08/03/2026
๐ HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN's MONTH ๐๐ฉท
โ๐ป 'We are not props in your commentary. Every time a woman is reduced to a cheap remark by someone holding public office, we tell the next generation of women exactly where they stand.' ๐ฃ๏ธโ๐ป
Words from Anne Curtis, that don't just flash on your screenโ but it leaves a deep message for everyone; women are notโ and never would be just a subject for your malicious imagination.
A โpublic servantโ must serve the people, not serve their self satisfaction: by indulging their conscious mind with the intimate imagination of a woman.
On this day, March 8' 2026, we celebrate with gratitude and awe to all the wonderful, and historic women not just in the Philippines, but in the whole world.
With this year's sub-theme โLead like the Babaylans, Filipinas!โ; we honor the women who fought wholeheartedly for the independence of our motherlandโ the Philippines, against the vicious invaders of our land: like the revolutionary leader, Gabriela Silang; Melchora Aquino ("Tandang Sora"), who nursed Katipuneros; and Teresa Magbanua, a schoolteacher-turned-general. These evidently solidify the excellence, strength and prowess of the women, written in our history, their โherstoryโ. ๐ต๐ญ ๐ โ๏ธ
Nevertheless, the grit and legacy of women never stop there. Their herstory continued up to this day. Like the lady recognizable for pink roses, the welfarist, the social liberalist, the woman who advocates for human rights, anti-poverty programs, women's rights, and transparent, "bottom-up" governanceโ the former Vice Presidentโnow Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo. ๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฉท
And the first Olympics gold medalist of the Philippines, the woman who broke the shackles that defines what a woman should be, the woman of great perseverance, Hidilyn Diaz. ๐๐ป๐
Today, with the national theme for women's month: WE for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society, and our HIMULAT 2026 theme: Sakay na sa Balangay, Dala ang ating Kasaysayan, Tungo sa ating Kinabukasan. ๐๐ฉต
We navigate the world full of โghostโ promises about gender and human rights. With pride and honor for our women in history; and hope for the great women of the modern world, we stand for gender equality rights, for women rights, for human rights. ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ข
And as our tagline says...
Dali na Humanista, Maga-Hayag Kita! ๐ฉตโ๏ธ๐