16/01/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐
XARAYA began as a ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐, united by curiosity, compassion, and a shared commitment to make a difference. What started as conversations, laughter, and connection soon grew into something bigger, a vision of a ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐. One year ago, we took the bold step to turn that friendship into ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, officially starting our advocacy.
In just one year, XARAYA has become more than a group; we have become a ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. A movement that fights stigma, spreads knowledge, and creates ๐ฌ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ where everyone can learn, grow, and be heard. Every workshop, every outreach, every test conducted, and every discussion held has strengthened our belief that ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐.
We are endlessly grateful to Wagayway Equality, our guiding organization, for ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Your support gave us the confidence to step forward, the tools to be effective advocates, and the courage to keep pushing boundaries. To ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ, Equality Desk, Philippine Nurses Association- Batangas Province Chapter, ANG NARS, NU Lipa, ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐, ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ. Your collaboration allows XARAYA to ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ.
To the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ, you are the ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. Your selfless dedication, courage, and unwavering passion prove that ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐. You remind us every day that advocacy is not about recognition itโs about ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
This anniversary is not just a milestone, itโs a ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐โ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐. Itโs a reminder that ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ. As we step into our next year, XARAYA commits to ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
Hereโs to ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐, to hearts that serve, voices that speak, and actions that change lives. Together, we rise stronger, louder, and prouder.
๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง, ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ ๐ค๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐!