26/06/2025
๐๐๐๐-๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ
Last March 27-28, 2025, the Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute, in partnership with Miriam College's Women and Gender Institute (WAGI), proudly hosted the Datin Doris Ong Women Empowerment Workshop: "Outgrowing the Norm" โ a dynamic space for bold conversations, shared stories, and transformative visions.
Three accomplished students from ISAT-U were selected to participate in this empowering workshop: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ, a second-year BS Mechanical Engineering student; ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ , a second-year BS Architecture student; and ๐๐. ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ, a third-year BS Community Development student. They were accompanied by Ms. Kathreen Kay T. Calabit, a faculty member from the Social Science Department.
The Datin Doris Ong Women Empowerment Workshop Series, a two-day event held at the ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐, aimed to equip young women in the Philippines with essential skills, valuable networks, and practical tools for leadership in climate action. The workshop also drew inspiration from the impactful work of ๐
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๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ 2024 ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ข๐, whose environmental conservation efforts have inspired change across generations.
The workshop resonated with powerful messages, including:
"Climate Justice is Social Justice, and fighting for the climate is fighting for the people."
"Dream big, start small, and be stubborn." - Farwiza Fahran
Under the theme "๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ," women from diverse regions of the Philippines convened to share their personal journeys and inspire others to transcend limiting expectations. From spearheading grassroots climate initiatives to pioneering eco-conscious innovations, these women are demonstrating that female-led leadership can be both profoundly empowering and vital for healing our planet.
Studentsโ participation was made possible thru the effort of Mrs. Rosanna R. Dureza, Head of the Environment and Climate Change Office and the support of GAD Office with Dr. Alma Mae S. Torremoro - Officer-in-charge, and most especially the ISAT U Administration headed by Dr. Gabriel M. Salistre, Jr.
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