20/05/2026
This year's National Womens month celebration centers on "Breast Cancer Awareness and Clinical Examination." Yesterday, May 20, 2026, it was attended by women all over our municipality, mostly women who has important positions in our community.
Board member ma'am Angeli A. Lood, opens the program with her inspiring message, focusing on the role of women in our society and women empowerment. She praises the strength of women leaders but also expresses her concern of their health in this challenging times.
Later that day, Dr. Garneth Japuz and Dr. Jessel Bajamonde Lumayag lectures on breast examination to educate and help raise awareness to the public.
The Philippines has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in asia, it is the most common cancer among Filipino women with over 33,000 new cases recorded annually.
Nevertheless, Filipina women remain strong and resilient amidst this different challenges.
"๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ -- ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ."
-๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ญ