BALANGA CITY – Senator Cynthia Villar on Thursday greeted women of Bataan in the celebration of the Provincial Women’s Day here, announcing her advocacy in the empowerment of women across all sectors of society in the country.
“When we empower women, we empower families and generations of people. In fact, by empowering women, society is doing itself a favour,” the senator said. She expressed the belief that women play an important role in nation-building. “We need more empowered women to participate and take the lead,” she said.
Villar said it was heart-warming that in the legislative sector of government, in the Senate, the 16th Congress recorded the presence of many women lawmakers among them Senators Miriam Santiago, Pia Cayetano, Loren legarda, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe and herself.
“Marami kayong kakamping kababaihan sa Senado,” she said. Villar said she has filed many bills in both the House and the Senate in the protection of women and provisions of livelihood and education.
“What we need is the implementation of these laws.” She promised that she would not stop helping women and asked other women to go on helping the poor and depressed women towards the success and progress of the country.
Villar said she has made arrangement with the Department of Agriculture to provide women’s groups composting facilities for turning wastes into fertilizers and with the Philippines Coconut Authority for machines in the production of coco nets from coconut husks.
Vicky Garcia, chairperson of the Provincial Women’s Commission, said women in Bataan are interested in livelihood projects. “Maging matatag sa lahat ng paghamon sa buhay na darating, kayang-kaya natin ‘yan basta huwag tayong makakalimot sa Diyos,” Garcia advised women.
Gov. Albert Garcia said Villar should be lauded for her advocacy on women’s empowerment and social justice. “I greet all women in Bataan and the country in the celebration of International Women’s Day,” the bachelor governor said.
