GUD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE.

AM MAJ BARRETE JR, DEPUTY G1

SOCOM. AT THIS TIME, ALLOW ME TO WRAP UP OUR ACTIVITY FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS ON WOMENS CONVENTION AND GROUP WORKSHOP . AS A BACKGROUND THIS WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMAND PURPOSELY TO COME-UP WITH SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE GENDER ISSUES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP AIMS TO SUSTAIN THE GAINS OF SOCOM IN ADDRESSING GENDER ISSUES AND TO IDENTIFY THE GENDER RELATED ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMAND AND RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS ON HOW THEY COULD BE OF HELP IN ADDRESSING THE IDENTIFIED GENDER ISSUES. ON 060900H JUNE 2013, A COURTESY CALL BY MAJOR LEILANI S LUCAS AND MISS FERCILYN E GROSPE, GAD FOCAL POINT OF PALAYAN CITY TO CS SOCOM COL CARLITO R BUENO JR. FOR THIS SEMINAR THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 19 FEMALE PERSONNEL AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF SOCOM WHO HAVE REGISTERED AND ATTENDED THE SEMINAR. ON SAME DAY OF 6 JUNE 2013, LECTURE WAS GIVEN BY MRS FERCILYN E GROSPE, GAD FOCAL POINT, PALAYAN CITY PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA . SALIENT POINTS ON HER PRESENTATION WERE OF THE FOLLOWING: LEA RNNG

WORKSHOP PROCESS,

OVERVIEW, PERSONAL

LEVELLING

EXPECTATIONS, STRESS

EFFECTIVENESS,

MANAGEMENT,

COMMUNICATION PROCESS AND GENDER AWARENESS. ON SAME DAY IN THE AFTERNOON SESSION, LECTURE WAS ALSO GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS BY MAJ LEILANI S LUCAS FROM OG1, PA. SALIENT POINTS ON HER PRESENTATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: ENABLING LAWS ON GAD, REPUBLIC ACT 9710 OR MANA CARTA OF WOMEN), WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING ACT OR RA 7192, CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW) AND

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2015.

IN THE EVENING OF 06 JUNE 2013, TEAM BUILDING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE PARTICIPANTS BONDING. THIS ACTIVITY WAS GRACED BY TOP THREE (3) OFFICERS OF SOCOM. AT DAWN ON 7 JUNE 2013, TREKKING TO TAKLA TO GETHER WITH OUR VISITORS FROM OG1, PA MAJ LEILANI S LUCAS. IN THE WHOLE DAY OF SAME DAY, PARTICIPANTS HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO GROUP FOR THE SYNDICATE WORKSHOP. TOPICS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE WORKSHOP IS TO IDENTIFY THE GENDER RELATED ISSUES WITH COMMAND AND THEIR RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS ON HOW THEY COULD HELP IN ADDRESSING THE IDENTIFIED GENDER ISSUES. THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION GOOD DAY AND MABUHAY.