Press Release

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO CONDUCTS GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT ECHO TRAINING FOR POST’S OFFICERS AND STAFF

20 January 2023 (Chicago) - Following the Gender and Development (GAD) General Assembly held in Manila on 23-25 November 2022 conducted for all GAD Focal Point Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Consular Offices and DFA Units, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago held an echo training for its officers and staff on 13 January 2023 at Post’s Kalayaan Hall.

The Consulate General’s GAD Focal Point Officer (GFPO), Ms. Jacqueline A. Cuevas, served as the resource speaker who discussed the following: 1.) Gender issues in the DFA and the re-examination of the personnel’s gender expertise and competence; 2.) DFA’s GAD objectives, programming and implementation cycles; 3.) Information and knowledge management, and gender equality policy; 4.) Decision-making, staffing and human resources and organizational culture; and 5.) Work unit’s perception of achievement of gender equality.

GFPO Ms. Jacqueline A. Cuevas sharing the topics discussed during the GAD General Assembly held in Manila

The echo training was conducted to ensure that Post’s officers and personnel are fully informed of the Department’s GAD thrusts, initiatives and policies. END