Barangay Sta. Maria has created many programs and to be conducted about Gender and Development such as; Last year GAD sensitivity seminar for Barangay Staffs, Personnel, Tanods, Barangay Health Workers and other Barangay Employees; Also last November 9, 2019 they invite 400 women held at School Gym they have Ma’am Loida Sapalo who talked about Human Rights and they also invited Ma’am Winnie to talk about drug awareness, We always thought drug addicts are men but we don’t know that some mothers are also into drugs. And last December, 2019 they conducted a program for Mothers of PWD “Caring for the caregiver” for morale booster. The focal person for Gender Awareness and Development who is also a barangay kagawad, serves every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while another official every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, is the alternate focal person. C. San Roque It has a huge private memorial cemetery and an adjacent public cemetery along the left wing bounded by a runway of the Zamboanga City International Airport. Approaching the boundary edge of San Roque are vast areas of green mountains reflecting that farming was the traditional livelihood of the residents, and at the same edge is an attractive water falls (Busay), which if developed would attract more local visitors and foreign tourists. San Roque is a highly urbanized barangay of the City of Zamboanga. San Roque as a local government unit conducted a Forum on Violence Against Women last December 3, 2019 held at the Barangay Hall of San Roque. Wherein they invited Atty. Judilyn Macapili to discuss about the role of women in their home and community and on existence and essence of VAW. Also last November 5, 2019, VAW Desf Oficers conducted a program about Barangay San Roque Gender and Development Summit with the theme “Advocating Gender Equality and Sensitivity to achieve sustainable and resilient community”. They also organized last January 8 – April 1, 2019 a TESDA training on Food Processing National Certificate II and Bread and Pastry National Certificate II at the Barangay Hall of San Roque with the trainer Ms. Sheva A. Fuentevilla. The training was very beneficial to all participants that participated on the said training. The training was entitled to Women, PWD, and Senior Citizen, the said training developed their skills and abilities baesd on the qualification and competency that they chose. 25

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