By Michelle Ann Gonzales
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (05 April 2014) - Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara lauded City Mayor Ronnel Rivera’s thrust of poverty reduction through women empowerment during the Women’s Month Culmination Wednesday (April 02) at the Oval Gymnasium.
“Women nowadays have shown an exemplary performance in leadership and various decision makings. This shows that we are beginning to recognize that women are full and equal partners of men in development and nation building. If we continue this, we can improve the condition of our city,” Senator Angara said in his speech.
The senator specifically cited Mayor Rivera’s direction to reduce the poverty rate through intensifying gender and development initiatives. This is anchored on Rivera’s banner program CLEAN GenSan which means “Creating a Liveable Environment for All Generals towards Nation building in GenSan.”
CLEAN GenSan recognizes women and children as the most vulnerable sector of the society who must be empowered and protected by giving them quality government services in health, education and social services.
Mayor Rivera for his part encouraged local undertakings to continually adhere to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which aims “to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to stimulate development that is truly sustainable.” (GENSAN CPIO/Michelle Ann Gonzales)
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