The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII conducted virtual “Orientation on Local Committee on Anti-Trafficking and Violence and Women Children (LCAT- VAWC)” and “Training of Gender Sensitivity, Gender Analysis, and Gender Responsive LGUs (GeRL) Assessment Tool” on July 15 and 28, 2021, respectively. With two hundred eighty (280), 216 female and 63 male, and one hundred ninety nine (199), 153 female and 43 male, GAD Focal Point Systems (GFPS) members of LGUs participated each undertakings.

DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III expressed her gratitude and appreciation for the successful conduct of the much-awaited Knowledge Fair 2021 which featured four (4) peace-related academic papers, the launching of DILG Dose TV on Youtube and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Local Governance Consortium for Socsksargen on July 29.

In her opening message, RD Leysa said she considered the event as one of the milestones in the Regional Office’s “pursuit for positive peace and productive partnership with CSO/LRI partners.”