Last March 27, our dear UP CWS launched these four new publications- Review of Women’s Studies Volume 22 (Special Issue on Tandang Sora @ 200 National Conference: Reconstructing Her-story), Gender Fair Language: A Primer (Revised Edition), and UP CWS Monograph Numbers 1 & 2. Prof. Judy Taguiwalo and the staff extend their gratitude to the guests who made the event most meaningful.

University of the Philippines Center for Women’s Studies (UP CWS) spearheads Kasarian, Kwenta at Kwento: Workshop on Gender and Development Planning, Budgeting and Reporting in UP, on 21-23 January at UP Diliman. Budget officers and coordinators of gender offices/committees from the CUs and the Philippine General Hospital participate.

On its first day, Mary Gladys Esquibal and Vicky Atanacio from the Gender Mainstreaming and Monitoring System (GMMS) Team of Information Resource Management Division (IRMD) of Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) conducted GMMS users orientation for the participants. PCW website defined GMMS as “an online system for automating the GAD plan and budget (GPB) and GAD accomplishment report (GAD AR) submission of the agencies, GOCCs, SUCs and other government instrumentalities”.

On the second day of the event, Prof. Noreen P. Escultura, Assistant Vice President for Planning and Finance, presented the overview of UP’s Planning and Budgeting System. A representative from Commission on Audit (COA) shared inputs on Guidelines, Process and Findings, that particularized on UP system. Lastly, Ms. Gichelle Cruz of the PCW Gender Resource Pool Member discussed the revised guidelines on GAD planning and budgeting.

After the inputs from the resource speakers, participants underwent workshop on the current process of GAD Planning and Budgeting in the CUs vis-a-vis PCW Guidelines and UP System Existing Process. 

On the workshop’s third day, the participants are expected to finalize 2015 GAD Plan and Budget and 2016 GAD Plan and Budget.

UP Center for Women’s Studies currently accepts article submissions for its Review of Women’s Studies XXIV No. 1-2, Special Issue on Feminist Research Methodology. Deadline is on January 31, 2015.

University of the Philippines Center for Women’s Studies (UP CWS) aligned  with UP Diliman Gender Office(UP DGO)  and UP Gabriela Youth for 2014 Lantern Parade last December 15.

The group’s lantern featured three young women that hold bats, aim toward clay pots labeled hate crimes, kontraktwalisasyon, diskriminasyon and others. UP CWS Director Judy Taguiwalo and UP DGO Director Det Neri led the breaking of the pots during the group’s presentation in front of Quezon Hall.

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Ang parol na tangan ng  UP Diliman Gender Office, University Center for Women’s Studies, at Gabriela Youth ay sumisimbolo at nagbibigay ng liwanag sa mahalagang papel ng karaniwang babae, LGBT at bata sa pagbabago sa lipunan- patungo sa lipunang malaya sa pang-aapi, pagsasamantala, karahasang nakabatay sa kasarian at walang diskriminasyon. Ang mga tagumpay sa larangan ng akademya na tumutugon sa mga usaping pangkakabaihan, na nagsilbi para sa pagbubuo ng mga batas na pumu-protekta sa karapatan ng babae at bata ay bunga ng pagkilos ng mga kilusang kababaihan mula sa hanay ng ordinaryong mamamayan.

Paano susukatin ang lalim ng pagka-ugat at lago ng pagyabong ng UP? Itinulay ng Unibersidad ang iba’t ibang henerasyon ng Iska, ’t Isko at mga Iskey. Sa kolektibong kamalayan ng mamamayang Pilipina at Pilipino, nakaukit na ang arketipo ni Oble.

Sa harap ng mga pagsubok na susuungin ng Unibersidad, sentral na tungkulin nitong yakapin at tanggapin nang buong-buo ang identidad nito- bilang state university.

Magbubuklod ang LGBT, mga kababaihan, at bata sa pagbasag sa isang porma ng opresyon na magkakaparehong dinaranas- ang patriyarkiya na lalong pinaiigting ng mga neoliberal na polisiya ng gobyerno tulad ng pagsasabribado ng serbisyong pangkalusugan, kawalan ngseguridad sa trabaho, pagpapatuloy ng Visiting Forces Agreement at Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement na nagdudulot ng patuloy na pagtaas ng karahasang nakabatay sa kasarian tulad na lamang ng kasong pagpatay kay Jennifer Laude, komersyalisasyon kung saan itinuturing ang katawan ng babae, bata at LGBT bilang isang obhetong seksuwal, at marami pang iba.

Kung kaya naman katuwang ang iba pang sektor sa loob at labas ng Unibersidad, babasagin ang iba’t iba pang anyo ng mga opresyon at isyu patungo sa lipunang malaya sa pang-aapi, pagsasamantala, karahasang nakabatay sa kasarian at diskriminasyon.

Padayon, UP. Marami pang henerasyon ng Iska, Isko at Iskey  ang iyong pagsisilbihan.

UP, ang iyong ugat at pagyabong ay tumawid sa labas ng iyong bakuran. Marapat ding isatinig na- Padayon, UP. Paglingkuran ang sambayanan!

This year’s Lantern Parade theme is Pasundayag: Pag-ugat at Pagyabong.

Parade on December 15 will start at 6 pm. Assembly will begin at 5 pm.

See you on Monday!