Timely data gathering necessary to support GAD programs

GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite Sep. 16 (PIA) – Timely, disaggregate data per locality would help Gender and Development (GAD) focal persons and advocates to know and closely study a specific concern and design an appropriate program to immediately address such, Cavite GAD Focal Person Irene Bencito pointed out during the media forum at the recently concluded 8th Calabarzon Regional Gender and Development Council (RGADC) convention.

"The national government is providing the data every 5 years,” and expecting the local government units (LGUs) to do the data gathering is not feasible due to manpower and monetary constraints, besides it being "a tedious process," Bencito said.
 
Bencito aded these facts and figures could help provide necessary inputs on a lot of issues and concerns like malnutrition, teenage pregnancies which could also be under GAD program and gathered data may serve as a helpful tool to better address such issues and concerns with programs and projects developed by concerned lawmakers and government agencies upon understanding it.

Ms. Bencito, together with National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Region IV-A Director and Calabarzon RGADC Chairperson Luis G. Banua, Phil Commission on Women (PCW) Dir. Maria Kristine Josefina G. Balmes, NEDA Usec. Jose Miguel R. Dela Rosa and Cavite State University President Dr. Hernando Robles composed the panel of resource speakers at the press conference during the opening of the 3-day RGADC convention.  

The event with this year’s theme, "Gender and Development Towards Attainment of the Country's Development Agenda" is "a way of sharing to the public the efforts of the government agencies, local government units, private sector, for Gender and Development for the Calabarzon region," (NEDA) Region IV-A Director and Calabarzon RGADC Chairperson Luis G. Banua explained.

Stakeholders and GAD advocates from all over the region including other NEDA offices from other regions gathered at the Bayleaf Hotel on September 4-6, 2019 for the 8th Calabarzon Regional Gender and Development Council (RGADC) convention. (RBF/PIA Cavite)

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