Region 1 Advocates for Gender Equality (RAGE-1) member agencies held the National Women’s Month Celebration Kick-off Activity on March 8, 2024. The celebration centered on the theme Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, Patutunaya!

Thirty-six government agencies joined the GAD walk around the City of San Fernando Plaza at 6am and then proceeded to the Mid La Union Campus Multi-Purpose Hall for a Thanksgiving Mass at 7:30am. Before the program proper, the women advocates refreshed themselves with a Zumba activity.

Hon. Mary Jance C. Ortega, the Keynote Speaker, inspired the participants with her life story.

“I would to say to rage, I don’t want you to be just advocates but activists — activist for gender empowerment, in the same way, RAGE means anger. But I don’t want to you to be angry! I want you to have the passion to serve women,” she emphasized.

This day’s women’s event also featured intermission numbers and games. Fun was all the more heightened with the presence of the powerhouse duo, standout comediennes, and members of LGBTQ Dr. Keneth G. Bayani and Darwin Galleta who served as the masters of ceremonies. (By Ayu)