The ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, through the ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐, kick-started the celebration of the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก on March 24, with an assembly of its main stakeholders-the studentry.
Bannering the theme:โ Threads of Empowerment: Weaving Womenโs Storiesโ
and the sub theme: โBabae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang bukas sa Bagong Piliipinasโ, student leaders from the nine campuses of the university convened at the audio-visual room of the main campus for a lively discussion on their roles as gender equality advocates
๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ lauded and reminded the student leaders that empowerment involves many different aspects as voices, experiences and goals are all woven together in one collaborative endeavor
โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ก. ๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐, ๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐, โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐กโ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐โ๐๐๐,โ President Galas said in his keynote address.
He went to add that storytelling alone is not enough and therefore must lead to actions by creating spaces for women to share, supporting and lifting each other up and transforming stories into policies and progress.
Topics discussed during the assembly include the โ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐โ presented by ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ and โ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ as delivered by the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐.
๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ emphasized the urgency of weaving good leaders today for a brighter future.
