It is one of the most pervasive violations of human rights in the world,

one of the least prosecuted crimes, and one of the greatest threats to
lasting peace and development.
I am talking about violence against women and children. I am honoured
to be here, at your request, to address this urgent matter as you join
together to advance human rights, democracy and the common values
of humanity.
We all know that we have to do much more to respond to the cries for
justice of women and children who have suffered violence. We have to
do much more to end these horrible abuses and the impunity that allows
these human rights violations to continue.
When we started UN Women two-and-a-half years ago, we made ending
violence against women and girls one of our top priorities.
I think we can all agree that the time for complacency is long gone, has
passed and belongs to another era. The silence on violence against
women and children has been broken and now. Now is the time for
stronger action.
It is time for action when up to 70 per cent of women in some countries
face physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
When one in three girls in developing countries is likely to be married as
a child bride; when some 140 million girls and women have suffered
female genital mutilation; when millions of women and girls are
trafficked in modern-day slavery; and when women’s bodies are a
battleground and rape is used as a tactic of war – it is time for action.
This violence against women and children has tremendous costs to
communities, nations and societies—for public well-being, health and
safety, and for school achievement, productivity, law enforcement, and
public programmes and budgets.
If left unaddressed, these human rights violations pose serious
consequences for current and future generations and for efforts to
ensure peace and security, to reduce poverty and to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals and the next generation of development
goals we are discussing .
The effects of violence can remain with women and children for a
lifetime, and can pass from one generation to another. Studies show
that children who have witnessed, or been subjected to, violence are
more likely to become victims or abusers themselves.
Violence against women and girls is an extreme manifestation of gender
inequality and systemic gender-based discrimination. The right of
women and children to live free of violence depends on the protection of
their human rights and a strong chain of justice.
Countries that enact and enforce laws on violence against women have
less gender-based violence. Today 160 countries have laws to address
violence against women. However, in too many cases enforcement is
lacking.
For an effective response to this violence, different sectors in society
must work together.
A rape survivor must have rapid access to a health clinic that can
administer emergency medical care, including treatment to prevent HIV
and unintended pregnancies and counseling.
A woman who is beaten by her husband must have someplace to go
with her children to enjoy safety, sanity and shelter.
A victim of violence must have confidence that when she files a police
report, she will receive justice and the perpetrator will be punished.
And an adolescent boy in school who learns about health and sexuality
must be taught that coercion, violence and discrimination against girls
are unacceptable.
As the Acting Head of UN Women, I have the opportunity to meet with
representatives from around the world, with government officials, civil
society groups and members of the business community.
I can tell you that momentum is gathering, awareness is rising and I
truly believe that long-standing indifference to violence against women
and children is declining.
A recent study published in the American Sociological Review finds that
transformation in attitudes are happening around the world.
The study looked at women’s attitudes about intimate partner violence
in 26 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It
found that during the first decade of the 2000s, in almost every one of
these countries, women became more likely to reject intimate partner
violence.
The surveys found growing female rejection of domestic violence in 23
of the 26 countries. It found that “women with greater access to global
cultural scripts through urban living, education, or access to media were
more likely to reject intimate partner violence.”
The study’s author concludes that domestic violence is increasingly
viewed as unacceptable due to changes in global attitudes. Yet even
with this rising rejection, in nearly half of the countries, 12 of the 26 –
more than half of women surveyed – still believe that domestic violence
is justified. So even though attitudes are changing, we still have a long
way to go to achieve the changes in attitudes that are necessary to end
violence against women and children.
I witnessed this myself at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women
at United Nations Headquarters in New York this past March. The
agreement reached at the Commission on preventing and ending
violence against women and girls was hard-won and tensions ran high
throughout the final week of the session.
There were many times when it was unclear whether the Commission
would end in deadlock, as it did 10 years before on the same theme, or
if Member States were going to decide on a groundbreaking agreement.
In the end, thanks to the tireless work of civil society advocates and
negotiations into the wee hours of Government delegates and UN
Women colleagues, agreement was reached on a historic document that
embraces the call of women around the world to break the cycle of
violence and to protect the rights of women and girls.
The landmark agreement provides an action plan for Governments. It
breaks this down into the four P’s: Protection of human rights,
Prosecution of offenders, Prevention of violence, and Provision of
Services to survivors.
Protecting human rights
When it comes to protecting rights, Governments are called on to review
national legislation, practices and customs and abolish those that
discriminate against women. Laws, policies and programmes that
explicitly prohibit and punish violence must be put into place, in line with
international agreements, and you as Members of Parliament can play a
key role.
Based on findings from UN Women’s 2011-2012 Progress of the World’s
Women report «In Pursuit of Justice », out of all the ACP countries, 37
have legislation against domestic violence, 34 have legislation against
sexual harassment, and just nine have legislation against marital rape.
Providing services

When it comes to providing services, the agreement calls for strong

action to improve the quality and accessibility of services so that women
have prompt access to services regardless of their location, race, age or
income.
These include: health-care services including post-rape care, emergency
contraception and abortion where legal; immediate and effective police
responses, psychological support and counselling; legal advice and
protection orders; shelter, telephone hotlines, and social assistance.
Responses must be timely and efficient to end a culture of hopelessness
and impunity and foster a culture of justice and support. In almost all of
the ACP countries comprehensive multisectoral services need to be put
in place and made accessible to all.
Prosecuting offenders
When it comes to the prosecution of offenders, we know that ending
impunity means that laws must be enforced.
Women must have access to the police to file a criminal report and
receive legal advice and protection orders. The response to violence
must be immediate, coordinated and effective so that crimes are
punished and justice is secured. This is true for times of peace and
conflict. There can be no lasting peace when women suffer sexual
violence.
Courts and the justice system must be accessible and responsive to
criminal and civil matters relating to violence against women. Women
must be informed of their legal rights and supported to navigate the
legal system.
And for this, we need more women police officers, prosecutors and
judges, because we know that women serving on the frontlines of
justice strengthen justice for women and children.
Preventing violence against women
When it comes to preventing violence, we must address the root causes
of gender inequality and discrimination.
Evidence shows that where the “gender gap” is greater—in the status of
women’s health, participation in the economy, education levels, and
representation in politics— women are more likely to be subjected to
violence. Especially important is economic empowerment as a prevention
strategy
This means that we need to take a long-term, systemic and
comprehensive approach that recognizes and protects women’s and
children’s full and equal human rights.
We must promote a culture of equality between men and women
through institutional and legal reform, education, awareness-raising and
the full engagement of men and boys.
Honourable MPs,
Ending violence against women is one of UN Women’s key priorities and
a critical part of UN Women’s mission to achieve gender equality and
women’s empowerment.
Having said that, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about
UN Women’s role in ending violence against women and some of our
achievements.
A top priority right now is working with countries to implement the
recent agreement from the Commission on the Status of Women.
I am very pleased that UN Women and the EU have agreed to work on
this together. We hope, with your support, to collaborate with more
regional and cross-regional bodies and groupings such as the African
Union, the Latin American and Caribbean States and the Pacific Forum to
follow up on the agreement from the Commission on the Status of
Women to end violence against women and girls.
Today UN Women is working in 85 countries, including in many ACP
countries, to prevent violence in the first place, to end impunity for
these crimes, to increase access to justice and to expand essential
services to survivors.
Through our global, regional and national programmes, we support the
development of laws, national action plans and policies, and training
programmes. We provide funding to NGOs and civil society, contribute
to advocacy and awareness-raising efforts, and support local initiatives.
We work together with UNICEF and UN Habitat on the Safe Cities
programme to promote the safety of women and girls in public spaces.
We now work in over 20 cities around the world, and this number
continues to rise. Let me share with you a few exciting examples.
In Kigali, Rwanda, a Safe City Campaign was launched by the mayor’s
office and other partners. The city is advocating for reforms to an
existing law on gender-based violence to include measures on sexual
harassment and violence in public spaces.
In Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, bylaws on local markets now
include articles which address women’s safety. Women vendors are
returning to the markets following the first phase of physical and social
infrastructure improvements, and a focused awareness campaign is
underway on sexual harassment and sexual violence.
UN Women also administers the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against
Women. This is a leading global fund exclusively dedicated to addressing
violence against women and girls. To date, the UN Trust Fund has
delivered more than USD 86 million to 351 initiatives in 128 countries
and territories, often directly to women’s organizations. The results have
demonstrated many good practices that can, and should be, expanded.
Another global programme administered by UN Women is the Secretary-
General’s UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women. Through
strong advocacy, the campaign is mobilizing communities across the
globe.
In Africa, the UNiTE Campaign organized the Kilimanjaro Climb hosted
by Tanzania under the auspices of the President. This raised awareness
of violence against women to the highest levels resulting in
strengthened national commitments throughout Africa.
In the Pacific Region, the campaign succeeded in securing the “Pacific
Members of Parliament UNiTE statement” – the first of its kind in the
region, tabled at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting in the Cook
Islands.
In the Caribbean, 15 high-profile local artists produced a series of
creative materials as part of the “Caribbean Artists, united to end
violence against women” initiative, developed in the framework of the
UNiTE Campaign. These materials were officially presented by the
Secretary-General of CARICOM, Irwin LaRocque, last year during the
gathering of CARICOM Heads of Government. This has contributed to
give high visibility and strategically position the issue of violence against
women in the region.
And UN Women’s COMMIT initiative has garnered new commitments by
58 Governments to prevent and end violence against women and girls. I
applaud the ACP and EU member countries, and the European Union
itself, for making commitments and encourage other countries to join
them.
We must work together to seize the moment and move quickly so that
the momentum is not lost. UN Women stands ready to assist Member
States with other UN partners. We have already identified the key
priorities and strategies we will be focusing:
First, Getting the Evidence: Data on Violence against Women
Despite some progress in this area, there is still an urgent need to
strengthen the evidence base as many countries still lack reliable and
meaningful data. Actually, earlier this morning the European Women’s
Lobby Centre on Violence against Women presented the findings from
the 2013 Barometer focusing on rape in the EU.
In cooperation with our UN partners, we plan to build capacity in regions
and countries to increase skills in data collection, analysis, dissemination
and use, using the UN Statistical Commission Guidelines for obtaining
data for the nine core indicators for violence against women.
Second, Strengthening Multi-sectoral Services for Survivors
To this end, UN Women is working to devise globally agreed standards
and guidelines on the essential services and responses that are required
to meet the immediate and mid-term safety, health, and other needs of
women and girls subjected to violence. I am very pleased that we are
now working in partnership with UNFPA and other UN agencies to
deliver this initiative.
Third, Preventing Violence against Women and Girls
To this end, we will advocate for and work towards a shared
understanding at the global level about what works, and provide
guidance to States and other stakeholders on how to develop an holistic
framework to prevent violence against women and girls; including by
working systematically and consistently with male leaders and men and
boys at all levels and by further strengthening women’s economic and
political participation.
Fourth, Strengthening Partnerships
We will continue to engage civil society and the private sector in ending
violence against women and girls, working with survivors to empower
them, making sure their experiences are taken into consideration in the
development of responses; and working with those women and girls
who suffer multiple and intersecting forms of violence who are
particularly vulnerable.
Fifth and finally, we will continue to improve the knowledge base for
ending violence against women by developing additional modules and
updating our virtual knowledge centre.
Honourable Members of Parliament,
I would now like to take a brief moment to discuss the post-2015
development agenda, especially its role in addressing the issue of
violence against women. I also had the occasion to deliver a video
statement on this in your Women’s Forum which took place past
Saturday and which concentrated on the post-2015 framework. I
applaud the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly for regularly
organizing such a Women’s Forum and strengthening this network.
UN Women is calling for a stand-alone goal on gender equality, women’s
rights and women’s empowerment and separately and concurrently
gender equality mainstreamed across all goals. This is needed to
address the structural foundations of gender-based inequality. To this
effect, we are calling for the new framework to tackle three core areas:
safety, access and voice, so women can live free of violence, enjoy equal
access of opportunities and resources; and exercise their voice in
leadership and participation.
In developing the post-2015 agenda and the 11th European
Development Fund, we seek your support to ensure a strong focus on
gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment and ending violence.
I thank you. All of us at UN Women look forward to strengthened
collaboration with you and your countries through this forum to end
violence against women and children.
Maraming, maraming salamat sa ating tagapagpakilala. Nais kong batiin ang ating mga bisita. Puro mga
guest of Honor ang nandito. Tignan mo naman itong stage na ito. Gumawa yata kayo ng beauty contest
pero panlalaki. Paguwapuhan ng husto rito sa taas. Buti na lang nahaluan ng aking birthday girl na
medyo one of the roses amongst the thorns.

Batiin po natin ang aking classmate na dating kasama noong ako’y congressman pa. Ang ating
Congressman Briones na isang kandidato rin ng AGAP Partylist. Ang aking matalik na kaibigan na matagal
ko ng kilala at ako naman ay natutuwa na siya’y nakarating dito ngayong umagang ito. Nandoon pa ako
sa likod. Nakita ko na. May nakasumbrero at andiyan na iyung ating butihing Vice-Governor Mark
Leviste.
Ang ating host dito sa ating pagtipon-tipon, Mayor Tony Halili. Ang pinaka progresibo na Mayor. Hindi
lang dito sa inyong lalawigan kung hindi sa buong Pilipinas.

At ang ating birthday girl. Bakit hanggang ngayon, at 23 years old. Hindi, sabi kasi hindi lumalagpas ang
babae sa 23. Lahat ito 23 years old. Bakit sa edad mo, Vice (Mary?) Wala ka ba talagang mahanap? Baka
gusto mong dumayo doon sa ilocos Norte, marami kaming magagaling at baka matipunan ninyo. Parang
nahirapan kayo dito sa lalawigan ninyo.

Ang ating mga butihing bokal at ang ating mga konsehal, ay mayroon tayong isang bisita na kasama
namin sa ticket namin pero pagka nakikita ko pagka nasa stage, hindi muna ako aakyat dahil wala
namang pumapansin sa akin pag kasama ko ito. Ang ating kandidato para sa Senador, Vice Mayor Isko
Moreno.

At ang kakatapos lang magsalita, isang kandidato rin bilang isang party list member, Miss (Collantes?).
Lahat ng ating congressman at lahat ng mga nakapagdalo dito sa pagtipon-tipon, dito sa ating “End
Violence Against Women Now. 18-Day Campaign”, lahat ng miyembro, lahat po kayo. Magandang
umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Isang mainit na pagbati sa lahat ng mga taga Tanauan. Lalo na ang mga kababaihan ng Lungsod ng
Tanauan, Batangas. Ako’y magpapasalamat sa inyong napakainit na salubong. Pero palagay ko hindi yata
patas ang labanan dito kaya’t pag naging Senador ka na Vice-Mayor Isko, pag naging Senador ka na,
dapat siguro gumawa rin tayo ng batas na “End Violence against Men Now”. Dahil nakita ko tinatanong
na nga ng ating bisita.

Maraming salamat sa inyong pagkumbida ng inyong lingkod dito sa Lungsod ng Tanauan upang dumalo
sa inyong aktibidad na naglalayong puksain na nang lubusan ang karahasan laban sa kababaihan. Isang
malaking karangalan po sa akin, dahil sa mahalagang pagkakataon na makapagbahagi ng aking pananaw
sa mahalagang usapin na ito.

Bago po ako magsimula, nais ko munang purihin ang Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Tanauan, Batangas, sa
pag-organisa ng mahalagang aktibidad na ito. Isa po kayong huwaran at magandang halimbawa ng isang
komunidad na nagpapakita sa paggalang hindi lamang sa batas kung hindi sa mga karapatan ng
kababaihan. Sana po ay tularan kayo ng iba pa nating mga LGUs sa buong bansa. Congratulations Mayor
Tony Halili!

Marahil po ay alam naman ninyo na labing-isang (11) taong gulang na ang Republic Act 9262, ang batas
laban sa karahasan sa kababaihan at kanilang mga anak (“Anti-Violence against Women and their
Children”). Anim (6) na taong gulang naman ang “Magna Carta for Women” o (RA 9710).

Sa pamamagitan ng dalawang batas na ito, malinaw na malinaw na ang hangarin ng Kongreso ay

pagtibayin ang pagkapantay-pantay ng babae at lalaki sa ating lipunan na nakasaad mismo sa ating
Saligang Batas.

Isa sa nakita ng ating Korte Suprema na layunin ng batas ay ayusin ang impluwensiya ng pagiging
“patriarchal” kung tawagin. “Patriarchal” na ang lipunan natin. Ibig sabihin nito, sa madaling salita,
masyadong mataas ang tingin at masyadong mataas ang ilong ng mga kalalakihan. Gusto ng mga lalaki
sila lamang ang mga bida; sila na lang ang magagaling. Malungkot po, pero totoo na may ganitong
impluwensiya sa ating lipunan.

Ang pinakasimpleng halimbawa na tayo siguro lahat ay naranasan natin ito ay narinig ko mismo ito mula
sa isang lalaking drayber na napahinto at naabala dahil lang sa isang sasakyan na nasa harap niya. Nang
malampasan na niya ang mabagal o nakahintong sasakyan, sabay lingon sa gilid, at sabay ngisi at sabay
mapapa-iling:

“Ah, kaya naman pala, babae iyung driver!”

Napakasimpleng halimbawa, ngunit totoo pong nangyayari ito sa ating lipunan. May ilan pa rin talaga sa
atin na sadyang maliit ang tingin sa ating kababaihan.

Kuwento ng Korte Suprema, nagmula pa raw ito sa ating antigong konsepto ng mga Romano na
tinatawag na patria potestas o “kapangyarihan ng ama”. Kasama raw di-umano sa kapangyarihan na ito
ng isang padre de pamilya ang karapatan na saktan o gulpihin ang asawa nila.

Napakaganda po talaga ng layunin ng mga probisyon ng Anti-VAWC Law. Ngunit mas mahalaga pong
malaman kung ito nga ba ay talagang naipapatupad at talagang may epekto sa lipunan natin.

Ayon sa Philippine Commission on Women, matapos maaprubahan ang batas noong 2004 ay lalo pang
tumaas ang mga bilang ng kaso ng karahasan laban sa kababaihan. Labis sa dalawaang daan ang
naitalang kaso noong 2004 hanggang siyam na libo na noong 2011! At bukod pa ito sa iba pang mga
klase ng karahasan laban sa kababaihan.

Hindi lamang iyan. Ayon din sa ulat ng PNP-Women and Children Protection Center, dumami rin ang
kaso ng rape sa bansa. Mula sa apat na libo na kaso taon-taon mula year 2000 hanggang pitong libo na
naitalang kaso noong nakalipas na taon lamang. Ngunit ang pinakamasklap ay 77% ng mga kaso ito ay
mga menor de edad ang mga biktima.

Isang kabalintunaan talaga. Kung kailan nagkaroon ng batas na ito, tsaka pa tumaas ang mga kaso ng
karahasan laban sa kababaihan. Para bagang walang takot sa batas at talagang walang pakundangan ang
mga abusado at mga mahilig manakit ng babae.

Ngayon, tanungin natin sa ating sarili: saan ba tayo nagkukulang?

Payagan po sana ninyo akong makapagbigay ng aking ilang pananaw at mungkahi.

Unang-una, kailangan natin ang patuloy na edukasyon at pagbabago sa mentalidad at kultura ng

taumbayan ukol sa karapatan ng mga kababaihan. Dapat mawala na ang pag-iisip na “dapat lalaki lang
ang bida at lalaki lang ang pinakamagaling”. Tanggalin na natin iyan sap ag-iisip. Hindi lamang sa ating
mga lider, kung hindi sa ating mga kababayan. Dapat din na malaman ng taumbayan na isang krimen ang
karahasan laban sa kababaihan at may kaakibat na mabigat na parusa! Hindi na ito basta-basta isang
pribadong away na hindi dapat pakialaman ninuman.
Hindi lamang iyan. Dapat ding malaman ng taumbayan ang posibilidad ng “Battered Wife Syndrome
defense”. Kapag napuno at biglang gumanti saiyo ang asawa ninyo na palagi ninyong binubugbog,
kawawa ka. Siya ay ipapawalang-sala ng ating batas.

Kaya po mahalagang-mahalaga ang mga talakayan na tulad nito, itong inorganize ng Pamahalaang Bayan
ng Tanauan, Batangas. Sa Senado po, madalas din pong magkaroon ng mga “Gender Sensitivity”
seminars sa amin, kung saan inaatasan, dumalo lahat po ng mga tiga Senado.

Pangalawa, palakasin din natin ang mga pamilya Pilipino. Mahalaga po ang paniniwala at takot sa Diyos.
Ang pamilyang nagmamahalan at may takot sa Diyos, mananatiling matibay at matatag, anuman ang
pagsubok na dumaan sa kanilang buhay. Ang pamilyang nagtuturo at nagsasabuhay ng magandang
moralidad at mga magagandang asal ng Pilipino ay may malakas na panlaban sa ganitong mga pagsubok
sa kanilang samahan at sa kanilang ugnayan.

Mahalaga rin na alam ng bawat magulang ang kanilang responsibilidad sa pagpapalaki at pagsusuporta
sa kanilang mga anak, upang maiwasan ang tinatawag na “economic abuse” o ang pagpapabaya ng
magulang sa mga pangangailangang pinansyal ng pamilya. Bago ang kasal, dapat itong ituro at ipaalala
sa “pre-marriage counselling” sa mga nagpaplanong magpakasal at sa mga nag-a-apply ng marriage
license.

Mahalaga na alalahanin ang pelikula noon, baka maalala ninyo, starring Aiko, Zsa Zsa, Gabby and Edu:
“Ika-Labing-Isang Utos: Mahalin Mo, ang Asawa Mo!” Love your wife or your partner for the rest of your
life. Never ever hurt her or cause her any pain, physical, emotional or otherwise.

Pangatlo po, may responsibilidad din ang pamahalaan dito, partikular na sa paniniguro na may sapat na
pagkakataon para sa mga pamilya na gumanda ang buhay: magandang trabaho para sa mga magulang;
libre at murang edukasyon para sa mga anak; murang bilihin; at iba pa.

Bakit ko po sinasabi ito? Tanggapin po natin. Marami sa mga kaso ng karahasan ay may ugat sa
kahirapan ng buhay: dahil sa kawalan ng trabaho; dahil sa kawalan ng makain. At dahil sa matinding
hirap ng buhay, sumasama ang loob, nagagalit sa mundo, naibubuhos ang lahat ng galit at sama ng loob
sa pamilya, lalo na sa isang kabiyak at ang kanyang mga anak.

Ang sobrang bisyo, lalo na ang peligro ng droga, lalong-lalo na ang shabu ay dapat nating sugpuin. 92%
po. 92%. Nakakagulat itong statistiko na ito. 92% ng ating mga barangay sa buong Pilipinas ay apektado
na ngayon ng ipinagbabawal na droga. Kahit ako po mismo ay natatakot dito bilang isang ama. Kapag
ang lalaki o ang tatay ay lasing, o ‘di kaya lulong sa shabu, nawawalan siya ng pakiramdam, at nawawala
ang huwisyo at ulirat. Hindi nakokontrol ang galit, at ang kanyang mga kilos at galaw. Higit sa lahat, hindi
niya alam na siya ay lubos nang nakakasakit sa ibang tao at nagiging panganib na sa kanyang mismong
sariling pamilya.

Mahalaga rin ang papel na ginagampanan ng ating mga barangay. Dito natin makikita ang kahalagahan
ng buong-araw o 24/7 na serbisyo ng ating barangay. Bukod sa pagtatayo ng “Violence Against Women”
Desk, ang barangay ay dapat palaging nakaantabay at handang umagapay sa mga paghingi ng saklolo ng
mga babaeng inaapi at mapuntahan ang kanilang barangay, upang bigyan ng tulong at agad
makapagbigay ng “Barangay Protection Order”.

Sa madaling salita, mahalaga ang barangay na madaling lapitan at tunay na maasahan sa panahon ng
pangangailangan.

Huli sa lahat, kailangan natin ang isang mabilis, malinis, matibay at maaasahang sistema ng katarungan
—mula sa magagaling na pulis, mga piskal o taga-usig at mga public attorneys, at ang ating mga huwes.
Sila ang maniniguro na ang mga mapagsamantala at mga mararahas ay matututo ng kanilang leksyon at
ang kanilang biktima ay makakakamit ng sapat at agarang hustisya.

Please allow me to emphasize that the intimacy of the relationship should not be used as a reason or a
sanctuary to insulate much less justify violence against one’s partner. Hindi po dahilan ang pagiging
malapit sa isa’t isa upang pagsamantalahan ang isang kabiyak o katuwang sa buhay. Tulad ng lahat ng
bagay, puwedeng idaan sa mabuting usapan ang anumang pagtatalo o ang isang hindi
pagkakaintindihan.

Pag-uusap, at hindi pagbubuhat ng kamay ang tanging solusyon sa mga problema sa anumang relasyon
at anumang problema sa buhay. Gamitin ang pag-iisip, at gamitin lagi ang ating puso.

Hanggang dito na lamang po. Saludo po ako sa inyong aktibidad na ito- sa inyong inorganisa.

Makakaasa po kayo sa aking patuloy na pagsusuporta sa mga karapatan ng kababaihan, sa pamilyang

Pilipino, at sa ating mga komunidad at mga barangay.

Sana po ay suportahan ninyo rin ako sa aking pangarap at paghangad ng isang mas magandang bansa,
na binubuo ng mga nagmamahalan at nagkakaisang pamilyang Pilipino at nakakaluwag at nakakaraos sa
buhay.

Pero ‘ika nga sa kasabihan: Sa tamang panahon.

Mabuhay ang Lungsod ng Tanauan! Mabuhay ang mga kababaihan sa buong bansa!

Hanggang sa atin pong muling pagkikita. Maraming, maraming salamat po. Magandang tanghali po sa
inyong lahat!