CPU - Gender and Development

The Central Philippine University Gender and Development (CPU-GAD) committee, in collaboration with the Review, Continuing Education, and Consultancy Center (RCECC), hosted a fun-filled and engaging 2025 Father’s Day celebration on June 19, 2025, with the theme "Pasundayag sang mga Tatay sa Central" at the Educational Media Center (EMC) from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The event showcased the hidden talents and unique skills of CPU faculty and staff who proudly embrace their roles as fathers.

The 2025 Father’s Day Celebration at Central Philippine University was a heartwarming, entertaining, and meaningful tribute to fatherhood. It reinforced the university’s commitment to gender equality and community spirit, impacting the CPU campus and beyond.

The CPU-GAD Committee, together with RCECC, sincerely expressed gratitude and appreciation to the administrators, led by Dr. Ernest Howard B. Dagohoy, university president, and the vice presidents, for providing unwavering support to the success of the celebration.

The esteemed judges were greatly appreciated for their time and valuable contributions: Dr. Ernest Howard B. Dagohoy (Chief Judge, University President), Dr. Stella G. Fernandez (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences), Ms. Charissa G. Deocampo (University Registrar), Prof. Janet Paco (Principal, University Elementary), and Prof. Ernie Saquibal (GAD Committee Member).

Lastly, thank you to all the amazing DADs of Central for actively participating and making the event even more special with their enthusiasm and presence. Indeed, it was an afternoon filled with fun, excitement, and prizes! Prof. Rhys B. Camacho served as the master of ceremonies.

𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥’𝘀 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!
𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗣𝗨 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦.

The Central Philippine University-Gender and Development (CPU-GAD) and the Review, Continuing Education, and Consultancy Center (RCCEC), are excited to invite you to a special Father’s Day Celebration on June 19, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Educational Media Center (EMC).

With the theme “Pasundayag sang mga Tatay sa Central,” this special event aims to honor and recognize the invaluable role of all amazing dads, papas, and tatays in CENTRAL! The highlight of the occasion is the Talent and Skills Showcase of all participants.

For attendance: To help us determine the number of participants, please confirm your attendance by registering on or before June 6 through the link below:
https://forms.gle/Ap33ceRNgMGAdiSs5

For the Talent and Skills Showcase Presentation: Please form a group. Each group may consist of 4 to 8 members, whether from the same or different units or departments. The CPU-GAD Committee will only consider five groups on a first-come, first-served basis. If your group is interested in participating, please register as soon as possible to secure your spot!

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀.
First Prize: 5,000.00
Second Prize: 3,500
Third price: 2,5000
Two consolation prizes: 1,500 each.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 10, 2025, 𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘:
https://forms.gle/MxeD2seCCgSWzv9M7

For Inquiries:
Please contact the GAD Office: Local 3250
Email: [email protected]
Location: Od Valentine Building, Room OV109

Stay updated by visiting the official CPU - Gender and Development Office page. Don't forget to like and follow the latest announcements.

Please come and let us celebrate the incredible role you play in our families and lives. We look forward to seeing you there! Thank you, and may God bless you.

"𝓒𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓱: 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼. 𝓔𝓺𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂. 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽."

In support of the Philippine Commission on Women, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 proudly hosted a seminar on “𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀” and “𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗦𝗪𝗗” last 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, at the 𝗖𝗣𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗕𝗜 𝗖𝗼-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. 👩‍🏫🌸

The event was organized by the 𝗖𝗣𝗨 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗚𝗔𝗗) 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, chaired by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗖. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲, in collaboration with the 𝗖𝗣𝗨 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗖𝗖), headed by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗣. 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗼, and the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗟𝗖), led by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘅 𝗗. 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹. This initiative is part of the "𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮: 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁."

The sessions were led by 𝗠𝘀. 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮-𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇, 𝗥𝗦𝗪, 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗦𝗪𝗗𝗢-𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, who highlighted the importance of positive parenting and provided an overview of DSWD’s support programs for women and vulnerable communities.🎤👩‍⚖️👏

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦: “𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙚 𝙨𝙖 𝙇𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝘼𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙨” is a 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴. 👩🏾‍🔧👩🏼‍🌾👩🏻‍💼👩🏽‍🔬

🗣️ Each talk wrapped up with an open forum, sparking meaningful conversations and community engagement. A certificate and token of appreciation were also given to our guest speaker. 🏅🎁

𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜, 𝙲𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚄𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗’𝚜 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚙𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚢.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴.🌟

𝕋𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣, 𝕝𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕦𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣, 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤. 💪💜

📢𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸! 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 🌈🎊

It is with great pleasure to share a recent seminar-workshop on Gender and Development Orientation for academic and non-academic unit heads held on November 12, 2024, at the Henry Luce III Library Conference Room, Central Philippine University. The resource speaker was 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳, Director of the Gender Center of Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U).

The said event was spearheaded by 𝐂𝐏𝐔 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐆𝐀𝐃) 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, chaired by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐂. 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 in collaboration with the 𝐂𝐏𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐂𝐂), headed by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. The event was filled with valuable information and significant insights that foster awareness in realizing the full potential of both men and women in creating a gender-sensitive and gender-fair society.

Sincere gratitude and appreciation are extended to the following parties for making the GAD orientation enriching, empowering, and enlightening:

Central Philippine University administrators led by a very dynamic university president, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁. 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐲, and the 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 for providing unwavering support to the Gender and development advocacy.

𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 for sharing her expertise and valuable insights on GAD-related topics as a resource speaker. 👩‍🏫🗣️

𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 of Central Philippine University who attended and actively participated in this seminar workshop.

𝐂𝐏𝐔 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐆𝐀𝐃) 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 and 𝐏𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫for spearheading the event, for dedication, and for timeless effort. 💙💛

Again, a heartfelt thank you for making this seminar workshop a resounding success! 💪

𝕃𝕖𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕧𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕝𝕝. 🏳️‍🌈





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