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March 13, 2025 โ€“ Following last yearโ€™s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC), the Provincial Gender and Development (PGAD) Office continues its mission to equip police stations across Lanao del Sur with essential resources for their ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ (๐–๐‚๐๐ƒ).

Led by ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ก ๐Š. ๐‹๐ฎ๐œ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, GAD Focal Person, alongside ๐๐‚๐๐“ ๐„๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ก ๐Œ. ๐‹๐ฎ๐œ๐ฆ๐š๐ง and team, PGAD visited the ๐’๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง, ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐ข ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ Police Stations to provide necessary equipment for their Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPD) in handling VAWC cases. This ongoing initiative ensures that every municipality in Lanao del Sur is equipped to provide protection and support for women and children.

During the visit, PGAD had the honor of meeting ๐๐‚๐Ž๐‹ ๐‘๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐’. ๐ƒ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ง, Police Director of Lanao del Sur, while he was visiting Piagapo Municipal Police Station. Through this sustained effort, PGAD reaffirms its commitment to strengthening local responses to VAWC and ensuring safer communities for all.