Raise-PECT Organization

09/03/2026

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 — 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌺

Before she was labeled “𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀,” she was called 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻. 🏳️‍⚧️

In many pre-colonial Philippine communities, Babaylans were 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, and 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀. Historical records tell us that some were individuals 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆—referred to as 𝗔𝘀𝗼𝗴 and 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗴.

They were 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱.
They were 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.
They were 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.

It was during colonization under the Spanish Empire that 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 and many 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱—attempting to 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that had 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

As we celebrate 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we affirms:

Trans women are not a modern invention.
They are part of our 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
They are part of our 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
They are part of our 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Today, we honor 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻—𝗰𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀—whose courage, wisdom, and strength continue to shape our communities.

Lead like the Babaylans, Filipinas. 🌺✨

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶. 🏳️‍🌈
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. ✨

🖼️: Nicos Pacayo & Marielle Atanacio (Babaylan Artwork)
✍🏼: Al Murillo

15/12/2025

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20/10/2025

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐄’𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑!

Watch us live this 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (@5:00 PM) at the 𝙉𝙈𝙎𝘾𝙎𝙏 𝙋.𝙀. 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜✨🏳️‍🌈

25/09/2025

🌈✨ 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄!✨🌈

Join us at the 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 – where self-expression, style, and inclusivity take center stage! Let your true colors shine and show the world what confidence looks like. Open for ALL gender 💖

Be 𝑩𝑶𝑳𝑫. Be 𝑭𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑪𝑬. Be 𝒀𝑶𝑼.

-PECT

18/09/2025

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲!

Happy birthday to our Raise-PECT Secretary, Sol Estrada✨💋

11/09/2025

🎉💜 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 (𝐏𝐂𝐖)) has officially 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 the Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology (NMSCST) 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐆𝐀𝐃) 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 (𝐆𝐏𝐁) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

This achievement affirms our commitment to promoting gender equality, inclusivity, and empowerment across all areas of our institution. 🌸✨

05/09/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.🏳️‍🌈

At Raise-PECT, we’re building more than a community — we’re creating a movement rooted in love, equality, and the power of being unapologetically you.

Whether you’re out, questioning, thriving, or still finding your way — there’s space for you here. Together, we’re raising respect, breaking barriers, and showing the world what unity really looks like.

Ready to rise with us? Fill up the form or message our official page. Join Raise-PECT and be part of something powerful✨

𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞-𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 - https://forms.gle/8Hdg7CGFYrVdUzsR9

-PECT

03/09/2025

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒎✨

To our visionary leader, your dedication continues to inspire and uplift us all. Here's to another year of impact and excellence! 🥂🎂

𝒙𝒐, 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆-𝑷𝑬𝑪𝑻 𝒇𝒂𝒎

12/08/2025

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!🎓

From all of us at Raise-PECT, we celebrate your hard work, determination, and growth. You've overcome challenges, stayed committed, and now you're stepping into a new chapter full of possibilities.

We are proud of the leaders you’ve become — keep rising, keep believing, and keep making an impact. The world is waiting for you! 🏳️‍🌈✨