Synthesis Atty. Krissi Shaffina Twyla A. Rubin OIC, Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights Thank you to our experts and thank you to our panelists. Nandito na po tayo sa pagsasara ng ating program. Nagkaroon tayo ng malaking pagtitipon today, first time ito for CHR to have a forum on women, peace, and security. Nagpapasalamat din po ako sa mga pumunta from Central, sa Region, sa ating mga speakers at ating mga experts. Gusto ko lang pasadahan ang paglalagom ng kung paano natin gagawin ang ating mandato as Gender Ombud. Maraming namention kanina, it’s good that Macel as UN Women mentioned na ibalik natin sa CEDAW ang ating mga obligasyon kasi yung ang ating document that we really anchoring our obligations and mandate in. Namention na kanina ang principles ng CEDAW na dapat sinasabuhay na natin - substantive equality, state obligation, paniningil, at yung de jure at de facto, malaking bagay yung sinasabi na ano ba yung tagos nito sa buhay ng mga bawat babae na ating nasisilbihan. And when we program, respond and mainstream WPS work, dapat ang nagpapalaman nito ay yung mga karanasan na narinig natin sa araw na ito. Yung karanasan na iyon ay hinugot mula sa experiences of our experts here, yung mga nagtatrabaho sa baba, yung issues na kanilang binitbit, at tayo as a responder, narinig na rin natin ang kanilang mga insights on how we should respond and this is really valuable. When we plan, hindi ito dapat out of nowhere. We have to go get our programs and activities for the next years from these issues that are happening, tinitingnan kung ano ang patterns na sinasabi nila na umuusbong din, at kung saan yung konteksto na ginagalawan ng Komisyon as Gender Ombud. Maganda yung minention kanina ni Ma’am Vene na tingnan natin yung ginawa natin in the past, how do we extend protection and assistance to the victim-survivors, service providers, at paano yung porma ng service at process in terms of how we render our services. Yung unang slide ng presentation kanina is a story of our regional CHR officer in Samar, sablay yung sagot nya. Yun yung nagstart yung day namin na nagreflect in terms both substance and process of how we do our work. Kasi madalas ginagawa natin ay institutional monitoring, reporting, and inquires, but Ma’am Vene said we should also focus on protection and assistance. And these experts sa tanghali, ang ginawa nila ay lalo pang ibaba. Yung protection nasa region, but the process and the issues and the stories of the women ay nasa ground, nasa barangay, nasa bundok. How do we reach there, get there, and extend our assistance as Gender Ombud. So with this we at the GEWHRC are very thankful for everyone, very rich ang ating documentation and I hope it was the same experience for the Central Offices and Regions, na sana marami tayong makukuha kasi we’re gonna be for protection, policy, and promotion. # Page 57​ of 62