The Provincial Council for Women recently recognized the best Barangay Violence Against Women Desks in Negros Occidental, namely, Himamaylan City’s Barangay Mambagaton and Barangay Camalanda-an in Cauayan.
Also recognized among cities were Victorias City’s Barangay XII in second place and La Carlota City’s Barangay III in third; while Barangay Bunga in Don Salvador Benedicto took second place in the municipality category, followed by Murcia’s Barangay Blumentritt.
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed every November 25. According to the United Nations, violence against women and girls continues to be one of the most widespread human rights violations in our world today.
UN data notes, one-in-three women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner./WDJ