Gender and Development Office - Bicol University CSSP

16/10/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 & 𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐒𝐒𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

Creating a safe, responsive, and gender-fair environment begins with meaningful conversations and continuous learning.

As we navigate academic life and prepare for future professional endeavors, this orientation aims to cultivate deeper awareness of gender concepts, promote respectful and gender-fair behavior, and foster inclusive workplace environments.

The Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy – Gender and Development (GAD) Office, in partnership with NSTP, SAGE, and the BUCSSP College Student Council (CSC), invites you to join our upcoming virtual orientations, namely, "𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀" and "𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀", scheduled on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲.

𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 & 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦: 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀)
• Topic: Gender Sensitivity Orientation
• Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 NN

𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀)
• Topic: Gender in the Workplace: A Gender Sensitivity Orientation
• Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘:
𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Faculty members handling classes during these times are requested to excuse participating students.

𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙! 💗







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| 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮
CSC Interim Public Information Officer

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CSC Creatives Committee Junior Councilor

16/10/2026

14/10/2026

𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙐𝙨!

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 & 𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐒𝐒𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

The Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗚𝗔𝗗) 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, in partnership with 𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗣, 𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘, and the 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 (𝗖𝗦𝗖), invites all first-year and fourth-year students to participate in our upcoming virtual Gender Sensitivity Orientations on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆), 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺/𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲.

These orientations aim to strengthen gender awareness, promote respectful and inclusive interactions, and create a safe learning environment.

📌 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

📖 Topic: Basic GAD Concepts, Enabling Mechanisms, and Gender-Fair Language
🕢 Time: 7:30 AM – 12:00 NN

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀:
✔️ Explain gender concepts.
✔️ Demonstrate gender-based attitudes and behaviors.
✔️ Use gender-fair language.

𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

📖 Topic: Gender in the Workplace and Legal Frameworks
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀:
✔️ Promote awareness of safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive workplaces.
✔️ Understand laws on sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination.
✔️ Empower participants to advocate for equality and respect, promoting an inclusive and professional workplace culture.

📌 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡

The orientations will be conducted virtually via Zoom.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Please stay tuned for further announcements and updates.

📣 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄

❗ 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Faculty members handling classes during the scheduled sessions are respectfully requested to excuse the participating students to enable them to attend the orientation.

💗 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆—𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹.

See you there, BUCSSP students!







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Luke Quinn Lana
CSC Interim Public Information Officer

Creatives by:
Erica Napa
CSC Creatives Committee Chairperson

30/09/2026

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

"As long as misogyny is spoken from the podium of power, Women’s Month will remain a reminder of a struggle that is far from over."

𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗴𝘆𝗻𝘆

As long as misogyny is spoken from the podium of power, Women’s Month will remain a reminder of a struggle that is far from over.

It is National Women’s Month once again, a period meant to recognize women’s contributions and reaffirm the country’s commitment to gender equality. Yet, the recent remarks made by politician B**g Suntay about actress Anne Curtis expose how fragile that commitment remains. When a public official casually makes sexualized statements about a woman in a formal government setting, the celebration of women’s rights begins to feel less like progress and more like performance.

During a House committee hearing discussing the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, Suntay inserted an analogy involving Curtis that described sexual fantasies about her. The remark had little relevance to the discussion and immediately drew criticism for its indecency. Lawmakers later moved to strike the comment from the official record. But the fact that such a statement could be made at all, inside a government proceeding no less, reveals something deeper about the political culture that continues to shape Philippine society.

Curtis herself is a powerful public figure with influence, visibility, and access to platforms that allow her to respond. But the incident also raises a more troubling question. If someone with that level of power can still become the target of such remarks in a public forum, what about the countless women who endure similar treatment away from cameras and microphones?

Those women often confront harassment in workplaces, schools, and public spaces where speaking out carries significant risks. While the Philippines has legal frameworks such as the Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313) that penalize gender-based harassment, enforcement remains weak and uneven. Complaints move slowly through the justice system and many victims choose silence rather than face lengthy legal battles or social stigma.

This gap between policy and practice highlights the difference between symbolic progress and lived reality. The Philippines often ranks relatively high in global gender equality indices, and women have held prominent positions in politics and business. In the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, the country ranked 25th out of 146 economies, with a gender parity score of 77.9%, placing it among the higher performing countries in the Eastern Asia and Pacific region. Yet the same report also shows that gaps remain in economic participation and political representation, including declines in the share of women in leadership and managerial positions and persistent disparities in wage equality. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), women in the Philippines still earn around 20% less on average than men, while surveys continue to document widespread experiences of workplace harassment and sexist remarks that often go unreported.

Even within political spaces, misogynistic remarks continue to surface with alarming frequency. And despite public outrage, consequences are often limited to apologies or calls for decorum rather than meaningful accountability. This pattern allows sexist behavior to embed itself within the broader political culture, gradually normalizing what should never have been acceptable to begin with.

Globally, similar frustrations have fueled movements pushing back against entrenched patriarchal systems. In South Korea, the emergence of the 4B movement reflects the growing disillusionment of women with institutions that continue to undermine their autonomy and dignity. While contexts differ, the underlying concern remains the same. Formal recognition of women’s rights does not automatically translate to genuine respect.

The Philippine experience reflects this contradiction. Progress is often measured through policies, statistics, and symbolic observances. Yet when public officials themselves perpetuate misogynistic language, it reveals how deeply patriarchal attitudes remain embedded in the structures meant to govern society.

Leadership plays a crucial role in shaping social norms. Words spoken by people in power carry weight beyond the moment they are uttered. They influence how institutions behave and how society interprets acceptable conduct. When leaders display respect and professionalism, they set a standard for the public to follow. When they trivialize women through sexual remarks, they signal that such behavior can be tolerated.

National Women’s Month was never meant to be a ceremonial display of progress. It is a reminder of the long and continuing struggle for dignity, equality, and justice. Yet that struggle cannot advance if those entrusted with leadership continue to reinforce the very attitudes that marginalize women.

Even if laws exist to protect women, and even if society celebrates their achievements every March, respect cannot flourish in a system where those in power casually undermine women’s dignity. The government must strengthen the existing laws, enforce policies that protect women’s rights, ensure accountability for gender-based discrimination, and promote inclusive leadership, while the public should actively challenge sexist attitudes and support movements that advance gender equality.

Misogyny that continues to echo within the halls of government cannot be erased by a month-long celebration of women’s empowerment. Real change requires consistent action, accountability, and genuine commitment toward safeguarding women’s rights and not just about seasonal recognition.

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