CO Paniqui Grant Courtesy Lane Slots to Female Applicants in Celebration of National Women’s Month

Accommodating the applicants for four (4) Saturdays in March for the National Women’s Month Celebration 2024. (CO Paniqui photo)

PANIQUI 05 April 2024 - In celebration of National Women's Month 2024, Consular Office - Paniqui has recommenced its program of granting Courtesy Lane slots exclusively to female applicants.

The program accommodated a total of 259 applications, summarized below:

This year’s National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) has the sub-theme, “Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, Patutunayan! ”, calls for a Bagong Pilipinas where women are given equitable opportunities and not hindered by gender biases and discriminatory stereotypes. It also aims to showcase and harness the full potential of women and girls by actively engaging in and reaping the benefits of national growth and development, which supports the cause of this initiative.

The CO Paniqui led the campaign by recognizing the need of women, with the presence of the gender issue of multiple burdens causing women not to be able to make time for passport appointments on regular weekdays, which also inspired other Consular Offices to do the same campaign with the Department’s approval on conducting Saturday operations.

The office also started with a program on the first day discussing guidelines for the campaign for National Women’s Month 2024: #PurpleYourIcon, #PurpleFridays, NWM 2024 Profile Frame on Facebook, and Courtesy Lane on Saturdays for female applicants. END

        
Ms. Judy Anne V. Sampang, GAD Focal Point Person, AO I of CO Paniqui, is spearheading the kick-off program for the National Women’s Month 2024. (CO Paniqui photo)

Engr. Pensees Dawny Figueroa, CO Paniqui’s Head of Consular Office, on his opening remarks about the importance of celebrating Women’s Month. (CO Paniqui photo)

 Participation in the online campaign of the Philippine Commission on Women, #PurpleYourIcon, and #PurpleFridays