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The Municipal Government of Los Baños, through the GAD Focal Point System (GFPS), showed their support in the fight against violence during the city’s opening of the 2019 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). 

The opening was part of the nationwide campaign led by the Philippine Commission on Women, with this year’s observance being “VAW-free Community starts with me.” The theme aims to tell everyone to achieve the shared goal of a VAW-free community through several activities held by the GFPS throughout the week.

On the campaign’s first day an advocacy walk themed “Hakbang tungo sa Kaligtasan ni JUANA: A Walk to End VAW” was launched with the participation of different local governments and schools of the locality. An exhibit was opened thereafter showcasing different personal stories of abuse and violence experienced by women. The exhibit displayed garments of worn by these victims of attacks expressing the message that violence does not depend on what a person wears

A film-making contest was also conducted for Junior and Senior High School in Los Baños to highlight the significant role of the youth in pursuing the campaign for a VAW-free community. The Cine Juana LB Digital Film-Making Contest was patterned from PCW’s film-making contest with the same objectives and mechanics.

The University of the Philippines Los Baños also participated in the campaign on November 25 led by the UPLB Gender Center along with the UPLB Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE).

Three speakers delivered their messages of solidarity, them being Vice Chancellor of Community Affairs and Chair of the UPLB Anti-Sexual Harassment Council Dr. Serlie Barroga-Jamias, Dr. Maria Helen F. Dayo, former director of GC, and Dr. Emilia Lastica-Ternura, coordinator of the Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment.

The PCW recognized the Municipality of Los Baños on Tuesday, November 26, for their active participation in the campaign. (See post here: bit.ly/35eprnL)

The campaign led by the Philippine Commission on Women is pursuant to Republic Act 10398 with the goal to create “a community where women, unhampered by violence and discrimination, enjoy equal opportunities to become change agents and to contribute to and benefit from national transformation.”

Read more on PCW’s official statement by clicking here: bit.ly/2YHZc6J

As part of the CEM Seminar Series, Agricultural Economics 199 students from section Y2 spearheaded a seminar in partnership with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics entitled “Economics for Sustainable Agricultural Development” on the 28^th of November at the CEM Function Hall.

A requirement in the course Agricultural Economics 199 is to conduct seminars that aims to provide knowledge to the students of the College of Economics and Management about various topics related to the course. In this particular seminar, the topic aims to present how economics can be applied to agricultural development.

Jim Leandro Cano, the invited speaker, talked about how the current researches, knowledge, and skills of CEM students can contribute into the developing of agriculture in the country. Focusing on sustainability, Cano framed his discussion by concentrating on the current global reports: State of Food Insecurity (SOFI) and State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA).

Launched in July 15, SOFI 2019 gives an updated report on world hunger which includes data on food waste and obesity. The report serves as a measure of the world’s advancement on the Sustainable Development Goal, Zero Hunger. (READ: http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/news/state-food-security-and-nutrition-world-2019)

Cano also highlighted the direct relation of economics with policy making as he cited the Rice Tariffication Law as an example. He emphasized the importance of critically analyzing development theories and economic policies to better understand the agricultural policies of the country. (READ: https://www.rappler.com/business/224642-how-government-will-implement-rice-tariffication)

Cano encouraged the audience to relate their own economic research to sustainable agricultural development and how it can minimize the damage experienced by local farmers brought about by national policies. By understanding the implementation of laws, one can better grasp its effects on the livelihood of local farmers. (READ: https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/18/19/rice-tariffication-law-worse-than-yolanda-says-rice-farmers-alliance)

To end the seminar, he left the audience with a quote by Peter Drucker: the best way to predict the future is to create it.