A: In celebration of the 2022 National Women’s Month, we are live here from the

MMSU Center for Flexible Learning for Women Talk: Language, Science, and Culture.

M: Yes, sir. This is MMSU’s community webinar as we continue to highlight Gender

and Development. Our theme for today’s webinar is “GAD Fully Charged. Gender and
Development: Fulfilling and Utilizing Leaders and Linkages Yielding Towards
Challenges to React, Create, Design, and Innovate to Empower People for
Sustainable Development.”

A: Wow! That’s quite a mouthful and so rich with promise. And so to open our webinar
this morning with the Welcome Remarks is Dr. Jan Rich Guira, the Director of the
Office of Student Affairs and Services of MMSU.

(speech)

A: Thank you Dr. Guira for your welcoming words and truly (insights).

M: Indeed, sir. And now to deliver the Rationale of today’s webinar is Dr. Marlowe U.
Aquino, the Director for Planning of MMSU.
(speech)

M: Thank you, Dr. Aquino. (insights).

A: And now that we have established the objective and rationale of today’s webinar,
we now go to the main event.

We have two empowered and empowering women as our speakers for our webinar.
After each of their presentations, they will have a panel of reactors who also will share
their thoughts to enrich the discussion.

M: We highly encourage everyone especially our viewers and listeners to join us in

today’s discussion by posting your questions in the comments section of Facebook
Live or on the chatbox of Zoom. Your questions will be read during the Open Forum
after we have heard from both speakers and their reactors.

A: And with that, I believe we are now ready to listen to our first speaker.
A: Our first speaker is an Associate Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences of
MMSU. She has a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. She is the Coordinator of MMSU’s
Ilokano Studies Program. She is the President of the Faculty Association, Inc. and a
member of MMSU’s Board of Regents.

A: Ladies and gentlemen, let us give our full attention to our Woman in Language, Dr.
Marlina L. Lino, and her Woman Talk on Gender-Fair Language. Ma’am, the virtual
floor is yours.

(speech)

M: Thank you, ma’am.

M: To give her reaction to Dr. Lino’s Woman Talk, we have with us this morning
Professor Jacquelyn B. Lejano. Professor Lejano is currently finishing her Ph.D. in
Philippine Studies at UP Diliman. She is a recipient of NCCA Funding for her project
proposal. And she is also an active GAD researcher with two ongoing GAD-related
research.
M: Ladies and gentlemen, Professor Lejano.

(speech)

A: Thank you Professor Lejano.

A: Our second reactor is Sir Leonardo D. Tejano. Sir Tejano is currently pursuing his
Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies at UP Baguio. He is likewise an NCAA Funding recipient
for his project proposal. And he is the Chief of the MMSU Iloko and Amianan Studies.

A:: To share his thoughts with us, Sir Tejano.

(speech)

M: Thank you, Sir Tejano.

M: Let us take a breather while we mull the lessons and takeaways from the talk on
Gender-Fair Language. Let us sit back, relax and enjoy these special presentations.
(presentations)

A: The first presentation that you’ve watched represented MMSU in the CHED Region
1 Macho Marispeto Choir Contest and they won first place. The second presentation
represented our school in the CHED Region 1 Power Dance Movement and they won
second place. Congratulations to both teams.

M: With that, I believe that we are now ready to listen to our second speaker.

M: Our second speaker is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. She

has two Doctorates; one in Biology and another in Educational Management.
Currently, she is the Dean of MMSU Graduate School.

M: Ladies and Gentlemen, to talk about “Contextualizing the Human Reproductive

system through Inclusive Culture-Sensitive Science Education in a Responsive
University Community,” let us give our full attention to our Woman in Science, Dr.
Doreen D. Domingo. Ma’am, the virtual floor is yours.

(speech)
A: Thank you, Dr. Domingo, for the Woman Talk in Science.

A: To give his reaction to Dr. Domingo’s presentation is our esteemed Dean from the
MMSU College of Teacher Education. He is a Fullbright Scholar who took his Ph.D. in
Science Education at the University of Georgia, USA. With so many awards,
recognitions, and contributions to Education, Teacher Education, and Science
Education, the time is simply not enough to list them all. So instead, let us give our full
attention to Dr. Aris Reynold V. Cajigal.

(speech)

M: Thank you, sir. (insights)

M: Our second reactor is also one of our Professors from the College of Teacher
Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Science Education, Major in Biology, from De La Salle
University. She too has so many recognitions and contributions to Education, Teacher
Education, and Science Education so let us then focus our attention on her reaction to
the presentation.
(speech)

A: Thank you, ma’am. (insights)

A: And thank you to our speakers and our reactors. We now come to the part of the
program where we include our school community and our local community into the
program.

M: Yes, earlier we asked our listeners and viewers to share their questions, insights,
and reactions to the contents of today’s talk. We will now read them and our speakers
and reactors are free to share their insights and their responses.

(OPEN FORUM)

M: This has been another fruitful discussion on issues affecting Gender and
Development.
A: That is true, ma’am. And we have our panel of experienced educators to thank for
that. And so in recognition of their contribution today to furthering the advocacies of
Gender and Development, may we call on Ms. Nataliza S. Llapitan, the Focal Person
for GFPS GMMS.

(awarding)

A: Again, thank you to our panel of speakers and reactors.

A: To close our program this morning, may we invite Ms. Nina Cristelle M. Sumintac,
the Focal Person of MMSU-CTE’s GAD program.

(speech)

M: Thank you, ma’am. And with that, we would like to thank everyone for joining us this
morning.
A: Thank you again to our panel of speakers and our panel of reactors. We hope that
we will all use the insights of our guests, rich with knowledge and experience to help
us champion the causes of Gender and Development.

M: Indeed, there is still much that we can do. In fact, we look forward to you joining us
again on the next MMSU GAD webinar.

A: And not to forget the GAD Research Congress which will be on Tuesday, March 29.
So we will see you there. This has been Prof. Abril Ryan A. Dacanay.

M: And this has been Ms. Marissa D. Calpito.

Thank you for being with us with

Both: Women Talk: Language, Science, and Culture. GAD Fully Charged.

(MMSU Hymn)