VAW-FREE CAMPAIGN. Capt. Sheila Marie Rose Lara, of the Judge Advocate General Service of Army’s 6th Infantry Division, talks about the salient points of Republic Act 7877, posing with the in-person participants after launching the 18-day campaign to end violence against. women and children at Camp Siongco in Awang town, Maguindanao province on Sunday (Nov. 27, 2022). VAW-FREE CAMPAIGN. Capt. Sheila Marie Rose Lara of the Judge Advocate General Service of Army’s 6th Infantry Division talked about the salient points of Republic Act 7877, posing with the in-person participants after launching the 18-day campaign at Camp Siongco, Awang, Maguindanao, on Sunday (Nov. 27, 2022). The campaign is participated in by various 6ID units in Central Mindanao both virtually and in-person. (Photo courtesy of 6ID)
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao Norte – The Army’s 6th Infantry Division based here has joined the government’s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, an official said Monday.
Major Cherel Carbonilla, the 6ID gender and development officer, said the campaign that kicked off Sunday here is just one of the government's programs to strengthen women's rights.
"The purpose of the endeavor is to make everyone aware, especially the men, of the negative impact of violence against women on society,” she said.
The activity, conducted virtually and face-to-face, was led by the 6ID Gender and Development Office.
“It is also a way to remind everyone of the importance of their role in ending violence against women in society,” Carbonilla said.
Anchored on the theme "United for a VAW (Violence Against Women)-Free Philippines," the commemoration aims to highlight the powerful impact of combining individual efforts towards a united thrust towards the rights of women and the laws that protect them.
During the kick-off ceremony, Capt. Sheila Marie Rose Lara, Judge Advocate General Service of 6ID, explained to the participants the salient point about the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 and the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, while SSgt. Rose May Bulahan lectured on Gender Fair Language.
In 2006, then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Proclamation 1172, which extends to 18 days of the observance of violence against women campaign. (PNA)
