PH Consulate General in Toronto 2020 Celebrates National Women’s Month
Philppine Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro with women of the Consulate and its attached offices and women clientele during the Consulate’s celebration of National Women’s Month and International Women’s Day. (Toronto PCG photo)
TORONTO 13 March 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto celebrated National Women’s Month and International Women’s Day during its flag-raising ceremony on 09 March 2020.
Prior to the flag-raising and Panunumpa sa Watawat ceremonies, Philippine Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro gave brief remarks on the significance of the International Women’s Day and why the latter should be celebrated all year-round because of the many contributions of women to society. He highlighted that the Philippines ranked 8th out of 149 countries in terms of gender-equality in the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap Report. He also mentioned that the Consulate has a special counter for pregnant women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Consul General Castro recognized the women officers and staff of the Consulate, as well as the women clientele who were present during the flag raising ceremony. The Consulate distributed brochures on the Magna Carta of Women to its clients and displayed custom banners in prominent areas of the Consulate. END
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