The Bislig City Water District upholds the Gender and Development programs of its personnel and staff. The programs are part of:
1. Observance of the National Women's Month celebration last March 1-31, 2021. This year's theme, "We Make Change, Work for Women" with a sub-theme: "Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!" serves as a tribute, a platform, and a call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary juanas inthe society as trailblazers and harbingers of change. This celebration is also a venue to discuss and address the issues that women continue to face so empowerment can be fully achieved. The campaign is also a call for concrete, sustainable, and inclusive actions towards gender equality.
2. Observance of the 121st Philippine Civil Service Anniversary last September 16, 2021. With the theme. "Transforming Public Service in the Next Decade. Honing Agile and Future-Ready Servant-Heroes", reflecting the path civil service has to take to build on the gains of last year's modernization efforts in thewake of the COVID 19 pandemic, and the role of HR in building a competent and credible workforce in the new normal. The CSC responded to the pandemic by issuing a series of HR policies to introduce flexible work arrangements and modernized HR procedures, as well as to emphasize employee welfare and safety. These HR policies guided government workers in navigating the new normal and achieving worklife balance as well.
The Bislig City Water District upholds the Cender and Development programs for its personnel and staff. The Programs are part of:
1. Observance of the National Women's Month celebration last March 1-31, 2020. This year's theme, "We Make Change Work for Women," the celebration aims to highlight the empowerment of women as active contributors to claimholders of development. The pursuit of development is also anchored on the committment of "Malasakit at Pagbabago" or True Compassion and Real Change.
1. Observance of the National Women's Month celebration last March 1-31, 2020. This year's theme, "We Make Change Work for Women," the celebration aims to highlight the empowerment of women as active contributors to claimholders of development. The pursuit of development is also anchored on the committment of "Malasakit at Pagbabago" or True Compassion and Real Change.
The Gender and Development programs implemented were:
1. Observance of the National Women’s Month celebration last March 1-31, 2019. This year’s theme, “We Make Change Work for Women,” focus on strengthening efforts to improve and track the progress of implementation of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), and other relevant laws and commitments to the international community such as the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Observance of the 119th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary last September, 2018. With the theme, “Civil Service at 119”: Upholding Integrity and a High Trust Society".
BCWD observed the World Water Day last March 22, 2019, with the theme “Leaving No One Behind”while here in the Philippines, our theme is “Hawak Kamay, Tubig Kaagapay.”.. This is an adaptation of the centralpromise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: as sustainable development progresses, everyonemust benefit. Today, billions of people are still living without safe water – their households, schools, workplaces,farms, and factories struggling to survive and thrive. Marginalized groups – women, children, refugees,indigenous peoples, disabled people, and many others – are often overlooked, and sometimes facediscrimination, as they try to access and manage the safe water they need. To ‘leave no one behind’, we mustfocus our efforts towards including people who have been marginalized or ignored. Water services must meetthe needs of marginalized groups and their voices must be heard in decision-making processes. Regulatory andlegal frameworks must recognize the right to water for all people, and sufficient funding must be fairly andeffectively targeted at those who need it most.
Meanwhile, the Earth Hour was also celebrated by BCWD last March 30, 2019, with the theme “#Connect2Earth”, calls for the urgent need to care for the Earth’s biological diversity. Now on its 12th year, Earth Hour is considered as the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment. What started as a campaign to engage people and create significant environmental action against climate change has evolved into a platform that aims to raise awareness on the importance of biodiversity as a viable resource link that families, communities, nations, and future generations all depend upon. By its effect, people are encouraged to switch off the lights at homes and businesses and any establishment for an hour from 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
BCWD also participated in the worldwide movement on the remark of Earth Day last April 22, 2019, with the theme “Protect Our Species”, were encouraged to ponder on what they can do to help address recurring ecological problems, especially the declining population of animal species.
We also participated in the World Environment Day last June 5, 2019, with the theme, “Beat Air Pollution”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 4.2 million deaths every year as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution and 3.8 million deaths due to household exposure to smoke from dirty cook stoves and fuels. Also, 91 percent of the world's population lives in places where air quality exceeds WHO guideline limits. The whole month of June is observed as Environment Month. This yearly observance started in 1988 when President Corazon C. Aquino signed Proclamation No. 237 declaring the month of June as Philippine Environment Month.
