After the launching of the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Ambassadors Project, an initiative of the Task Force Tayo ang Kalikasan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the DENR 6 was chosen as the pilot region of the 4-Saturdays workshop entitled: ENR Ambassadors in Action: Shaping Tomorrow’s Green Campaigners, which tackled the priority programs of Tayo ang Kalikasan, such as Solid Waste Management, Clean Air, Clean Water and bamboo plantation/innovation.
DENR REGION 6 JOINS THE CALL TO ELEVATE WOMEN AND TO BREAK GENDER GAPS
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 recognizes the role and contribution of women to the successful achievement of the Department’s programs and policies concerning our environment and natural resources.
“The month of March is the National Women's Month. We, in DENR 6, already institutionalizes the role and participation of women in the organization. We put premium value on woman's worth and their great contribution in formation building. We have women leaders holding key positions in this region. Their strong presence in the work force have contributed a lot to the successful achievement of our targets year-in and year-out,” DENR 6 Regional Executive Director Livino Duran said.
RED Duran emphasized that for DENR Region 6, the key positions held by women officials in different divisions has fostered a gender inclusive workplace and has strengthened camaraderie among the employees. Both men and women of DENR Region 6 has successfully worked hand in hand in achieving their goal and in promoting policies and programs for the environment.
“The world will never be happy without women. Equally, women are men's inspiration and partners. At the DENR, we need them as our foresters, forest rangers, forest protection officers, enforcers, clerks, lawyers, and so much more. We are happy, God created women,” he added.
This year’s National Women’s Month theme: “Agenda ng Kababaihan, Tungo sa Kaunlaran,” According to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), focuses on including women’s concerns in the government agenda and enabling more women to implement and at the same time, demand programs and services that can bring the country closer to narrowing the gender gaps and moving towards sustainable and equitable development.
The National Women’s Month is celebrated every March as "Women’s Role in History Month" under Proclamation No. 227, series of 1988.
DENR REGION 6 JOINS THE CALL TO ELEVATE WOMEN AND TO BREAK GENDER GAPS
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 recognizes the role and contribution of women to the successful achievement of the Department’s programs and policies concerning our environment and natural resources...(Read more)
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They were once hunted but are now valuable members of society. They used to feel left out but are now among the most reliable group that protect the region’s environment and natural resources. They are the men and women that used to belong to a rebel group formerly known as Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa–Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade–Tabara Paduano Group (RPMP/RPA/ABB-TPG). 1
