In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Department of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) and the Provincial Government of Pangasinan through the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) is inviting everyone to the event entitled “Legacies and Standpoints: Filipino Women in Multilateralism.”

The kick-off program is a symposium highlighting the status and “her-story" of women in multilateralism. The symposium will pay tribute to the first lady senator of the Republic, Senator Geronima Tomelden-Pecson, an outstanding trailblazer who was instrumental in the creation of UNACOM and the first Filipina to be a member of the UNESCO Executive Board in 1950.

The event will be livestreamed on 10 March 2023 at 1:00 pm Philippine time (5:00 am GMT) through the DFA Youtube and Facebook channels (https://youtube.com/live/PRZuTN_zkO8).