PH Consulate General in Chicago Joins 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women

Consulate General personnel screening the requirements of a passport applicant; Flag ceremony at the Consular Reception area featuring a video of the “Lupang Hinirang” showcasing Filipino women trailblazers and achievers; Reading of the end VAW prayer by Gender and Development alternate Focal Point Officer, Mr. Lawrence Cuevas. (Chicago PCG photo)

CHICAGO 15 December 2022 - In support of the Philippine Government’s campaign to end violence against women, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago kicked off the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from 25 November to 12 December 2022.

With the full support of the officers and staff of the Consulate, and with the men taking on all frontline services for the day as an expression of solidarity with VAWC, the event kicked off on 28 November 2022 with the flag ceremony at the Consular Section waiting area featuring a video of “Lupang Hinirang” which showcased Filipino women trailblazers and achievers. Clients for the day were invited to join in. 

The Philippine national anthem was followed by the reading of the VAW Prayer and a brief introduction of the VAW campaign by Mr. Lawrence V. Cuevas, Philippine Consulate General GAD-Alternate GAD Focal Point Officer. Short films which depict various forms of VAW and other related information relative to end-VAW were played on a loop at the reception area of the consular section for the viewing of the Consulate’s visitors and clientele.

To convey the message and advocacy to a wider audience, select end-VAW videos borrowed from the website of the Philippine Commission on Women have been shared and uploaded in Post’s social media. The Consulate also displayed the new recurring banner with the theme. “UNiTEd for a VAW-Free Philippines” to highlight collaborative efforts and a united thrust towards a VAW-free Philippines. The banner was also exhibited during the consular outreach mission in Minnesota on 11 December 2022 wherein Post’s GAD-alternate Focal Officer gave a briefing on VAWC.  All personnel wore VAW-free caps for the duration of the campaign with Post’s male personnel rendering full support. END

Consul Ryan Francis Gener giving out an end VAW flyer to an applicant. (Chicago PCG photo)

PCG officers and staff pose with passport applicants at the Consular reception area beside the United for VAW Free Philippines. (Chicago PCG photo)

For more information, visit https://www.chicagopcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.chicagopcg.com, https://www.facebook.com/PHinChicago/, https://twitter.com/PHinChicago or https://www.instagram.com/phinchicago/.