A Clarion Call for Justice: Philippine Conference on Women, Peace & Security

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When women rise, peace prevails. When women lead, nations transform.

This October 28-30, 2025, the Philippines stands at the threshold of a historic moment—one that will reverberate across generations and reshape the landscape of peace and security in our nation and beyond.

At the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, approximately 600 voices will unite in a powerful chorus demanding what has been denied for far too long: the full, meaningful, and transformative participation of women in building lasting peace.

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher

In conflict zones across our archipelago and throughout the ASEAN region, women bear the heaviest burdens of violence and displacement—yet they remain systematically excluded from the peace tables where their futures are decided. This conference shatters that silence.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued a challenge that echoes through history: recognize women's critical role in building just and lasting peace. The Philippine government's answer is this groundbreaking gathering—a testament to our commitment that inclusivity and strengthened participation are not aspirations, but imperatives.

Four Pillars, One Revolutionary Vision

Building upon the momentum of the 2024 International Conference on Women, Peace and Security and the historic Pasay Declaration, this conference advances an unprecedented agenda through the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAPWPS) 2023-2033:

PILLAR I: Empowerment and Participation

Because peace without women's voices is not peace—it is merely the absence of war. We demand holistic and meaningful participation in every peace and security process, from grassroots dialogues to national policy tables.

PILLAR II: Protection and Prevention

Because women in conflict-affected areas face intersecting vulnerabilities that demand comprehensive protection. We will safeguard human rights across all diverse and intersecting identities, leaving no woman behind.

PILLAR III: Promotion and Mainstreaming

Because gender equality cannot be an afterthought. The government commits to embedding the Women, Peace and Security agenda into every peace and security initiative, making women's empowerment central to national policy.

PILLAR IV: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning

Because promises without accountability are empty rhetoric. This revolutionary pillar integrates Civil Society Organizations into systematic oversight, ensuring transparency, adaptive learning, and contextually grounded assessment of our collective progress.

Who Answers This Call

The architects of change will converge: Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, OPAPRU Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., Philippine Commission on Women Chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla, OPAPRU Executive Director Susana "Toots" Marcaida, KAPATIRAN Chair Ma. Veronica "Ka Inca" Tabara, and Deputy BTA Parliament Speaker MP Atty. Laisa M. Alamia.

But they will not stand alone. Joining them are 600 delegates—government officials, grassroots women leaders, civil society organizations, feminist movements, youth peacebuilders, faith-based organizations, academic institutions, research institutions, media practitioners, private sector partners, regional partners from ASEAN Member States, and international development organizations.

This Is Our Moment

The Women, Peace and Security discourse will no longer be shaped by distant voices and imported frameworks. It will be grounded in local voices, rooted leadership, and community knowledge—the wisdom of Filipino women who have survived, resisted, and rebuilt in the face of unimaginable adversity.

For too long, women have been told to wait their turn. That time is over.

This conference is not merely a gathering. It is a declaration. It is a movement. It is the beginning of a new era where women are not just included in peace processes—they lead them.

The revolution will be inclusive. The future will be feminist. And peace, at long last, will be real.

Philippine Conference on Women, Peace and Security

October 28-30, 2025 | Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City

Reference: Usec. Goddes Hope Libiran, Mobile No. 09612935602

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