kicked off its month-long celebration of National Women’s Month with back-to-back events.

During the flag-raising ceremony on 01 March 2020, Vice Consul Sheila Mae A. Briones, Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point Officer, read the message of Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chairperson Dr. Rhodora M. Bucoy, which emphasizes the uniqueness and strength of women in its theme, “Babae, pambihira ka! (Woman, you’re extraordinary!)”

On the same day, the Consulate inaugurated its very own Child-Minding Room and Toy Library for mothers and their babies/children and the children of wards of Bahay Kalinga. The facility is a collaborative project of the Consulate, the Office of the Social Welfare Attaché under Social Welfare Attaché Annabel R. Oidem, and the Jeddah-based teachers’ organization Philippine International Schools Teachers Association (PISTA) headed by its President Cristina Dela Cruz.

On 02 March 2020, Consulate personnel led by Consul Mary Jennifer D. Dingal, GAD Focal Point Officer, dependents, and female wards of Bahay Kalinga held a wellness and fitness class with Fitness Instructor Mauricia Garcia and her assistant, Ricky Boy Cunanan. Participants also performed, “One Billion Rising” Dance. END

Vice Consul Sheila Mae A. Briones, Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point Officer, reads the message of Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chairperson Dr. Rhodora M. Bucoy. (Jeddah PCG photo)

 Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos (fourth from right) with Consulate personnel and PISTA President Cristina Dela Cruz at the newly-inaugurated Consulate Child-Minding Room/Toy Library. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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