Safe Spaces Unit - PNU

12/12/2025

05/12/2025

Day 6, 18-Day Campaign to End VAW 2025

Virginity: Pag Babae, Masama; Pag Lalaki, Astig?

Virginity is just a fancy word for patriarchal control over women. For men, collecting a woman’s virginity boosts their ego and masculinity, heeded as a mark of honor, with “body count” treated like medals. For women, losing their virginity is a perilous slap, condemning them as dirty and slut, as society imposed a morally pure persona on women.

These double standards are a form of violence against women. A person’s worth should never be based on their sexual history—reducing someone to a number erases their dignity, choices, and humanity. Sexual experience is personal, and it reflects individual decisions and consent, not morality or gendered expectations.

It’s time to create a new social construct where women’s body is not objectified and controlled, but respected. Women should live in a violence-free society.

END VAWC NOW!

27/11/2025

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽 & 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 #𝗣𝗡𝗨𝘃𝗼𝘄𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗩𝗔𝗪

As PNU observes the 18-Day Campaign To End VAW, the Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office (GEDIO), is pleased to invite all PNU staff, officials, and faculty to a self-defense class titled “Equip & Empower” on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the PNU Gymnasium. This free training session is designed to equip participants with essential self-defense skills and empower them with confidence, ensuring personal safety in everyday situations.

This class will be led by a professional instructor from Origins Athletics, a well-established fitness and martial arts gym in San Juan City. Origins Athletics blends traditional martial arts training with modern fitness regimens, and delivers a holistic approach to fitness, emphasizing both physical strength and mental resilience

Details & Registration:
🔸Slots: Strictly limited to 30 participants only
🔸Registration Deadline: December 5, 2025
🔸Pre-registration Form: https://forms.gle/8JbQS6H7oZmfbiQe8

By participating, you show that is more than a hashtag; it’s our pledge to stand together in fostering a safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive community.

For further information or assistance, please reach out to GEDIO through [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there. Equip yourself. Empower your community. 🧡



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𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘: https://nnp.pnu.edu.ph

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗔𝗪

In our stand for a VAW-free Philippines, one truth must guide us: we are all accountable, we are all responsible.

Ms. Anna Margarita G. Nuque, Information Officer II from the IACVAWC Secretariat, showed how anyone can move from a passive bystander to a brave upstander in responding to violence across all settings.

Because in the face of VAW, silence is complicity; intervention is mandatory.

She closed her session at the “ ? Youth Got This!” Forum by asking the participants to make this commitment their own: “I can speak up. I can step in. I can seek help. I can help end VAW.”

Ready to be an upstander? Take action now!

25/11/2025

Philippine Normal University proudly supports the nationwide 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12, 2025. Guided by our core values of Truth, Excellence, and Service, we reaffirm our commitment to creating a campus where everyone is respected, protected, and empowered.
In support of this advocacy, we invite the whole PNU community to participate in the movement and to engage in the following digital initiatives, as encouraged by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW):

1. Change profile photos using PCW’s official End VAW 2025 frame. Please see the links below:
a. https://twb.nz/vawfreeph2025frame
b. https://twb.nz/vawfreeph2025

How to use the frame:
1. Click the link.
2. Upload your photo.
3. Download your photo with the frame.
4. Post it on social media with a message showing your support to end VAW

2. Use the following hashtags on all online postings:



3. Use the PCW orange meeting background during online meetings and classes. See the link below to download the background:
a. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q7wV7FGynl7cbsipSxuQEWshUWVU5k6S/view

4. Share advocacy materials, infographics, and posts from official pages of PCW, GEDIO and other PNU pages promoting the 18-Day Campaign.

By participating, we show that One PNU across the nation is united in promoting the safety, rights, and dignity of women. Together, we amplify the call to end violence against women and foster a stronger, more inclusive, and compassionate community.

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We’re delighted to have shared this information with you, and we hope it serves you well!

Your thoughts matter to us. Visit https://nnp.pnu.edu.ph/, choose Strategic Communications and Public Relations Unit, and share your feedback with us.

21/11/2025

Philippine Normal University joins the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12, 2025

Pursuant to the Philippine Commission on Women Memorandum Circular No. 2025-08, which is grounded on RA 9710 (Magna Carta of Women), RA 9262 (Anti-VAWC Act), RA 11313 (Safe Spaces Act), and RA 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act), and guided by our core values of Truth, Excellence, and Service, PNU reaffirms its zero-tolerance policy against gender-based violence and its commitment to a safe, respectful, and empowering campus for all.

21/11/2025

PNU wears orange on Monday, November 24, 2025 in support of the 18-day Campaign to end violence against women, 2025.

Let’s stand together for safety, respect, dignity, and equity.